I have to admit I knew very little about Podcasts until this assignment except what my husband had told me about public radio casts he listens to. After looking at the pods for this assignment I understand why they are so popular, the sheer availability of topics to explore is amazing in itself. The Pros of having a wealth of resources available to you any time and any place is extremely valuable for those who use it for entertainment and for educational purposes. The range of resources available from education to politics and even broader to national events expand the information that someone can explore at their finger tips helps to expand their knowledge astronomically. This resource and others like it allow those who are students, educators or simply those who desire to expand their knowledge the ability to learn when and as much as they desire possible. For those in education it allows them. Pod casts allow those who have a talent that they would like to share with other the ability to share them with the world. Pod casts could be looked at as the ultimate teaching tool, the creator has the ability to teach far more than they could imagine.
I feel that the Pros out weigh the cons and yes there are those who will abuse this source as with anything. There will be those who will create environments that should be sensored or banned for those of certain ages. Because of that there should be parent involvement into what their children are doing on line, however that being said this is necessary with all web sites. If used properly and carefully monitored the benefits far outweigh any negatives and these sites will not require anymore scrutiny than any other public website.
