When I originally tried out podcasting for the 23 things activity I used it for a booktalk about Lois Lowry's "The Giver" for a group of upper elementary students and some middle schoolers. In regards to using podcasts for booktalks for instruction I still believe that this is an excellent fit. To teach students how to make their own booktalks through podcasting is a fun activity that allows them to create whatever they would like. For contextual learners a blog could be used in addition to the podcast. The blog could have written directions while the podcast offers audio directions.
As a result, podcasts can be used to instruct a course, provide news, offer book reviews, lectures, historical speeches, and even library story times. The Denver Public Library makes historical speeches available through podcasting on their library's website:
http://podcast.denverlibrary.org/
In addition, the American Library Association's ALSC blog provides some great podcasts that provide lectures, award speeches, authors, and various library and literacy related discussions:
http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/?cat=51
Here is the link to the podcast I created for a book talk (the link will only be available for 30 days - it is free through www.Archive.org http://www.archive.org/details/BookTalk_107 I was able to create the audio through a free software program called Audacity.
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