Creating a Podcast

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Creating a Podcast

• By Samantha Kirch

Steps Educational Value Things to Consider
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Steps

• First, our group had to pick a topic from the
  Virginia SOLs. We chose the 4th of July.
• Next, we each wrote a part of the script. My part
  was how the 4th of July is celebrated today.
• After that, we brought our scripts to class and
  recorded our voices.
• Then, we mixed all of the sound clips together to
  create our finished podcast.
• Image courtesy of www.dreamstime.com

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Educational Value

• The educational value of a podcast is unlimited.
  Podcasts can be made by teachers to reinforce a
  lesson. Or, a teacher can find an existing
  podcast online, and have the students listen to
  it to expand their learning. Finally, in higher
  grades, students can create their own podcasts to
  further their understanding.
• For students to create their own podcasts
  involves patience, knowledge, and teamwork. These
  are skills that are essential for students to
  learn to be successful in podcast making and in
  life. For students to make podcasts on their own,
  and therefore learn these skills, is a worthwhile
  experience.

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Things to Consider

• Before taking on an assignment like this with
  students, the teacher needs to consider
• The students level of patience
• The students level of computer knowledge and
  willingness to learn, and
• The students knowledge of the subject they are
  making the podcast about.
• In order for the podcast to be successful, the
  teacher can tailor the experience to students of
  different levels of patience and knowledge by
  having them participate on just the easier and
  more fun parts, such as recording their own
  voices. Then, the teacher can take care of the
  mixing and distributing of the finished product.

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