We started a new unit which is going to be about creating a podcast on the teenage life in Mongolia. A podcast is a type of digital media either in audio or video forms that are released in episodes. You can easily download podcasts with/without paying on many online websites that offer podcasts, such as “itunes”.The term podcast came from mixing two words: “pod” from iPod, and “cast” from broadcasting. Podcasts can be used in different ways. Some of them are made to give you some tips of studies, entertainment, or some life advices for people. They can also be used to show the podcast creator’s hobbies or his/her interest on certain topics. Overall, it can be a way to communicate each other in indirect ways through telling one’s opinion via video or audio.
Any people can create a podcast; a student, a specialist or even a businessperson. For example, there may be a professional NASA astronaut who recorded a podcast, and a student also can create a podcast by using his/her own knowledge on certain science categories. Likewise, age, gender, profession does not matter in terms of creating a podcast. ANYONE can be a creator.
There are a lot of people who enjoys listening to podcasts. Some people may listen to them for fun and others for education, or even relaxation. Anyone who is willing to listen to podcasts is welcomed to subscribe podcasts.
There are some websites that allow you to create a podcast for free. (http://www.mypodcast.com/ is a good example) In order to create a podcast, first you record your contents either in an audio or video form. After that, you can edit the record by adding music or advertisements so to make it more nicely and sound “professional”. =) Some expert podcasters may use high-quality recording systems, but they are very costly, which might be not affordable for some commoners. Therefore, many people use simple voice recorders in general; they still record the sounds pretty well.
My task, as described above, is to create a podcast about teenage life in Mongolia. I think this project will be a good opportunity for teenagers, including myself, to learn how to adapt them better to the new technology. Teenagers are going to be the one who is going to face the new technologies in the future, and I think podcasts are a good sample of the new technology. Podcasts are “developed” versions of radio broadcasting, and I think they will help teenagers to understand developed technology more. Furthermore, personally, creating a podcast will actually help me to know what actually it is. I did not know about podcasts until I started doing this project. As soon as I started to get some information about it, I think podcast is a very interesting media source that people can enjoy. Therefore, I would want to figure out what I can do and learn from creating a podcast.
Since I’m going to make a podcast based on a life of a teenager, I think my podcast will be the most suitable for teenagers, especially those in Mongolia. In fact, I think any generation can listen to my podcast; however, there might be some parts that do not match with other generation’s cultures. This is why I would prefer teenagers to listen to my podcast.
Works Cited
"Podcast". Wikipedia. 4 December 2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast
"What is a Podcast". How To Podcast. 4 December 2009.
http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/what-is-a-podcast.htm
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