I like Vocaroo because it is easy and doesn't require any downloads or email addresses to use, although those are among the possible options. The audio can be emailed, embedded into a webpage, shared through social media, or downloaded. One negative is that it must be recorded as it will be in the final version: no editing. This is difficult for longer assignments, but would be a great option for short presentations or reflections.
I have had a podcast assignment in class before. We used Audacity, a free software program. It is great because you can stop and start as many times as you need to, and edit the audio in many different ways. If you want others (who don't have Audacity) to be able to hear your recording, you'll need to download a file converter as well to convert the .aup files to .mp3, which is not too difficult but can be time consuming if you do it for your students after they record, like I did. Then I posted the file using SoundCloud, a great audio sharing site, and linked them to my class website so that students could hear each others' podcasts and parents could hear their children's projects. It was definitely time consuming, but rewarding in the end.
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