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"Want to learn to speak Japanese? Try a podcast."

The Internet has truly revolutionized the distribution of learning materials. In the last few years, podcasts as teaching tools are becoming increasingly popular, delivered either as a stand-alone mini-course or as a supplement to courses and programs through more traditional sources. Spend a few minutes googling "podcasts for learning, and soon you will download podcasts, you learn to speak Chinese, Japanese,Italian and other languages, or podcasts offer instruction on the philosophy of Plato, current scientific issues, environmental protection, and almost anything you want.

A podcast, according to Wikipedia, is a digital media file or files that distributes the channel (or podcasters) over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on digital media devices and PCs. The term comes from a combination of "iPod" and coined

"Broadcast". Unlike streaming audio,Podcasts, you can control when you hear your favorite shows.

Learn Out Loud

Learn Out Loud is presented as a one-stop destination for audio and video learning. It comprises around 136 podcasts its 10,000 titles. And as you would expect today assess the well-known members of the track with five-star method.

Learn Out Loud offers podcasts in eight categories: career, teaching aids, journalism, exam, medicine, law, teaching and writing. On theDay of the visit was to promote the featured podcasts page three: one, how to make a podcast, one of Monster.com with career advice and write another as a career (against individuals targeted in the high-tech industry) . And, oh my God, I just noticed that "This podcast is a companion to the pressure of the column with the same name that appears in ComputorEdge Magazine in San Diego, California. Written and hosted by Douglas E. Welch."

Another podcast that caught my eyeis The Naked Scientists Science Radio Show Podcast. And no, not to be confused with the Naked News. These scientists only "strip down science and lay the bare facts." Other interesting tracks are the Media Artist's Secrets Podcast. Wanted for the creative professional, "says the blurb that this podcast semi-paced day, fast-, info-packed and fun

As close as I understand it, podcasts are free, although the site is not for sale to other learning products. Teach Out Loudis the local service for those who want to publish a podcast or other learning aid. Teach Out Loud is a free and simple tool, says the site, and publishers can earn royalties if necessary.

Digital Podcast

The Digital podcast directory site lists podcasts in various categories ranging alphabetically from art to video products and everything in between. The directory contains 15,525 podcasts in 95 categories and has 17,305 registered users. To help us make choice of hismany offers, Digital Podcast lists of the best-rated podcasts, podcasts agree with most points and podcasts, with most participants.

Not all digital podcast podcasts are learning to do, however, are many. The featured podcasts during my visit was Insta Spanish, Spanish classes providing instant. Others learn to podcast with Boot Camp: A Report on Computers and Technology, InvestorIdeas.com 's Investor Educational Podcast to learn Japanese, English as a secondLanguage (for all those who are) to improve their English to help managers tools (people, develop management and leadership skills), learning Mandarin Chinese Direct From Shanghai Sales Strategy Radio, (development of sales skills), and many others.

Podcasts for Training

Podcasts also show up as delivery systems for content providing training and skills development for professionals of all kinds. Here are a few of the deals I found.

The Business EnglishPod helps business people everywhere to improve their knowledge of business English. Let's face it: Even some of us whose first language is English struggle with Business English. We can only, as people who speak English as a second language struggle with some of the jargon.

Teachers and educators will find learning and skills related to podcasts on a variety of sources, including Fordham University's Center for Professional Development and The Educational Podcast Network, with its numerousQuote.

Podcast.net, another large podcast directory, lists, podcasts specific to many other professions, including law and politics, podcasts, science disciplines and topics, podcasts for IT professionals representing podcasts for the visual and performance professionals, and podcasts for professionals from business and finance. Medical professionals will provide a list of medical programs, visit the Arizona's Health Science Library.

Space limitations of the ads, I canto describe but I am optimistic that nearly all employees to a podcast with career-related information found.

Podcasting in curriculum delivery

Many schools are implementing podcasts as tools to provide educational materials, which provide education Podcasts shows at universities, community colleges, technical schools and institutions of distance education. This delivery method is to today's technology-enabled youth appeal.

Even little kids get intothe action. According to an article by the Dallas Daily News, fourth graders will be published in one of the primary schools in the city of podcasting to a global audience, the exchange of works created in class and discussing their projects. Fans of the podcasts you sure that the proud grandparents and other relatives can file for free on the iTunes Music Store are downloaded from Apple included.

The government does

Podcasting offers the opportunity to keep abreast with yourGovernment and its weekly activities. Free Info government has links to several government podcasts, including the weekly radio program of the President address, podcasts from the Senate, podcasts from several states (including California) and podcasts from various agencies such as Agriculture, Department of Defense, the Census Bureau, Health and Human Services, NASA and many more.

You Can Do It Too

Would you like your own podcast show? If you are from scratch, you podcastA microphone, a tape recorder need, and a web server or web host with enough space to store many megabytes of data and the ability to handle more bandwidth. You will also need special software.

If this seems too daunting for beginners or for a hobby, web sites like My Podcast.com make it easy for you. My Podcast.com offers free podcast hosting and recording and, since it serves advertisements to your podcast, you stand to earn money each time someone downloadsYour product.

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