podcasting finally
January 24, 2008Well, more getting round to actually listening to podcasts the way they should be ie out there on the run.
Finally got together in one place at one time - a) the mp3 player b) batteries for it c) iTunes d) the initiative to actually do something about it and e) my 14 year old patiently sitting next to me to encourage (NB. He doesn’t listen to podcasts himself but has a much more exploratory reaction to problems than I do!) So am now furiously browsing podcast lists and downloading all sorts of things, with the expectation that I will be getting my students to do this themselves in a couple of weeks. Is there a way of searching (eg on podcast alley) for podcasts that are recent? A lot of the links I followed the podcasts had evidently dried up several years earlier.
Am open to suggestions re good podcasts. To date I am convinced by podesl.com for my students.
And for me? I quite liked the BBC Front Row highlights and am trying out The Word Nerd. I guess that you need to listen quite a while before knowing whether this one does it for you. Do others have podcasts that they listen to on a regular basis? Surely we should be doing it for ourselves before telling our students to?
So now I just need to go out for a walk…
One of my favourite cartoons below… which doesn’t stop me from trying out making podcasts myself!
I tried to produce my own podcasts and followed -quite anxiously to be honest- a couple of online tutorials but was not so successful.
Then I tried Studio Odeo and fell in love with it. So user friendly! So much the type of stuff I love….
http://studio.odeo.com/create/home
Hope the hint is useful.
Cheers
My favorite podcasts (which are personal, I haven’t used ‘em with students yet):
This American Life: http://www.thislife.org/
From Our Own Correspondent: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/default.stm
JapanesePod101.com: http://www.japanesepod101.com/
All Songs Considered: http://www.npr.org/allsongs
[...] that keep me sane Karen had asked about our favorite podcasts. I haven’t used these with my students yet…but [...]
I go to various National Public Radio sites for the RSS channel needed to listen to the individual programs (such as Fresh Air, Driveway Moments, The Splendid Table). Then I download each RSS Channel to get the Podcasts for each program permanently (unless I choose to delete a particular RSS channel) saved to my PSP (PlayStation Portable).
Once the channel is on my PSP, there are two options to listen to a podcast of my favorite show(s):
(1) In a Wi-Fi spot (such as my house, favorite coffee shop or any wireless location in the world)I can listen directly from the internet. Or,
(2) One can take 2-3 minutes to save the desired Podcast to the memory stick on the PSP. This second method means that the podcast is now like a MP3 recording. I can put my earphones on, and listen while walking the track, cleaning the house etc., without needing to be connected to the internet while listening.
NPR.org has a very long list of Podcasts connected to each program. Enjoy.