Show Notes
This episode highlights students from Mr. Erik Eve's 8th Grade Social Studies class at Lindenhurst Middle School in New York. For their first podcasting project, Erik's students explored the impacts of Hurricane Sandy on their community. They did several podcasts covering hurricanes' causes and effects, and even acted out mock-interviews with members of the community. The students recorded their work using the voice recorder app on their iPhones. Listen to hear excerpts of these podcasts, with reflections from Mr. Erik Eve and podcasting tips from Monica.
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This episode features 3rd grade teacher David Green ([email protected]) and his students from North Shore Country Day School in Winnetka, Illinois, just north of Chicago. David has been creating audio with his students for 15 years, long before it was called podcasting! For this service learning project, David and his students visited the Lakeview Food Pantry in Chicago to explore the problem of hunger. Listen to hear David's expert tips for a successful podcasting project, with commentary from host and former public radio reporter, Monica Brady-Myerov. You can listen to their full episode here.
In this podcast, 5th graders from Jordan/Jackson Elementary School in Mansfield, MA explore the different lives of their classmates by conducting interviews with each other and with their teachers. They cover topics ranging from what food they eat for breakfast, to their favorite classes, to the best part of coming back home from school. Teacher Rayna Freedman had her students work in groups and asked them to pick 15 words from their vocabulary program, and that led to a lot of creativity. You can also listen to the students full episodes here.
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