Podcasting for Trainers and Educators

Chapter 1What Is Podcasting Anyway?

Podcasting = ipod + broadcasting

Podcasting is a compound word created in 2004 that combined two words: iPod and broadcasting. The editors of the New Oxford American Dictionary recognized podcasting as the 2005 word of the year, designating the term as “a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player.“ For those of us starting out, the best way to think of it is that a podcast in its basic format is simply an MP3 file or sound file.

Now, the casting side of it is what makes the technology truly interesting. Listeners can subscribe to podcasts using a free program like iTunes. Later, we’ll show you how that works. In fact, ...