Podcasts are something I have not used before although of course I had heard about them and was interested to learn more. It was good to have an excuse to investigate them futher.
I did a little bit of exploring and found some, that given time, I would love to subscribe too.
As a daily life style I do not listen to radio at all. (a downside of living close to where I work and prefering to listen to my CD'S ), however when I make the two and a half hour trip to visit my mother I love to listen to ABC radio. I always find the interviews and discussions very informative and entertaining. Thus finding ABC AM an ABC PM as podcasts excited me. I do not have the time to listen to these broadcasts at present, but I believe there will be a time when I can.
Another ABC podcast I thought would be worthwhile is Conversations with Richard Fidler I have heard his broadcasts before and find he often has very interesting people on his show.
Vodcasts are similar to Podcasts except the have visual download as well as audio. One Vodcast I really enjoy is Talks with TED.
Wikipedia describes TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) as "a global set of conferences owned by the non-profit Sapling Foundation, formed to disseminate ïdeas worth spreading." These talks are usually entertaining, thought provoking and worthwhile.
I know some teachers do use Podcasts as a teaching tool and I did look for some but they all seemed to take too long to download. I will be interested in reading what sites other people found useful when searching for podcasts to be used in teaching.
Thank you for this opportunity to investigate Podcasts.
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