Podcasts

Trends and Issues

Madisen Clabough

Podcast Defined…

A digital audio video or file

recording, usually part of a

themed series, that can be

downloaded from website to a

media player or computer.

Radio when you want it.

Origin…

Podcasting goes back to the

1980s.

Podcasting has become more

popular since the spread of

broadband internet.

This trend has really boomed

since the invention of the iPod,

iPad, etc.

Examples

Sunday School with Penn

Jillette

Subscribe or download

individual episodes

Examples Cont’d…

The Nerdist with Chris Hardwick

Podcasts and Education

Many podcasts are available for

classroom use.

Teachers can subscribe to

podcasts for professional

development.

Educational Podcast

Examples

Grammar Girlhttp://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com

/

Super Why! Available on iTunes

Teacher Created Podcasts

Teachers can create their own

podcasts to lay out

expectations, for extra credit

opportunities, for supplemental

learning, etc.

Resources:

"Penn's Sunday School." Penn's Sunday

School. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2013.

"Nerdist." Nerdist. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Feb.

2013.

"Podcast." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com,

n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2013.

"History of Podcasting." Wikipedia.

Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Jan. 2013. Web.

03 Feb. 2013.