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E-learning Insights Archive
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E-learning Insights Archive
- Interviews and discussion on e-learning tools, technologies and issues.
New to podcasting?
The word podcasting is a combination of the words i-Pod and broadcasting and describes audio information that is available by subscription and can be listened to on a portable mp3 player.
To subscribe to a podcast, you need a podcast aggregator. This software will regularly scan your subscriptions for new content and update you with the latest audio files.
Once your aggregator has found new episodes, you can then plug in your mp3 player (usually via a USB connection) and load the new content onto the player. You can then listen to the podcast wherever and whenever you wish.
Need a podcast reader?
You can subscribe to a podcast using an RSS reader and your should do this if you like to read descriptions and see any photos that may be related to the podcast. You can either click on the link to the audio file to listen to it or right click on the audio file link to save it to a folder on your computer. This gives you more of an audio blog experience.
If, however, you are just after the audio and want it quickly and conveniently, a podcast reader is a must have.
We've provided information on two of the more popular software programs currently available Please take a moment to read our disclaimer regarding third party pages and sites and always use caution when downloading and installing software from external web sites.
iTunes is a proprietary software program created by Apple Computer available for Windows and Mac. It is free to download and use. iTunes can also be used to subscribe to podcasts, vodcasts as well as to listen to music videos and internet radio. This software also can be used as a step in the prodcast production process as it can convert other audio file types to MP3 and then allows the podcast producer to add metadata and artwork to the MP3 before the file is uploaded to a server.
Juice is an open source, multi-platform software available for Windows, Mac OX10.3 or higher and GNU/Linux operating systems. It is free to download and use. The windows version is accessible for blind and sight impaired users.
