Okay, a question I just realized that wasn't answered in all the information I looked at is that of server space. If you use a blog as your webpage, will you also be able to store the audio file on the server that is hosting the webpage? I would think so, but thought it prudent to ask. Can you use a wiki as the webpage and server for the audio file? And why is an RSS feed a necessity of a podcast? If it is set up with a webpage, can't people just visit the webpage?
Wow, I didn't realize I had so many questions. I would love to use podcasting on a daily basis for our morning announcements. Teachers don't always require students to be quite during morning announcements. And since they are being spoken anyway, why couldn't they be recorded and uploaded to the server so students could access them throughout the day or week? High school students certainly could be trained to do this on their own. Hmmmm, sounds like an independent study type of thing that could happen. Obstacles in my district might be filters. I had one teacher attend the recent Podcasting Workshop there at RESA and came back saying some of the websites suggested to her during the work shop are blocked by our filters. I haven't had a chance to test them all, so I am not sure how true that is or what the objection to open up some of these websites would be (I understand the flickr ones.) And then getting the equipment. . . Hey, I was looking for an idea for a supplemental grant for an innovative classroom idea, looks like equipment for a portable podcasting station might just be the ticket. Always stimulating my ideas, this class.
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You are just bursting with ideas! (and questions ;-)
A blog is much more suitable than a wiki as a place to post your podcasts - because you (or the owner) would be the person posting them. Podcasts have to be stored on some server, but not necessarily the same one as your webpage. As far as setting up an RSS feed for your podcast... Having an RSS feed is what allows your podcast to be subscribed to. You could regularly visit every site that posts podcasts in which you are interested, but you would spend a lot of time doing it. iTunes is like Bloglines in that it is an aggegator for your podcasts - bringing them all together in one place.
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