Podcast Experience

I have to admit that I was not aware of things, such as podcast, ever existing. I was totally amazed at how the podcasts worked. Years ago, who would have imagined that you could learn from and listen to such subscriptions? Well, over the weekend, I got some experience with listening to the podcasts and learning how the world can connect in such a way.
The first podcast I listened to was SMARTBoard Lessons Podcast. I visited Teaching with SmartBoard #11 with host Ben Hazzard and hostess Joan Badger. I just could not get over how the two of them were in two different places, and having this podcast over the web. For several minutes, they talked about Ben traveling to Ottawa (who is from Canada). In Ottawa, Ben had received an award at a teaching conference for his thesis. They talked about him going into a market there in Ottawa and buying an Obama cookie.
My next visit was Kidscast #62, podcasting for the classroom. The host was Dan Schmit. Dan talked about video podcasting and made the statement, "You're doing podcast best using the medium." He also talked about a myth: "A progressive step in a podcaster audio is best for commuters."
Podcasting and Fieldtrips #53 was a podcast that I chose. The question here was"How can podcast help fieldtrips?" Well. in several instances, you can post things about the field trip that the students need to know ahead of time. Important facts and dates about the destination would be knowledgable for the students. He also mentioned to have in the podcast, "Why are we going here?" In all the podcasts, a teacher would like a response from the students.
I have to say that my favorite podcast was Manic Mommies. The two ladies that hosted this podcast are Erin Kane and Kristin Brandt. This podcast was under the title of Kids and Family. This podcast emphasized the everyday lives of motherhood, which I can totally relate to. One example in the podcast was a mother who had called in wanting to know if her son was ready for the reading of Harry Potter. Erin was in Rodchester during this time expressing her feelings about taking kids here and there and being at her in-law's house.
Lastly, I chose to go under the heading of music. Here, I found that MTV has a podcast. Basically, this podcast informs you about the latest information on celebrities and musicians. I found out that DJ AM (whom I did not know) had died and it could possibly have been a drug overdose. So, all in all, my visit through the podcast world proved to be very informative.