1. Podcasting is one of the most exciting and wonderfully disruptive technologies to emerge in recent history.

2. Podcasting is exciting because any one can get involved, express themselves, or exchange ideas.

3. Podcasting puts the power to communicate into the hands of the individuals.

4. The price of admission is some basic equipment and a desire to communicate.

5. Podcasters, with their first podcast can reach a more geographically diverse audience than a radio station with the most powerful AM/FM transmitter in the world.... The whole world really is listening.

6. “In building this product weekly, the kids are incredibly motivated to read, research, write, and they're telling me they can't wait to get to school," Mr. Sprankle said in an interview for the June 9 episode of "Connect Learning," another podcast (not affiliated with his school). "You can't just fake it with this show. You've got to own it."

7. "Educators are starting to see how podcasting can help hone students’ vocabulary, writing, editing, public speaking, and presentation skills, said Dan J. Schmit, an instructional- technology specialist at the University of Nebraska’s college of education. “Students can also learn skills that will be valuable in the working world, such as communication, time management, and problem-solving.”

8. “A podcast is like few other devices that a teacher can use in advancing a student's development," said Daniel J. Schmit, an instructional technology specialist in the college of education at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and the author of "KidCast: Podcasting in the Classroom." "It teaches them to do research, to communicate in print, to speak effectively and grab attention with sound."