Assignment # 10 - podcasts

In my previous post, I added an essay that my husband submitted to the Globe and Mail. It was read by an actor and posted as a podcast. Unfortunately, I haven't figured out how to post that essay to my blog.

However, I do have a useful knitting technique video that I would like to post. It describes how to knit with two colours. I'm fascintated by this technique and have done some experimentation. I just learned that I have been knitting slightly wrong. It's great having the internet: since knitting has become something of a lost art (in my family at least), I find it's a perfect resource for learning something new. About half my knitting lore comes from videos I've watched online.Sadly, as I was looking for other podcasts, my old-school computer reminded me why I want to replace it. Any podcast, over a few minutes long, takes ages to upload. At least YouTube doesn't take too long but, then the videos are fairly short. Not sure if that's the reason or not. I'll spend some time going through this assignment some time when I'm using my work computer, or ... when Santa brings me a new computer (please?????)!

I'm pasting the assignment instructions below so I don't lose them.

Assignment #10: Due. Nov. 23/08
1) Explore YouTube & find a video that interests you. Cut & Past the video’s URL into your blog post so we can view your selection too!
2) Check out these Podcast directories and try to find some podcast that might be of use to your organization.
a. Podcast.net
b. Podcastalley.com
c. Yahoo Podcasts
3) Create a blog post about your experiences with the applications you have used today. What did you like or dislike about the sites? Why did you choose the video/ podcast that you did? Can you see any features or components of these tools that might be useful to your organization’s website?

Additional reading:

For more information about podcasts check out Yahoo: What is a podcast tutorial.
Want to create some podcasts of your very own? Check out these sites:
Yahoo: Publish a podcast
Odeo’s Studio – online recording studio.
Beginner’s guide to Podcasts & Creating Podcasts
How to podcast tutorial