Podcasting

Nigel Gibson

Agenda• What?• Why?• Show me some!• What do I need?• Let’s do it!

What is it?• A podcast is a digital file • It’s distributed over the Internet for playback on

portable media players and/or computers• “Podcast” can refer either to the content itself or to the

method by which it is distributed; “podcasting”

Why might I use it?• Personalise your welcome message• Demonstrate something• Create a resource for future (repeated) use• /pɹəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/

Examples• Martin Weller (PPT)• Seesmic (Video)• Matthew Pearson (YouTube video)• SproutBuilder

What might I need?• Microphone• Digital camera• Mobile phone• Laptop• PC• Web cam• Subject• Plan• Hosting

Shall we see what we can do?