A podcast is a transmission sent through the internet to be received/played in a computer or portable media player; it got its name because the first systems were developed to broadcast to the iPod. The distinguishing characteristic of a podcast is that you can SUBSCRIBE to it, and then your computer automatically downloads the files as they become available. They can be video or audio.
There are LOTS of podcast feeds out there, and many of them could be used for education: National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Scientific American (to name a few) have podcast transmissions on many different subjects.
As the video posted earlier suggests... why don't we use the iPod to reach our students in a different way?
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