Podcasting in the Classroom Lisa Shears 4th Grade GT Teacher Woodbridge Elementary lshearscomcast.ne

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Podcasting in the ClassroomLisa Shears4th Grade
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Laying the Foundation

• Introduce the concept of podcasting to students.
• Visit Wikipedia and read definition.
• Internet research
• Play different podcasts for students.
• Students listen to student-created podcasts and
  critique podcasts.
  
• Discuss what makes a good podcast
• Voice rhythm, tone, pitch, clarity
• Content interesting, relevant, flow, length
• Music choice/Sound effects

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Planning

• Name, Logo, Tagline
• Let students take ownership by letting them think
  of name, design logo and write tagline.
  
• Decision based on student vote or teacher choice
• Tagline Resource How to write Taglines
• Logo Example Woodbridge Waves Logo
• Tagline
• Radio WillowWeb Radio for Kids, by kids
• Woodbridge Waves Bridging our World to
  YoursYou listen you learn
  

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Pre-production

• Brainstorm Segment ideas
• Great Resource Radio WillowWeb
• Assign segments and roles
• Host
• Recorder
• Editors
• Loop creators
• Schedule segments for podcast students are
  continually working on a segment
  
• Writing
• Integrate Podcasts into writing workshop.
• Use the writing process planning, pre-writing,
  editing, presentation
  
• Practice Presentation Students practice
  presentation in front of peers for critique.
  

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Production

• Recording
• Audacity downloadable free program from
• http//audacity.sourceforge.net/download/
• Microphone USB microphone will provide better
  quality.
  
• Teach one or two students how to record using the
  program. They will then train the next students
  who will be recording.
  

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Post-Production

• Editing
• Use Audacity to edit Train one or two students
  to train the others
  
• edit content
• add bumper music
• sound effects
• Creating Music Loops
• Super Duper Music Looper (10-15)
• Search for Podsafe music on iTunes Music Store
• Adding Sound Effects
• www.findsounds.com
• www.therecordist.com
• Save project and export as an MP3 file
• Post MP3 Project to your host Website/Blog
• Submit to iTunes others can subscribe to your
  podcast.
  

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Resources

• Learning in Hand Good introduction and outline
  to Podcasting for teachers
  
• Radio WillowWeb The pioneer in student-created
  podcasts.
  
• Audacity download program and access online
  help.
  
• Super Duper Music Looper easy program for
  students to create music loops.
  
• The Recordist free sound effects
• Find Sounds free sound effects
• Apple Education podcasting in education
• Woodbridge Waves RSS Feed - Mrs. Shears, 4th
  Grade Woodbridge Elementary