Podcasts are like a talking blog. They are titled by episodes and downloadable, as well as erasable. Your computer or portable audio player needs to have the necessary capability, much like the way we use Adobe for viewing pdf files. For podcasts, the format is used for publishing things that are regularly updated and is called Really Simple Syndication. RSS allows new releases to be downloaded automatically, or at your request. Podcasts have been around a few years but exploded in the early 2000’s.
Podcasts come in all flavors; music, books on tape, educational or self help, with or without access to reviews, and easily accessible through directory listings. If we find a company that we trust such as Yahoo, we can access podcasts through them or we can jump around and use many companies that carry podcasts.
Learn out loud claims they listen to and select the podcasts they believe offer the most beneficial information for the subject you have requested.
In my research I found that when we sign up for podcasts, we are usually directed to enter our credit card number. This is solely for the purpose of purchasing material, but we can listen to the podcast for free.
The blind or elderly could benefit from this technology with the help of younger family members. Teachers could use this technology for teaching the blind and disabled, reading books to an entire elementary classroom while grading papers, or preparing another lesson. Parents could use this as a means of entertaining children, reading bedtime stories, or listening to an assignment for their child while doing chores, and the list goes on.
http://www.learnoutloud.com/Podcast-Directory
http://podcast.tengoldenrules.com/
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