Podcast Assignment Part 1

Your Podcast assignment is due Wednesday, December 7
This is a REAL WORLD TECHNOLOGY PROJECT, that requires you to locate information on the Web.

Technical Writing:

In class I showed you how to use iTunes to find and download a Podcast to your computer using the iTunes software. You can use any type of software that you want, but I know that iTunes is run by Apple Computer and they are not going to have any viruses in products they offer in the iTunes store.

I showed you how to update your operating system with Microsoft Windows Update and to check your firewall to make sure iTunes had Internet access. You need to make sure you are asking your parent's for permission to download and to update.

You task was to see if you can find a Podcast that you find interesting. The boundaries are that the Podcast you report on has to pertain to something relevant to school: science, math, social studies, art, drama, sports, and technology. In my class you learn about: energy, communication, transportation, construction, manufacturing etc. So you have to find a Podcast that a 13 or 14 year old would find interesting and share that with the class.

You need to summarize your experience. What happened? What technical difficulties did you encounter? How did you fix them?

In which category did you find your Podcast?
What is the title of your Podcast?
Does it have a URL? (Internet address)
To find the www... address, google the name of your podcast
For example: Google -- " NBA Show Podcast "
Summarize the Podcast

Two questions that you needed to answer by googling are:
Where did the word "Podcast" originate?
What is the significance of "podcasting?"
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If you run into technical difficulty or you do not have the ability to Podcast, then you second option is to find a BLOG on podcasting, read about it and write it up.
You can use Blogspot search to find a podcasting blog or Bloglines.


If you do a blog assignment instead of a Podcast, you need to write 10 facts about podcasting that you learn from the blog.

Check out the History of Podcasting.

Remember these are recommendations for podcasts or blogs about podcasting so you had better have a good reason why you are recommeding it.

Limit: 2 pages (front and back)

Part 2 will be posted next week.