This morning, I've been looking at Podcasting ( a combination of iPod + broadcasting ), thanks to Barbara Ganley's post on the subject on her excellent blog, bgblogging . Thanks to Barbara, I read this great introduction to podcasting by Brian Lamb of the University of British Columbia, which made me wonder just how I could (and if I should) introduce some of my students to podcasting. As far as I know, I don't have any students who have an i-pod, but... ...depending on the class, a large proportion of them (90% I'd say) do seem to use personal MP3 players. As Brian Lamb says, the "success of Apple's iPod (and a host of other portable and mobile devices capable of storing, playing and now recording sound files) means that audio can now be accessed by the user anytime, anywhere." He also notes that "the emergence of new tools that allow an individual to create and share sound files quickly and inexpensively, without specialized expertise." The