Podcast your optimism
I attended a short seminar today on the basics of podcasting in the classroom. No hard sell, even though the presentation was sponsored by Apple. Rather, a short look at how the tools have now evolved to a point where any class with a simple setup and a ‘net feed could begin to announce what they had to say in full audio/video to anyone who cared enough to listen in.
The podcast is the wealthy cousin of the blog. If you have something to say, then say it. Writing is so last century. Better yet, let people subscribe to your feed, and carry it away with them to the privacy of their ear-budded world.
I like the idea, but I think I’ll stay with the “printed page” for a while. I’m not sure that others like the sound of my voice as much as, say, me and the dog…
