Podcasts

There are many different tools you can use to make a podcast and many different ways to use one.  You can use tools such as Soundcloud, Audioboo, and Podomatic to make your podcast.  One way that I would love to use podcasts in my library is by reviewing books for the students.  As new books come out I would set up a display with the pictures of the new books and podcasts reviewing the books.  This way student can see what books are "new releases" and "coming soon".  We have waiting lists of books at our school, and this would be a great way for students to know if they want to be on the waiting list for a new book. 

listen to ‘Flame of Olympus Review’ on Audioboo

You could even embed your podcast in a QR code and place them around the library, or send them home so parent can hear the reviews of the books their kids are reading.  This would be a great idea the week before book fair.  The librarian could send home the book fair flier with qr codes that lead to podcasts of each book.