Podcasts

Before this reading, I'd never really done anything with a podcast. Many of my friends use podcasts to get certain shows or movies that they haven't been able to successfully torrent. Podcasting sounds like an awesome way to get information and share it, especially in a classroom enviornment where access to certain readings may be difficult. Lamb and Johnston write "
Because podcasts are so easy to make, they’re a great way to promote technology among reluctant teachers." I agree with this statement. I think, in a world where technology is becoming more and more a successful way to teach children, it's important for older teachers to know about this technology and how to use it. It sounds like podcasts is can be a great learning experience for not only students but teachers as well. I'm not sure if podcasting sounds like something I would be interested in. I think it would be nice to have access to podcasts of certain professors so I could go back and review what was said, but as far as using a podcast in my own time-- I think I would only use them in an academic setting.

As a musician, and a member of the Music Department's recording staff, podcasts could be incredibly useful for getting music from our Music Department out to prospective students. Lamb and Johnston mention a program called "Audacity" under their section about select software. Audacity is the current program the recording studio uses to edit musical ensembles. Podcasts could be great resource in showcasing our musicians and the music they are capable of creating. Podcasts could also be used as a learning tool in many of the music classes as a way of helping students understand the music they're learning about, or expected to produce.

I think a raido show would show more discretion in what/who they were allowed to have producing a show. Not everyone has access to their own personal radio show whereas Podcasts are easily accessible to anyone. I also think that radio shows would be much more conscious and aware of their audience than Podcasts would be. The repercussions for a raido show offending someone are far more trecherous than the consequences of an individual offending someone via their Podcast. A raido show has to be conscious of the fact that what they say/do will reflect on their station and the other people involved in putting the show together. People creating a Podcast for their own use, or to get their own opinion out, don't have to worry so much about audience.