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This was a slow process for me. Deciding what to say was hard enough. Converting my wave file to an mp3 with Zamar was easy, but it never seemed to completely download. When I checked back latter it still did not look as if it had downloaded, but I had an email with the mp3 waiting for me to download. Gcast kept kicking me back and forth while I was trying to use it as if I was not logged on, and being the impatient person I am it was frustrating waiting for the file to appear after I had successfully downloaded it. Since I finally got it done, I feel a little better about it, but i am not sure I would use this technology with my class. I think the practice, timming, and planning required to create an effective podcast would make it a great project for my class, but I can not imagine using it for a weekly show. I think I would be a lot more likely to use a podcast to teach something, than have my students involved with its' creation. Maybe I would use it for something I wanted to share with other teachers.

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Although I am a music enthusiast, I am not much for listening to music on the radio, or at home. I have never even considered purchasing an Ipod or any other portable music storage/listening device. I can sit down at a piano or other musical instrument and bang out any melody that I am familiar with but I do not seek out music to keep me occupied. This assignment however has opened my eyes to a new realm of possibilities with podcasting that don't involve simple music downloads. In the students section, I checked out the Radio Willow Web # 34 podcast. Gregory the Narrator had an interesting speech impediment that drew me in and made me smile. The lesson was entertaining as well as informative, and I am sure the students got a lot out of putting the podcast together. I viewed a GP at the met short video that was just a glorified commercial, and I watched a presentation off of Karen's educational mashup. Karen's presentation was a glorified slide show with some video footage included. These three podcasts were all different in their presentation and gave me a good idea of the possibilities with podcasting. I picked up all of these podcasts from the Education Podcast Network. I subscribed to a couple of podcasts that I thought might interest me, and am waiting to catch a glimpse of them on my Google Reader. I also downloaded Itunes, but have not had a chance to use it yet.