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Keywords: audio, technology, podcast, Writing
Subject(s): Journalism, Service Learning, English/Language Arts, Information Skills, Writing, Podcasting, Technology
Grades 6 through 8
School: Picacho Middle School, Las Cruces, NM
Planned By: Arlene Martinez
Original Author: Arlene Martinez, Las Cruces
You may choose to work on this project alone or with a group of no more than three students.
1.Choose a topic from your brochure either introduction, new, or old program.
2.Fill out the storyboard template. Follow the directions and examples given to you on the template.
3.Proofread and revise your storyboard.
4.Drop the storyboard in the drop box in Moodle.
5.Follow my tracking comments to revise your storyboard.
6.Drop the storyboard in the drop box for a grade.
7.Print as many copies of your podcast storyboard as you need. (One for each person.)
8.You and your team should practice reciting your podcast for at least two class periods. You are not trying to memorize your script but rather working on your fluency, expression, pace, and enunciation.
9.Review your rubric and understand how you will be graded for this project.
10.Your group should go through the two tutorials in Moodle on Audacity.
11.Follow the tutorial on “More Audacity Tutorial” on editing the Bart Simpson wave file.
12.Drop the sound file in Moodle for a grade.
13.Begin recording your podcast using Audacity. Export as an MP3 and drop in the box for a grade.
14.View the other podcast listed in Moodle under examples. Review and evaluate two other podcasts. Follow the specific comment guidelines for evaluation.
Links: Audacity Download
Tips & Tricks with using Audacity
Audacity Tutorials
Materials: Sound Libraries, Podcasting, Word Processor, Office Suite, Writing, Flash/USB Drives, Mice, Headsets, Keyboards, Printers, Hard Drives, Microphones, MP3 Players, Digital Voice Recorders, Midi Instruments, Speech and Language