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The BEST Podcast about language teaching
https://weteachlang.com/

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a podcast about language teaching from diverse perspectives

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Leading podcast on EdTech by Sophie Bailey

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The Edtech Podcast gets behind the personalities in global education innovation & edtech. Join 1500+ listeners each week, from 141 countries, to hear from educators across early years, schools, higher & further education, plus investors, startups, bluechips, Government and students. Also, regular insights from interviews, events, and LIVE podcasts.

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The Language Classroom

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Episode 1 focuses on proficiency levels - what they are, and how they can help you tailor your learning objectives so students can make the most out of their time in the classroom.

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What is a Podcast ?
According to the New Oxford American Dictionary a podcast is a " digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the internet for downloading to a personal audio payer." in other words, it is a digital audio file that is created, shared and heard. Podcast can also be in the form of videos streamlined online, however, video podcast is known as vidcast or vodcast.

Educational Uses of Podcasts
Podcasts can be used for several educational purposes. Here are some of them :

Podcast are great alternatives for delivering research content or lessons to students who need remedial or extended support

Students can create their own podcast to share their learning experiences with each other and also with other students from other schools

Teachers can record audio podcast to provide additional and revision material to students to download and review at a time that fits them the best.

Podcast can hugely benefit auditory learners and help them in their learning

Creating podcast allows students to develop several important skills such as researching, writing, speaking effectively, solving problems, managing time, grabbing attention and improving their vocabulary.

How to create a podcast ?
Here are the main steps :
1- Recording
for this you will need a microphone and an audio recording software like the ones mentioned below. Every software has instructions to guide you through your recording process. Make sure you practice speaking till you get confident enough then start recording.

2- Test your Podcast
Always make sure you listen to your podcasts and redo the parts that you dont like until you finally get the vesrion you want then move on to the next step

3- Publish your podcast
You can use online platforms for publishing your podcasts. If you have a blog for your class you can publish it there , you can also submit it to the public podcast directory services such as iTunes Music Store, Podcast.net, OurMedia.org, Podcast Alley, or Podcast Pickle.

4- Promote/ publicize your podcast
Now that you have recorded and uploaded your podcast, you will have to start promoting it so that others know about it. This can be done through providing the podcast link ( URL of the page where it is hosted ) or through creating an RSS Feed document which will let users subscribe to your podcast.

Here are some of the softwares you might start with to create your podcasts . I included only four tools but there are several other tools out there.

Audacity is a free, open source, cross platform software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for both Windows, Mac, GNU/Linux and other operating systems.

2- Garage Band

This is an Apple software that provides users with a great platform where they can record their audio files and share them with others.

3-Podomatic

This is another great web tool that lets you create, find and share podcasts with others

4- Odiogo

This one here transforms news sites and blog posts into audio files ready to download anywhere, anytime, on any device.

The Best Educational Podcasts of 2012

Here is a list of the finalists to Edublog Award's best educational podcast for this year :

Here are other resources and guides on the creation and use of podcasts in education :

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Teacher's Guide on The Use of Podcasting in Education

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What is a Podcast ? According to the New Oxford American Dictionary a podcast is a " digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the internet for downloading to a personal audio payer." in other words, it is a digital audio file that is created, shared and heard.

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Podcast about getting started with podcasting (so meta!)

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Podcast about getting started with podcasting (so meta!)

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Hey there, podcast fans! We recently launched a new podcast of our very own, Buffer Podcast - The Science of Social Media!

We'd love for you to check it out and share any thoughts, feedback or ideas with us! You can listen on iTunes here or Google Play here. OK, now back to the post! 🙂

Content marketing comes in many different shapes and sizes. Creators like you have a lot of options: blog posts, social media updates, visuals, video, slide decks, and even more. You can even add podcasting to this mix.

Audio is being used in clever ways to fit into the content plans of some of the top forward-thinking websites and blogs. Tim Ferris-author of The Four-Hour Work Week-recently started a podcast on his blog. Copyblogger runs their Lede podcast amid their traditional awesome marketing posts.

Podcasts seem to be a growing trend that is here to stay. Have you thought about starting your own? If so, here's what I dug up for how to get going in this new content direction. Read on to learn the ABCs of podcasting for beginners.

