What is Podcasting?
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Objective
I can define podcasting and identify different podcast formats.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
Podcasting is a structured way to deliver audio files using a file format called RSS.
- 2
The term podcast is a combination of the words iPod and broadcast, and it allows people to broadcast audio in a structured form.
- 3
Two common podcast formats are ongoing series that have no planned end and limited series that cover a specific topic over a set number of episodes.
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Practice
6 questions
Define podcasting in your own words, based on the information presented in the video.
What is the role of an RSS feed in podcasting?
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Exit ticket
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“Define podcasting in your own words. Then, describe the difference between an ongoing series podcast and a limited series podcast.”
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