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Podcasting
Podcasts are a wonderful tool for writers to get their voice out there. Whether you listen to podcasts or produce them, podcasting enables you to communicate to your readership through audio. Perhaps with a reading excerpt, or find podcasts that help your writing or other interests. Podcasts are accessible, portable, easy to create, and free.
To complete Thing 19 you must:
A. Learn what podcasting is
B. Listen to a variety of podcasts
C. Reflect on Thing 19 on your blog
Learn what podcasting is
Podcasting is the ability to create or listen to audio or video content. You can listen live, or downloaded a copy to listen to at a more convenient time. A podcast is like a radio show or mp3 music. They could be episodes, such as on NPR, that you listen to on your computer or digital player. Any player, not just ipods. If you like a particular radio show, course, or audio blog, you can subscribe to it, and new podcasts from the site will automatically download to your computer.
Here are three videos that explain about podcasts. It's three different approaches of which some might work best for you than others. View them all and see what best fits.
Video 2
Video 3
Listen to a variety of podcasts
Try some of these Podcast Links. Some are search engines to voluminous list. Enjoy.
Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 19
Which podcasts did you find interesting? Identify one or two podcasts and describe how you would use them in your writing and/or work. (Be sure to include links in your blog entry to the podcasts mentioned.)
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