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I'm back! Does anybody else really dig on this whole Podcast idea? Not just as a learning tool or project idea, but just in general! I had heard of them, but had no clue how they worked or what they are. I think that making podcasts would be an easy and effective way for students to express themselves. Students who don't enjoy or have trouble writing would probably find it easier writing the way that they talk instead of writing to be read. I think that podcasts could really engage students who may be turned off otherwise. I have been thinking about starting a blog on my own for a while about the modern gentleman (did it pop up in any of your feeds?) but couldn't find the best way to do it. Writing didn't seem like enough, and I didn't want to have to do a video every time I wanted to post. Podcasting seems like a prefered method to post! I think part of the trick to podcasting is not havig a script, but have an outline sitting in front of you. I like to know what I want to say, but not know how I am going to say it. That way podcasts stay focused, but still feel and sound natural.

Another thing I like about the podcast idea is that you can give a lot of creative license to the student while still keeping a concise rubrik. Robert Rozema wrote in his article that he required "an engaging opener, key excerpts from the tet,  the name of the author and the title, and credits for any copytighted music used in the podcast" (32). This leaves students free to do a lot with the assignment. Some might talk about their feelings on the book. Others may orally perform part of the book. Others might write their own dialog based on how the book was written. I thought that the excerp from Feed podcast was really well done and a cool concept!