Teachers, students experiment with podcasting.

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Podcasting--the process of posting short audio programs online so users can subscribe to and download them onto MP3 players--is catching the ears of a growing number of teachers and students, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

At Wells, Maine's Wells Elementary, for instance, students in Bob Sprankle's third/fourth-grade classroom record regular updates on their activities for the Room 208 podcasts, available at http://bobsprankle.com/blog. It's a way for the kids to hone their writing skills, reflect on what they've learned and let parents and community members in on the fun. Sprankle says the process also helps him "clearly identify areas that need re-teaching or individual attention."

For classroom podcast ideas, technical advice and examples of what other schools are doing to take advantage of podcasting, visit the Education Podcast Network, http://epnweb.org. And for more resources that support classroom podcasts and weblogs, check out http://joycevalenza.com/podblogwiki.html.