Today in class we continued our lesson on podcasts. Relating it to what we have recently analyzed we were asked to create a sample podcast. In the near future we will have to create podcasts for both Ready Player One and our independent film club movies. Creating these podcasts forces each student to work on many of the skills which we have been recently taught. This includes "probing evidence" from each subject and effectively discussing it in the podcast. In addition to properly using evidence by creating a unifying idea. The unifying idea should link each subject to each other to create a constructive discussion.
After discussing the keys to podcasts and how we will be using them, Mr. Rivers directed us to create our sample podcasts. These were not given a grade, however allowed each student to practice creating podcasts so that it would better prepare them for graded assignments. We were introduced a free online website called vocaroo.com. This website allows us to record our podcasts for free online. We split up into our groups in which we sit with to record our discussions. Next we were asked to discuss the relation between the article we read on Friday, Wall-E, and Ready Player One had in relation to the Cli-Fi genre which was introduced in the article. This allowed us to practice the skill of robbing evidence and creating a unifying idea. Once completed with our discussion, vocaroo.com allows us to share our recording via link. We were then asked to share our group, unifying idea, and link in a classroom document.
Helpful information: Podcast Due Date Calendar
Class today was useful in that it gave each student the opportunity to practice podcasting before having it be graded us, better preparing ourselves to receive a strong grade once given a graded assignment.
Here is a sample podcast from my group....
Vocaroo Sample Podcast Discussion
Vocaroo.com
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