Posting an Audio File Online is NOT Podcasting

In my state many teachers are experimenting beyond PowerPoint thanks to an initiative to place laptops in many high school classrooms.

The buzz is exciting as we dabble with web 2 applications, conduct online research and more. What fun!

I'm bothered, though, by misuse of the term "podcasting."
Podcasting is not simply making an audio file available for download.

From wikipedia:

A podcast is a series of audio or video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated download, through Web feeds, to portable media players and personal computers. Though the same content may also be made available by direct download or streaming, a podcast is distinguished from other digital-media formats by its ability to be syndicated, subscribed to, and downloaded automatically when new content is added.

We've been able to upload audio files for ages. That's not at all what makes a "podcast." It's the feed, the syndication that's transformative.

CFF coaches, if you're reading, join me in teaching the difference between a podcast and a plain old audio file posted to wikispaces... unless of course we're just happy that we're getting beyond PowerPoint! :)