Short presentation about podcasts and useful resources!

1. Web 2.0
Podcasts
„ R o c k e n a u “
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2. Table of Contents
What are Podcasts?
How to use them in education?
Where to find them?
How to create a Podcast on your own?

3. What are Podcasts?
Audio or Video broadcasts one can get from
the internet
similar to RSS feeds a „reader“ is required
Wikipedia: a podcast is distinguished from
other digital-media formats by its ability to be
syndicated, subscribed to, and downloaded
automatically when new content is added.

4. How to use them in
Education
Using Podcasts as audio resources
authentic language material
often transcripts are provided as well
creating podcasts in EFL classroom gives
pupils the opportunity for authentic language
use

5. Where to find them
iTunes
http://podcastalley.com
http://epnweb.org/
http://www.betteratenglish.com/
transcripts provided!

6. How to create a
Podcast on your own
Useful tools
Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net)
Podcast publisher
http://www.podomatic.com/