Gcast
Odeo (my very first Odeocast)
Audacity (Watch this Audacity "how to" screen cast - 3 min. 8 sec. then Get your LAME file here: mac, PC)
Ourmedia.org. (Free unlimited storage of all your digital media; forever.)
Evoca is similar to Odeo. (I haven't tried it yet.)
Vaestro - it really doesn't get easer than this. Leave me an audio comment on my Vaestro channel and try it out.

Using Podcasting for Critical Thinking in Education

SUBSCRIBE	CREATE
iTunes or Bloglines	field trips (John Evans does this)
ESL and other languages (like Mandarin)	ESL and other languages
professional development	professional development

Pre-Cal 20S Message in a Podcast - 10 min. 31 sec. Posted: January 28, 2006

Pre-Cal 30S Message in a Podcast - 4 min 26 sec. Posted: January 28, 2006

Pre-Cal 40S Message in a Podcast - 8 min 52 sec. Posted: June 16, 2006

Room 208 is Bob Sprankle's grade 3/4 class' weekly podcast. (Wicked Wikipedia!, the Room 208 Original Podcast, what's on Wikipedia now.)
Critical thinking is built right into the 3 steps of pre-production, record, post-production. Watch Bob's kids show you how it's done. Then ask yourself: "Are these kids just learning technology ... or a whole lot more?" ;-)
... and Oh, the Places You'll Go! when you learn about the cool and the uber cool ...

Ask a Ninja

7 Things You Should Know About Podcasting (A 2 page quick read.)
See John Evans' podcasting workshop
Wes Fryer's Podcasting 101 online Moodle course (Just click on "Login as Guest")
A more in-depth Audacity tutorial.
Audio Mixer, An alterniative to Garage Band for copyright free podcast music.
Podcasting, Schmodcasting.... What's All the Hype? A whirlwind tour by Alan Levine.
5 Steps to teaching and learning with podcasting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Brian Lamb's Podcast Frenzy- One Hour of Digital Audio Mayhem.
Podcast Directory for Educators - This is the first UK directory and a great website to find podcasts for educational use.
Podcasting in Education is a great resource for how to use podcasting in schools. Emphasis on using podcasting to enhance boys literacy.
How to build a 10 minute podcast - guidelines for creating short, organized shows that can help you either get started in podcasting or organize your existing podcast into manageable, predictable chunks.
Gardner Campbell's excellent article There’s Something in the Air: Podcasting in Education. Read it or listen to the podcast. ;-)
Julie Lindsay's (Head of Technology at International School Dhaka, Bangladesh) Presenation from NECC, Podcasting and All That Jazz! -- Julie weaves podcasting and other technologies seamlessly into her students learning. Check out her student's blog, Podcast Bangladesh and her blog, Podcasting and All That Jazz.

Audio Files (Open links in a new window)