1. Look for the button to subscribe to a podcast on the site,
or,
look for the website address to subscribe to (you’ll need to copy and paste this url into iTunes)
2. Open iTunes
3. Go to Advanced menu > subscribe to podcast > copy and paste url into the pop-up window
4. Click ok
5. You must be connected to the internet to receive the podcast feed
6. To view/listen: click on Podcast button in iTunes task bar > select podcast and play
Creating podcasts allows students to share learning experiences and contribute to new learning environments.
Whilst this requires some in-depth skills and knowledge, a good way to start to use podcasts is to access them as resources and information sites for your subjects and your students.
The iTunes store has lots of podcasts available, and is a good source of language podcasts. Some universities are now uploading lectures to iTunes.
Here are some interesting Podcast sites for you to check out:
A podcast is music and/or video delivered or downloaded to your computer for you to listen to or view at your leisure.
‘Podcast‘ generally refers to audio. ‘Video Podcast’ (or ‘Vodcast‘) refers to the distribution of video files in the same manner.
A podcast is syndicated and sent out to a receiver ia a syndication feed (eg. RSS) otherwise it is just an audio file.
You can subscribe to podcasts so that they download automatically to your computer, and then you can upload the podcasts to your MP3 player or iPod..
There are a host of hosts on the net who provide free podcasts for you to download.
You can use free down-loadable software, such as iTunes, to subscribe to the podcasts (for no cost) and even have your podcasts sync-ed with your iPod to get the downloads next time you plug it in.
abc online have a great podcasting site called
where you canexperiment with listening to and downloading podcasts.
They also have
on their general podcasting site.
So how does it work?
A podcast is syndicated and sent out to a receiver, otherwise it is just an audio file. So, you need a syndication feed to get it out there (such as an RSS feed)
Who uses podcasts?
A diverse range of people accessed podcasts in 2007-2008: mostly 12 - 55 year olds, both male and female (Kel Hathaway 2008).
