Podcatcher Tools

My favorites (in order)

1) Google Reader (Yes you can subscribe, organize, watch, and/or listen to your podcasts in Google Reader! I just discovered and it is way better than iTunes, watch out Apple)
2) Netvibes (Also webware)
3) iTunes (Good for finding podcasts but you need to download software and can't organize)
4) Juice (Freeware)

See also Wikipedia list (and definition) of Podcatchers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_podcatchers

How Podcatchers Work

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Getting Started with Audacity

What is Audacity?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audacity

To download Audacity

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Useful Screencasts:

How to use Audacity - Free Recording Software

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf7-2KSqj4s&feature=fvw

Great overview

How To Use Audacity- Basics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w5L3gy9IJI&feature=related

(how to compress, amplify, and download lame mp3 recorder so you can export as MP3)

How-to split audio files

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4wvDFtEq58&feature=related

Favorite effects to use:

1) compression

2) noise removial

3) amplify (if needed)

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21st Century Teaching Video