Here are some sites you can visit to learn more about what people are doing with podcasts: 

First, let's watch this very informative video on Integrating podcasting into your classroom.

Ideas anyone?  Some class activities using podcasts. 

What ideas do you have for incorporating podcasts into your classroom? 

Discuss with two or three people near you.  Make a list of the activities. 

• Recording role plays
• Oral presentations\

   

• Interpretation of scenes from plays
• Interviews on hot topics
• checking listening comprehension
• listening to songs
• Background information on texts or videos

Here are some advantages of using podcasts in your classrooms. 

• In Integrating Technology in the classroom, Wesley A. Fryer looks at eight (8) advantages of using podcasts in the classroom.

•  Apple Education

Some sites to visit.

Here are a few sites you can visit to get a feel for the type of material being produced online.  Many of these sites offer free scripts and exercises.  Take a look at  to get an idea of what activities you can develop in your classroom. 

• ESL Listening Podcasts
  •    A sub page of TESL online journal, this is a collection of links created by EFL teachers worldwide who use podcasts.  Here you will find a collection of materials ranging from conversations to songs. 

• Breaking News English
  • Free ready-to-use EFL / ESL lesson plans in Word and PDF. Graded news articles, listening, podcast, and communicative activities.

•  British Council Professional podcasts
  • Podcasts that can be downloaded onto your hard drive or mp3 players with scripts and activities.  Quite a number of varied topics are covered.

• British Council English online
  • Listening English online hosts a large range of podcasts for students at different levels and with different needs.  There are also audio articles and stories, cultural information and language learning tips.

• EFL Song Show Podcast
  •      Songs that can be downloaded onto your harddrive or iphone. 

• ESL Podcasts
  • Another online library for a number of different sites.

Let's look at some applications we can use to make podcasts.         APPLICATIONS FOR PODCASTS