Podcasting and Education:

Students and teachers from all over the world are learning from audio and video programs. Online educational media is not produced only by broadcast and cable networks, radio professionals, and education experts, but also by ordinary students and teachers, and this became possible through Podcasting..
Podcasting offers educators and students remarkable opportunities for their voices to be heard in their local communities or around the world. One could think of podcasting as a vocal blog or as a way for every class to have its own radio station, the teacher will find podcast episodes for students to listen to or watch...
Educational Podcasting can be used to extend class time, provide class activities, record student work, and much more. You are only limited by your imagination in this online learning. Students can work on their own or in groups to create podcasts, and these podcasts could serve as the online database to post their projects that can be used later on in other class activities.
Podcasts can also be used for professional development: Educators can easily stay updated on educational issues through the many free web sites dedicated to that purpose.

Creating podcasts has also many educational benefits:
1-Students are able to create a product to share with a potentially world-wide audience.
2-Their podcast can be listed in iTunes, right along with podcasts from The Discovery Channel, Disney, and NPR.
3-Knowing that there is a real-world audience gives students purpose and motivation to create a spectacular product.

Nabiha Abdul-wahab