Producing Your Own Podcast
1. Using a Web site such as Podcasting Tools available at http://www.podcasting-tools.com/how-to-podcast.htm or Podcasting News “Make Your Own Podcast” at http://www.podcastingnews.com/articles/How-to-Podcast.html, review the procedures that must be followed for creating a podcast.
2. Have students work in pairs or small groups to create a podcast about the topic of their choice. This could be an assigned topic (maybe opinions about a controversial issue, a current events report, a school news story, etc.) or a topic chosen by students (possibly featuring their own music, a feature talk show about students, groups, or teachers from the building, etc.) Distribute a Podcasting Planning Sheet to each group so they can organize the podcast and have it approved before beginning production. Give groups 10-15 minutes to plan their podcasts.
3. Review each group’s Podcasting Planning Sheet to ensure that what students have planned is appropriate and can be accomplished within the confines of the school environment.
4. Provide students with one class period to produce their podcast. Provide assistance with production issues and monitor groups closely for content as well as the process used for completing the project.
5. When each group completes his/her podcast, have them play it so you can approve the quality and content of the podcast.
6. When all groups have completed their podcasts, have them share the podcasts with their classmates. Have each student complete at Peer Evaluation Form to provide other groups with feedback about their podcasts.