How to overcome your fears of starting a podcast

I have always been podcast averse but never quite able to put my finger on why. Then I read a pitch from Copyblogger for a podcast seminar. Demian Farnworth listed pretty much all my fears.

"My voice sounds weird."

"The technical skills needed to record, upload, and store audio files are so far out of my wheelhouse."

"The cost of quality equipment exceeds my small budget."

"I want to pee my pants when I think of speaking in public."

That's me in a nutshell. I am not used to the sound of my own voice. I have no idea what's involved in getting audio recorded and edited. I cringe at spending money on a microphone. And I'm rather uncomfortable speaking extemporaneously without the safety net of rough draft after rough draft after rough draft.

So what can someone like me-and maybe someone like you-do about it?

Reasons to jump headfirst into podcasting

When was the last time you listened to a podcast?

If it's been awhile for you, chances are that someone you know has listened pretty recently. Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults listen to podcasts at least occasionally.

Commuting-be it by train, subway, or car-along with the ubiquity of mobile devices represent a huge opportunity for the growth of podcasts. People who listen to podcasts via cell phone grew 10 percent from 2010 to 2012.

Then there are the strategic reasons, too. Michael Wolf, chief analyst of NextMarket Insights (and a notable podcaster), sees podcasting as a less crowded content channel than blogging. It has deeper engagement, as listeners tend to stay tuned in longer than with blog content. Podcasts work as multitasking options, too-you can listen to a podcast while you cook or while you drive. The same can't be said for blog posts or any form of visual content.

Done right, there are many advantages to starting a podcast of your own-new audiences, less competition, and greater intimacy among them. And it takes less than you think to get started. Here's all that's needed for a beginner to create an amazing podcast.

Gear to get started

A quality podcast will mean quality equipment. Sure, you can scrape by with a bare minimum setup. You can record a podcast with nothing more than your smartphone, but it'll sound like just that-a phone call recorded on a mobile device.

Have you heard of the MVP concept? It stands for Minimum Viable Product, and it is a startup-y term for pushing out the bare bones version of whatever you have, seeing if people enjoy it, then building it up from there. It's a lean approach we love at Buffer, and I think it makes sense for getting started with podcasts, too.

Invest enough to create a quality podcast, see if people like it, then advance from there.
Step one: Buy a microphone.
Audio quality begins and ends with a microphone. The better microphone you buy, the sharper your podcast will sound. And audio quality reigns supreme when a person's podcast choices include heavyweights like WNYC, NPR, and ESPN.

Fortunately, it won't break the bank to get a good-enough microphone.

USB microphones-like the Snowball by Blue Microphones-start around $60. Most podcast equipment buying advice you'll read about podcast microphones is to purchase a dynamic microphone that is front-firing with good rejection, meaning it picks up your voice clearly without the unwanted sounds of wherever you're recording.

You can also pick up a headphone/microphone headset for around $30. This is a great option if you'll be podcasting with cohosts or with guests (more on this below). If you opt for the standalone mic, you can always grab a separate set of headphones-even some you have lying around-and you might also consider buying or fashioning a microphone stand so that you're comfortable for your podcast.

Recording, uploading, and promoting

Before you press the record button, there are a couple final steps to prepare for your podcast.

1. Format: What's your podcast going to look like?

2. Content: What's your podcast going to say?

Podcasts can take many forms: one-man shows, cohosts, guests, call-in, etc. Metafilter founder Matt Haughey, who has put in hundreds of hours on podcasting, recommends that your show involve two or three hosts.

I listen to a lot of podcasts and the most typical format is 2 or 3 hosts and sometimes one guest. I've never subscribed to a single-person podcast before because I've yet to find a single-person-talking podcast that is interesting enough to stick with... Two or three people chattering to each other is the most common format but it's possible to take it too far.
Stick to 2-3 people on your show.

Your best bet for a podcast that sounds organized and professional is to practice beforehand by figuring out what you're going to say and coming up with an outline for your recording. You don't have to go so far as to script things out. Just have a road map for where you're headed and what you want to touch on.

