PodCast

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Assignment Description
This assignment called for the planning and creation of a podcast – a digital broadcast of information. Inspired by FDR’s ‘Fireside Chats’, I determined that secondary students could create a ‘fireside cast” of their own that touches on some of the very issues presented in a ‘Fireside Chat’ and considers the relevance of these issues to modern society. ‘Audacity’ is the software used to create the podcast.

Technology and Teaching
Of all the assignment in this portfolio this and the following one are the only two that present the teacher with a challenge. Both require instruction that is not relevant to content and both require at least two class periods to complete. Yet I believe that both are well worth the time and effort because both encourage the student to examine the content more thoroughly and to make it their own by applying the content in a novel way. More importantly, these two assignments offer the students an opportunity to further develop their communication/presentation skills.

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