Podcasts are continually growing in popularity. By letting my students create one, they get an authentic audience and get a voice in a big way. Podcasts can serve a crucial role in preparing my students for the future and helping their learning to be meaningful.
Our world is craving smart, responsible problem solvers and critical thinkers.But all of that problem solving and critical thinking doesn’t matter if our leaders can’t articulate their vision. If we want our students to be great speakers and communicators, we have to invest classroom minutes in it NOW. If they’re going to advocate for change or help others envision an idea, our students — now and in the future — need good communication skills. They need to develop their voice. And creating Podcasts can be the vehicle in my classroom for this to happen!
Imagine a class podcast …
*Students synthesize what they’re learning into short, bite-sized audio segments.
*They record it in their own voices (maybe with a little rehearsing).
*They organize the content, add an intro/outro and some transitional sound effects.
*They publish the podcast for anyone to hear.
Imagine a student podcast for special projects or Genius Hour …
*Students gather information and prepare for completion of their project.
*They chronicle what they’re learning with regular audio segments.
*They pull it together into episodes of a podcast.
*They reflect back over the progress of their project after it’s done — and help others learn about the same topic.
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Podcasts are continually growing in popularity. By letting my students create one, they get an authentic audience and get a voice in a big way. Podcasts can serve a crucial role in preparing my students for the future and helping their learning to be meaningful.
Our world is craving smart, responsible problem solvers and critical thinkers.But all of that problem solving and critical thinking doesn’t matter if our leaders can’t articulate their vision. If we want our students to be great speakers and communicators, we have to invest classroom minutes in it NOW. If they’re going to advocate for change or help others envision an idea, our students — now and in the future — need good communication skills. They need to develop their voice. And creating Podcasts can be the vehicle in my classroom for this to happen!
Imagine a class podcast …
*Students synthesize what they’re learning into short, bite-sized audio segments.
*They record it in their own voices (maybe with a little rehearsing).
*They organize the content, add an intro/outro and some transitional sound effects.
*They publish the podcast for anyone to hear.
Imagine a student podcast for special projects or Genius Hour …
*Students gather information and prepare for completion of their project.
*They chronicle what they’re learning with regular audio segments.
*They pull it together into episodes of a podcast.
*They reflect back over the progress of their project after it’s done — and help others learn about the same topic.