Here's a sample outline to consider, via Voices.com:

Show intro (who you are, what you're going to talk about): 30-60 seconds

Intro music (repeat for each show so listeners identify the jingle with your show): 30-60 seconds

Topic 1: 3 minutes

Topic 2: 3 minutes

Interlude (music or break): 30 seconds

Topic 3: 3 minutes

Topic 4: 3 minutes

Closing remarks (thank audience, thank guests, talk about the next show): 2 minutes

Closing music (suggest same as Intro music jingle): 2 minutes

When it comes time to do the actual recording, the easiest solution might be a simple recorded Skype call. You can call up your co-host or guests via Skype, and record the call with special Skype recording software. When you're finished, an editing application can help with the clean up, processing, music, and publication.

For Mac users, here is what you could use:

For PC users:

(Note: If you have cohosts, you might consider each of you recording your end of the conversation and stitching the separate audio files together in post-production. This makes for cleaner audio.)

Your final audio can be uploaded to a number of different places. Here are a few of the big ones:

After you've finished recording, editing, and producing your podcast, you can upload it to hosting sites like Libsyn, Soundcloud, and TuneIn, or you can aim to get your podcast live on iTunes. Here's what's involved in taking your podcast onto iTunes.

Step 1: Create an RSS feed for your podcasts. If you upload your files to a site like Libsyn, the feed creation is done automatically for you.

Step 2: Click on "Submit a Podcast" in the iTunes Store. Open iTunes, navigate to the store, click on Podcasts from the top menu, and the "Submit a Podcast" link will be in the right column under Quick Links.

Step 3: Enter your feed URL and fill out the other information required (Name, Author, Description, etc.)

Step 4: Click submit.

iTunes will give you a confirmation message, letting you know that there may be a review process for your podcast. Typically within 24 to 48 hours, you will receive an email letting you know if you're approved. Three to five days after that, people can begin searching and finding your podcast in the iTunes store.

For promotion and sharing of your podcast, a lot will depend on the site where you upload. Places like Soundcloud, for instance, offer a robust set of sharing options built in. You can share directly to Twitter, Facebook, and more, and you can embed the audio directly into your blog posts.

Embedding audio is perhaps the best way to sync your podcast with your blog content. Many top blogs use their podcast as an additional blog post, adding the audio directly into the body of the post and providing either a full transcript of the podcast or a list of topics and resources covered in the podcast. (Complete transcripts can be helpful for SEO and accessibility.)

The ideal everything for podcasts

We get quite a kick out of learning the ideal length and frequency for a number of different types of content, and podcasting is no exception. There's less research out there about podcasts, so what I couldn't find, I ran the numbers myself.
Ideal length of a podcast: 22 minutes
Stitcher, an online radio and podcast site, says that the average listener stays connected for 22 minutes. The science of attention spans supports this number, too. TED Talks have an 18-minute maximum because scientists believe we can't hold our attention on a single presenter for any longer before we check out.
Best day to post a podcast: Tuesday
To find this conclusion, I pulled the numbers for the Top 25 podcasts in the iTunes store and noted their publishing schedule and the frequency with which they published new podcasts. There was a large variety of posting schedule among the Top 25, but a small trend did begin to develop. Sixty percent of podcasts with a regular schedule posted early in the week, before Wednesday. The most common single day was Tuesday (which just so happens to be the day when new music hits the iTunes store, presumably meaning more visits who might see a new podcast).
Best frequency to post a podcast: Weekly
Forty percent of the Top 25 podcasts with a regular posting schedule publish once per week. The next most common frequency is twice per week. Of the Top 25, only three podcasts did not have a discernible schedule to their posting. It seems that some publishing rhythm is preferred over no rhythm.

Podcasts to learn from

We love taking inspiration from others and learning how to best tackle new media like podcasts. As I mentioned up above, several key sites are exploring podcasts, and they're doing so in really interesting ways. Here is a breakdown of five of the top ones and how they do podcasts.

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Recap

At the top of the post I mentioned a few of the fears that stand in my way for thinking about podcasting.

"My voice sounds weird." "I hate public speaking." Many of the best podcasters began with the same fears, and once you hear the wide variety of voices in podcasts, you'll feel okay, too, about starting your own.

