Podcasting...door to new possibilities

K-12 teachers are learning how podcasts -- either podcasts already posted at iTunes U, or podcasts that they or their students create -- offer a new world of possibilities to increase the effectiveness of their instruction.  Educators can use iTunes to locate supplemental materials from universities, public TV or radio, museums, or other schools (and their students) that engage students.  Other teachers create podcasts of their lectures or review material and post them to iTunes U for their students to download.  Others encourage students to create podcasts on various topics which can be posted at iTunes U and made available to people around the world.  

An online article by Maya Payne Smart that summarizes the use of and appeal of iTunes U in the K-12 environment -- In One Ear: iTunes U Puts iPods to Good Use.