Podcasting in the classroom

Podcasting is a great economical, easily accessible online resource.  Auditory only podcasting is a great tool for those students who show strong preferences toward auditory learning styles.  There are numerous websites who have libraries of podcasts available at the click of a button such as itunes and podmatic.  Finding already created works which cover the information you require can be time saving in that you do not have to recreate the wheel and it involves the students with yet another ICT tool.  Students can also participate in creating their own podcasts.  Podcasting can be used for students to record themselves reading a book they have created or other class tasks requiring a verbal response.  Video podcasting is perhaps, in my opinion, taking things up a notch.  Video podcasting has the engaging visual aspect on top of the auditory.  Again, there are websites full of available video podcasts which have already been created.  Creating you own podcasts is an easy task.  Having access to a computer is a must and information must be censored, appropriate and timely. Podcasts can be replayed to review the information as often as required.  Probably the biggest negative relating to podcasting is the amount of time it can take to find a podcast which has already been created which is most suited to your needs.  There are so many to look at and they all take time.