Podcasts - are they a sound project-based learning tool?

I've just read Tim Holt's discussion on podcasting and as I'm in the midst of investigating web 2.0 tools for my ARP, I'm very interested in the variety of opinions surrounding the tools. My main focus is teaching my high school classes with a sideline of tech integration. My question is mainly this... Is podcasting a tool for increasing high school students' engagement? With my limited insight so far, I could see it as another form of "summarizing" and a way to utilize project-based learning strategies. Am I misguided in this? Thanks for any feedback on this.

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Permalink Reply by Birgit Bonham on April 18, 2008 at 9:58am

Do you know of any resources I could share with teachers interested in this process?

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Permalink Reply by nlowell on April 18, 2008 at 12:07pm

Send them to http://community.podiobooks.com or http://ipodeducators.ning.com

The first is a community of people who are engaged in producing podcast versions of audiobooks.

The second is a community of educators interested in using portable media for education.