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Keywords: podcasting, history, civics, reading, special education, social studies
Subject(s): Journalism, English/Language Arts, Social Studies, Podcasting, Technology, Civics
Grades 9 through 12
School: Freedom High School, Morganton, NC
Planned By: Kathryn Gust
Original Author: Kathryn Gust, Morganton
Podcasting skills will be added to several courses like Communication Skills (English course), U.S. History and Civics and Economics. In each class students will create podcasts related to their curriculum. Following are some examples of podcasts to be created:

* Students will create a podcast highlighting details of
various Statutes they need to know and then post them
so other students can listen to the condensed version.
(Civics and Economics)

* Students will write and then create a podcast of a
historical event in a format similar to a radio
broadcast. (U.S. History)

* Students will create a podcast of various literary
works so other students who may have learning
disabilities can listen to them instead of reading the
material. (Communication Skills)

The Instructional Technology Specialist (ITS) will assist the classroom teachers in learning the skills necessary to follow through on the activities identified above. All of the podcasts will serve as supplemental study material for students and will be available to students via podcasts and the school web site.

The ITS will also be available as a support person throughout the podcasting activities.
Comments
This activity would eventually be expanded to cover many other subject areas.
Follow-Up
Extra-curricular activities could also be included in producing podcasts.
Links: Link to FHS web site
Materials: Flash/USB Drives, Batteries, Camera Bags, Digital Voice Recorders, Point and Shoot, Podcasting
Other Items: 6 Microphones for iPod, $50.00 each, total of $300.00
6 iPods, $299.00 each, total of $1794.00