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Podcasts


Podcasting is one of simplest and most exciting technologies in the world of Web 2.0. Podcasts are getting very popular in education. They can be used in a classroom or in a library in many different ways.

**Podcasting tools**

 * computer
 * microphone
 * recording and editing software
 * hosting site

**Recording and editing software**
[|Audacity] Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing and mixing audio files. It is easy to use and can be downloaded from the internet for free. Click the icon to download Audacity.

Another **[|online tutorial]** for Audacity. To export MP3 files with Audacity use the free [|LAME encoder]
 * [|Audacity tutorials]**

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**Podcast-safe audios (royalty free)**
[|Podsafe Music Network] [|Podsafe Audio] [|The FreeSound Project] –various sounds Copyright-friendly music and sound

Podcast hosting sites

 * [|ClickCaster]
 * [|Gcast]
 * [|PodOmatic]
 * [|Podbean]
 * [|more]

Video podcasting

 * [|VoiceThread]

**Podcast search engines**
__Educational__ [|Podcasts Specifically for Educators]**
 * [|Podcasts for Educators, Schools & Colleges]**
 * [|LearnOutLoud : Podcast Directory]**
 * [|Education Podcast Network]**
 * [|BBC Podcast Directory]

__General__
 * [|Podcast Alley]**
 * [|Yahoo! Podcasts]**
 * [|Podcast.Net]**
 * [|Podcast Directory]**
 * [|Podzinger]**
 * [|Podcast library]**

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More resources on podcasts
[|Lots-a-Podcast Links on Shambles] This page has lists of Podcasting links under these headings .... | Podcasting General Info | Podcast Directories | Podcast Hosting | Podcasting Tools (Hardware & Software) | ESL Podcasts | Podcasts by Students | Podcasting and Education | .... it is also one way to get access to the Podcasts programs (programmes) produced by Shambles from Oct 2006

The SirsiDynix Institute - this site has a wealth of excellent ideas for library management - all in podcasting. You can receive the podcasts as they are uploaded via itunes, or RSS them to your RSS feeder. You can also attend the live sessions. There are also slides to accompany the sessions. http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/archive.php
 * Professional Development Podcasts**

Educational /Literary podcasts
[|**LibriVox**]

[|**openculture**]

[|**LearnOutLoud**]

[|Just One More Book] It is a podcast about children's books.

[|Podcasts for educators, schools and colleges] Podcasts with children's stories.

[|SimonSays Podcast] Example of how podcasting is used by Simon and Schuster: it features interviews with bestselling and up-and-coming authors and includes excerpts read from their audiobooks.

[|Big Toe Books] to Check out the Big Toe Books site to enjoy all the best stories with your cereal - from Jacqueline Wilson to Terry Pratchett, Eoin ColferGeraldine McCaughrean. The stories are kept on the website one week after they have been read on the radio in the UK.

News in slow and clear English with accompanying text http://esl.podomatic.com/
 * ESL Podcasts**


 * Sites that recommend how pod casts can be used in and by the library.**

Stephen's lighthouse (an excellent blog on Web 2.0) Podcasts and Libraries http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2006/11/podcasts_and_li.html

National Public Radio has an entire episode dedicated to books. [|http://www.onthemed ia.org/]

The series includes these podcasts about books: One For The Books <[|http://www.onthemed ia.org/transcrip ts/2008/05/ 23/01]> Down With Paper! <[|http://www.onthemed ia.org/transcrip ts/2008/05/ 23/02]> Long Live Paper! <[|http://www.onthemed ia.org/transcrip ts/2008/05/ 23/03]> The Bookmaker <[|http://www.onthemed ia.org/transcrip ts/2008/05/ 23/04]> Vanishing Reviews <[|http://www.onthemed ia.org/transcrip ts/2008/05/ 23/05]> The Long Tale <[|http://www.onthemed ia.org/transcrip ts/2008/05/ 23/06]> OTM's Novel Challenge Finale<[|http://www.onthemed ia.org/transcrip ts/2008/05/ 23/07]>

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