Friday, September 11, 2009

Lesson ideas for Podcasts

Lesson Title: What podcasts interest you?

Type of Web 2.0 Tool: podcasts, blogging

SOL and Secondary Objectives Related to the Lesson: Students will show their ability to research, evaluate and determine accurate sources. Students will review, evaluate and post their ideas to their blog for the rest of their classmates to review. Using concise statements each student will also post a reply to two other students podcast choices and reviews.

Brief Description of Overall Lesson: Students will find on the Internet two podcasts from two different sources. One will be from a scientific source, (ie. online journal or newsource) and another from a non-scientific source. The student will review each podcast, noting similarities and differences. Student will attach a link to both podcast from their blog's and post the review of each blog with no more than 100 words per blog review. Students will also be asked to pick two other student podcast blog reviews, review each student's choice of blogs, read each review and post a reply to each blog commentary and podcast. Students will be evaluated for the quality of the podcasts chosen and the appropriateness of their responses to their fellow student podcast selections.

Lesson Title: Create you own podcast

Type of Web 2.0 Tool: Podcast creation

SOL and Secondary Objectives Related to the Lesson: Students will research the assigned topic and create a podcast. The podcast will enable the student to show their public speaking skills, editing and composing skills.

Brief Description of Overall Lesson: Students will write down a topic of choice for a podcast on piece of paper. The teacher will then collect the papers and put them in a bag. Students will then randomly draw out papers and pick the topic of the podcast to create. Students will utilize the skills that they have accumulated throughout the year to research and create their podcast. Students will create a 3 minute podcast. Students will be evaluated for creativity, conciseness and thorough research of the podcast.

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