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Geography Postcard Podcasting
Students complete a geography postcard activity using Podcasting. In this geography activity, students research landforms and climates of various U.S. and Canadian regions. Students write a description of their travles in the form of a...
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Digital Science through Pod Casting
Students create science presentations. In this science unit lesson, middle school students create a presentation on an elementary science concept. The presentations are turned into podcasts for the access of elementary school teachers.Â
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Weekly Current Events Podcasts
Students create a weekly current event podcast. In this podcast lesson, students find current events for the week and write out a script to explain this event. They add in music and sound effects and record their final product.Â
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Natural Inquirer Podcast
Students create science podcasts. In this biology lesson, students read a Natural inquirer article and then summarize the article. Students create radio podcasts based in the articles they read.
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3,2,1.....Spinoff
Students investigate spinoffs of space exploration. In this space exploration lesson, students conduct research regarding technological advancements. Students use the information gained to write a script and produce a podcast.
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Pod Review
Third graders review science terminology. In this podcasting instructional activity, 3rd graders create podcasts of science vocabulary from a given unit and then share the podcasts with other students as a review tool.
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HMS Book Review Podcast
Students develop their podcasting skills. In this book review lesson, students create podcasts to recommend books for other students to read.
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River Reflections
Sixth graders create podcasts and video public service announcements. In this environmental advocacy lesson, 6th graders study the local watershed and become advocates for their local environment. In the process, they create podcasts and...
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My Colonial Life
Students explore American colonial times. In this U.S. history lesson, students research typical colonial life and script interviews with people that might have lived during the time period. Students create podcasts of the interviews.
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Hero Highlights
Students create documentaries. In this Vodcast lesson, students in high school interview elementary school students regarding highlights of their lives. High school students create Vodcasts of the interview sessions.
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Let's Party like its 1849
Students explore prairie life. In this Oregon Trail lesson plan, students read literature regarding the move west and participate in cross-curricular activities. Students should take digital photographs of the participation in activities...
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Environmental Scrapbook and Podcast
High schoolers collect newspaper and magazine articles about the environment and construct a scrapbook using construction paper, glue, and scissors. To make it even more environmentally friendly, groups can create an online scrapbook...
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Technology
Young scholars create podcasts. In this technology lesson, students familiarize themselves with podcasts and develop their own podcast about a current event.
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Liverpool
In this language arts worksheet, students listen to a podcast about Liverpool. They listen for words with similar meanings to 7 phrases given in the first activity. Students answer 7 comprehension questions and complete a cloze activity.
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London
In this language arts worksheet, students listen to a podcast about London. They find words in the text that have a similar meaning to the 8 listed words and phrases. They answer 7 comprehension questions. Students finish a cloze...
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Sheffield
In this language arts worksheet, learners listen to a podcast about Sheffield, England. They complete a cloze activity while listening. Students label 6 statements as true or false. They answer 5 comprehension questions and complete 4...
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Ottawa
In this language arts worksheet, students listen to a podcast about Ottawa, Canada. They label 7 statements as true or false. Students write answers to 8 comprehension questions. They complete a cloze activity.
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Nottingham
In this language arts activity, young scholars fill in the blanks on 5 sentences. They answer 7 comprehension questions. Students complete a cloze activity of the transcript. The transcript of the article is included, although the main...
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Glendale, Arizona
In this language arts worksheet, pupils listen to a podcast, or read the transcript of an article about the Superbowl and the NFL. They tell the significance of six numbers and answer 7 comprehension questions. Students complete a cloze...
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The 2007 Rugby World Cup
For this language arts worksheet, students identify the significance of 8 numbers. They answer 8 comprehension questions about the article. Students complete a cloze activity while listening a podcast of an article about the 2007 Rugby...
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Writing Scripts For Math Podcast
Students create podcasts of student-created review questions using iPod, iTalk, iTunes, GarageBand, and Keynote. This instructional activity is intended for as a mathematics review but could be adapted to fit any subject across many...
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Where in the World?
Middle schoolers create global geography podcasts by choosing a location, researching that location, and describing that location verbally. Other schools/students can then guess what the Podcast is describing via email.
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Enhancing Literacy with Podcasting
Students write stories, print hard copies, and use the GarageBand program to add music and record the narrations. A handout to download, of instructions is included in this early-elementary lesson plan.
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Invention Convention Podcast
Students create Podcasts about individual inventions using GarageBand to record, edit, mix, and publish their work. The culminating Podcasts can then be downloaded to the school website via iTunes.