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>Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 13:23:05 -0400
>Subject: Re: #8222.4 (!) Language Podcasts
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum
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>From: "Margo Burns" <[log in to unmask]>
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>"Tracy Dingess" <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
>
>A tech trivia question: I have a freeware podcast client (Lime) and I
>have it pointed to an xml page with feeds (files various languages).  I
>figure I can hack the "genres" of the client and relabel as languages. 
>However, I have no expertise or idea what to do to keep my students from
>downloading all new podcast items regardless of language.  If I succeed
>in getting the client to display categories as "languages" will students
>be able to download one category/language?
>
>Has anyone met a client or developed a solution to this idea/problem? 
>I would welcome input.

It sounds like you need to make different *channels* in your feed for the
different languages, so students of a particular language subscribe to
just the channel they need...   Sorry I don't know this client to know if
that is possible with it...

Cheers,
Margo



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