Article gives an overview of the types of education-related podcasts available on iTunes U. ITunes U was launched by Apple in July, and offers free downloadable educational content from a variety of sources. Podcasts on iTunes U have been used for instruction, study reviews, school announcements, social and emotional learning, professional development, and student teaching.
If you think that iPods are used just for listening to music, you obviously haven't been keeping up with the latest technology. The Apple-developed music player now features all kinds of accessories to help you study better, and now other companies are in a rush to get their designs in sync with the iPod. Pre-teens, college kids and even adults are taking advantage of the educational benefits...
In a crowded field of podcasts from upstart media companies, "Sesame Street," a show nearly four decades old, rose to the top of the iTunes charts last week.
On Sept. 18, the Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind "Sesame Street," launched the first in a series of video podcasts available for free download on iTunes. It was an instant success. Think painful supermarket moments, noisy dentist office moments and embarrassing restaurant moments: Mom or Dad whips out the iPod. Baby pacified. Baby learning!
iTunes U has arrived, giving higher education institutions an ingenious
way to get audio and video content out to their students. Presentations,
performances, lectures, demonstrations, debates, tours, archival footage
— school is about to become even more inspiring.
Designed to be completely intuitive, iTunes U is based on the iTunes
Store.
Explains how to make an audio book for the iPod.
pcast files - a script that allows visitors to automatically subscribe to your podcast using a chicklet: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE pcast PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PCAST 1.0//EN" "http://www.itunes.com/DTDs/pcast-1.0.dtd"> <pcas