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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.