"I don't have the technical skills needed to record." Technical skills are easier and easier to come by nowadays with the technology available. And there's really not much editing to be done with a simple podcast.

"The cost of quality equipment exceeds my small budget." Forty dollars should be within most everyone's budgt, and that's all you may need to get a viable microphone set up and begin podcasting.

Hopefully you're feeling better about those fears now.
What questions do you have about podcasting? If you've already dabbled with podcasts, what lessons have you learned along the way? What podcasts do you like the best? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

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John despises his Alabama town and decides to do something about it. He asks a reporter to investigate the son of a wealthy family who's allegedly been bragging that he got away with murder. But then someone else ends up dead, sparking a nasty feud, a hunt for hidden treasure, and an unearthing of the mysteries of one man's life.

About the Show

S-Town is a podcast from Serial and This American Life, hosted by Brian Reed, about a man named John who despises his Alabama town and decides to do something about it. He asks Brian to investigate the son of a wealthy family who's allegedly been bragging that he got away with murder. But then someone else ends up dead, and the search for the truth leads to a nasty feud, a hunt for hidden treasure, and an unearthing of the mysteries of one man's life.

Brian, a longtime This American Life producer, started reporting this story more than three years before it aired, when he got an email from John with the subject line "John B McLemore lives in Shittown Alabama."

Credits

Brian Reed is the senior producer of the public radio show and podcast This American Life. In his seven years with the show, he has created some of the program's most ambitious stories, including "The Secret Recordings of Carmen Segarra, "an investigation into the Federal Reserve's supervision of Goldman Sachs; "Cops See It Differently,"a nuanced look at the relationship between African Americans and the police; "Abdi and the Golden Ticket,"which follows a Somali refugee desperately trying to get to America; and "What Happened at Dos Erres,"the story of a massacre in Guatemala and its reverberations decades later, which earned him a Peabody Award.

Julie Snyder has been the guiding force behind two of the most successful ventures in audio broadcasting: she is the co-creator of the podcast Serial, which debuted in October 2014 and has been downloaded more than 200 million times, making it the most listened-to podcast in history. Before that, for many years, she was the senior producer of This American Life, which is heard by more than 4 million listeners each week.

Music Credits

Additional Credit: Christina Azarian

Song at the End of Each Chapter: "A Rose for Emily," The Zombies

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A new podcast from Serial and This American Life. Hosted by Brian Reed.

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Revisionist History Podcast - Malcolm Gladwell Podcast - Pushkin Industries

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Revisionist History is Malcolm Gladwell’s journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood. Click now to listen to the Revisionist History podcast on Pushkin Industries.

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Daily news podcast from the NYT

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The Presidents and the Classified Documents

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How the cases of President Biden and former President Donald Trump compare.

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How to Be Amazing with Michael Ian Black

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True Crime Stories

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Fact is scarier than fiction. Casefile, a true crime podcast. Each episode explores a new case. The shocking, the terrifying, the strange, the unsolved.

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Podcast on EdTech

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Wesley Fryer has been producing the free "Moving at the Speed of Creativity Podcast" since 2005. The podcast primarily focuses on educational technology and digital literacy, but sometimes includes episodes related to history, science, or other educational topics. Subscription options include:

1. Subscribe via FeedBurner (RSS link, may not work in the Safari browser)

2. Subscribe via iTunes (free iTunes software required)

In addition, Wesley publishes the "Fuel for Educational Change Agents" podcast, which includes no-edit and lightly edited audio recordings of conference presentations, keynotes and workshops related to educational technology topics.

Did you know Wes has published several eBooks and "eBook singles?" 1 of them is available free! Check them out!

Do you use a smartphone or tablet? Subscribe to Wes' free magazine "iReading" on Flipboard! If you're trying to listen to a podcast episode and it's not working, check this status page. (Wes is migrating his podcasts to Amazon S3 for hosting.) Remember to follow Wesley Fryer on Twitter (@wfryer), Facebook and Google+. Also "like" Wesley's Facebook pages for " Speed of Creativity Learning" and his eBook, " Playing with Media." Don't miss Wesley's latest technology integration project, " Mapping Media to the Curriculum."

