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Directory of Podcasts

CTAP 11 Technology Funding Alert
Information on grants, donations, and opportunities to increase technology resources in the classroom.

Level 1 Proficiency Academy
Level 2 Integration Academy
Educators can learn which multi-day academy suite their needs.

iSafe Youth Summit for Online Safety
Students learn about Internet safety and piracy from student-produced songs and PSAs as well as from the recording and entertainment industry.

ITO Tech Stories

Listen to Tech Stories by educators from across the state sharing the challenges and rewards of using technology in 21st century schools. We hope these stories help educators learn from and inspire one another to use technology in teaching and learning. If you have a tech story to share, email us at ito@lacoe.edu.

Communication and Collaboration
Motivation and Engagement
Students with Disabilities
Turning Points

What is a Podcast?

A podcast is an audio (and possibly other media) file that can be downloaded to your computer. You may even subscribe to a podcast and it will automatically update itself. Once downloaded, you can play the file on your computer immediately or later. Also you can transfer the file to your digital music or multimedia player, such as the iPod.

Podcasting is similar to a VCR or TiVo because it allows you to listen to your selected podcasts whenever you like. Also, because of the portability of player devices, you can listen to audio files from the Internet as you go about your daily activities.

How do I access ITO Podcasts?

1. Download free podcasting software.
For best results with our podcast, we recommend iTunes software from Apple. It is available for both PC and Macintosh computers.

Download iTunes software

2. Subscribe to our podcast.
After installing the software, open it then copy and paste the following web address into your podcasting application (in iTunes click "Subscribe to Podcast..." to open the "Subscribe to Podcast" window. Then copy and paste the following web address into the field entitled "URL".):

ITO Podcasts
http://ctap.lacoe.edu/resouces/ito_podcasts.xml

3. Play the feed according to your software's instructions.

Or you can just download the mp4 file by clicking on one of the links above. It will need to be added to iTunes or any audio player that supports the mp4 or AAC format: