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Sonia Manchen and Tracy Nicholson from Jack Donahue P.S. have created the “Ultimate Podcast Organizer”. They took the items that they received as part of our podcast kit and found a container, I think at Canadian Tire, to house everything. With the labels on the items and in the box it makes it really easy for kids to take the kit and be responsible for returning everything to the proper place. The storage box is 38 cm x38 cm. The brand of the box is Plano model 3870 from the Plano molding company . A neat and inexpensive way to keep your podcast stuff organized.

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Happy 1st birthday to Portable PD!  Here’s hoping we get at least 8 more eight episodes out by this time next year.

Links

ECOO Call for Presenters

Microsoft Innovative Teachers 2009

Podcast Picks

Spark – CBC Radio

Between the Covers – CBC Radio

Radio salle neuf by Colleen Chartrand-Wright

Web Resource

I made tea

Lesson

Audacity

Credits

Hot Doggin’ – by DeerFoot (Podsafe Music Network)
The Kool-Aid Makes Itself – Psykosoul (Podsafe Music Network)
Mumbo Jumbo – BD Lenz (Podsafe Music Network)
Hook, Line and Slinker – Podington Bear
Bump and Run – Derek Audette
Cindy Goes to a Party – Prelinger Institute

My grade 6 students studied explorers of North America this past term. One of their assignments was to do a talk show with an explorer to give us an idea of the explorer’s life and accomplishments. The students researched an explorer of their choice as an independent project. Then they worked with other students to do the talk shows. The students quite enjoyed working in pairs or small groups, one person as the interviewer and another as the explorer.

Adrianna started working with a partner but her partner was ill or away on a trip during a large part of the assignment so Adrianna did the project herself. Using Audacity, she recorded herself asking all the questions. Then she recorded herself as Sir John Franklin and answered the questions. Using the Change Pitch effect in Audacity she altered her voice for the Sir John Franklin part. In editing she went from the question track to the answer track. She added a little ghostly music and I think that she has put together a very strong project.

Audacity is a powerful tool and motivator for the students in my class.

Listen to Adrianna’s interview with Sir John Franklin by clicking here.