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A podcast on hip-hop and pop culture

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Join Kid Fury and Crissle for their weekly podcast covering hip-hop and pop culture's most trying stars. Throwing shade and spilling tea with a flippant and humorous attitude, no star is safe from Fury and Crissle unless their name is Beyoncé. (Or Blue Ivy.)

The Read is part of the LoudSpeakers Network and can be found wherever you get your favorite podcasts.

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Join bloggers Kid Fury and Crissle for their weekly “read” of hip-hop and pop culture’s most trying stars. Throwing shade and spilling tea with a flippant and humorous attitude, no star is safe from Fury and Crissle unless their name is Beyonce. Or Blue Ivy.

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Podcast about Supreme Court decisions

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Radiolab Presents: More Perfect - One Nation, Under Money

An unassuming string of 16 words tucked into the Constitution grants Congress extensive power to make laws that impact the entire nation. The Commerce Clause has allowed Congress to intervene in all kinds of situations - from penalizing one man for growing too much wheat on his farm, to enforcing the end of racial segregation nationwide. That is, if the federal government can make an economic case for it. This seemingly all-powerful tool has the potential to unite the 50 states into one nation and protect the civil liberties of all. But it also challenges us to consider: when we make everything about money, what does it cost us?

The key voices:

Roscoe Filbrun Jr., Son of Roscoe Filbrun Sr., respondent in Wickard v. Filburn

Ollie McClung Jr., Son of Ollie McClung Sr., respondent in Katzenbach v. McClung

James M. Chen, professor at Michigan State University College of Law

Jami Floyd, legal analyst and host of WNYC's All Things Considered who, as a domestic policy advisor in the Clinton White House, worked on the Violence Against Women Act

Ari J. Savitzky, lawyer at WilmerHale

The key cases:
Additional production for this episode by Derek John and Louis Mitchell.
Special thanks to Jess Mador, Andrew Yeager, and Rachel Iacovone. Leadership support for More Perfect is provided by The Joyce Foundation. Additional funding is provided by The Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation. Supreme Court archival audio comes from Support Radiolab today at Radiolab.org/donate. , a free law project in collaboration with the Legal Information Institute at Cornell.

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Radiolab Presents: More Perfect - One Nation, Under Money An unassuming string of 16 words tucked into the Constitution grants Congress extensive power to make laws that impact the entire nation. The Commerce Clause has allowed Congress to intervene in all kinds of situations - from penalizing one man for growing too much wheat on his farm, to enforcing the end of racial segregation nationwide.

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A high-school senior named Hae Min Lee disappeared one day after school in 1999, in Baltimore County, Maryland. A month later, her body was found in a city park. She'd been strangled. Her 17-year-old ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, was arrested for the crime, and within a year, he was sentenced to life in prison. The case against him was largely based on the story of one witness, Adnan's friend Jay, who testified that he helped Adnan bury Hae's body. But Adnan has always maintained he had nothing to do with Hae's death. Some people believe he's telling the truth. Many others don't.

Sarah Koenig sorted through thousands of documents, listened to trial testimony and police interrogations, and talked to everyone she could find who remembered what happened between Adnan Syed and Hae Min Lee. She discovered that the trial covered up a far more complicated story than the jury - or the public - ever got to hear. The high school scene, the shifting statements to police, the prejudices, the sketchy alibis, the scant forensic evidence - all of it leads back to the most basic questions: How can you know a person's character? How can you tell what they're capable of? In Season One of Serial, she looks for answers.

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A high-school senior named Hae Min Lee disappeared one day after school in 1999, in Baltimore County, Maryland. A month later, her body was found in a city park. And two weeks after that, her former boyfriend and classmate, 17-year-old Adnan Syed, was arrested for the crime.

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Recent episodes of Hidden Brain podcast can now be found at hiddenbrain.org. Hidden Brain helps curious people understand the world-- and themselves. Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain's host Shankar Vedantam reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, the biases that shape our choices, and the triggers that direct the course of our relationships.

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There are many ways to listen to our episodes — on podcast apps, here on our website, or on the radio.