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HistoryClassroom.com
PODCASTS
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“Welcome
to the
HistoryClassroom.com
PodCast
!
I’m your student DJ - Kristen
G.
-
with
the Chapter Review, a few historical tunes,
& some of my favorite sayings . . . .“
T.A.G./Enrichment
Students: Listen to Kristen's sample and then scroll down for the
directions.
Turn your completed PodCast into Mr. Peel so we can put it on this
website.
Later, Mr. Travis (the real webmaster) will put it on the school website and
link your PodCast
to itunes
so
that it will update your MP3 player automatically!
Thank You Kristen for making the 1st
www.HistoryClassroom.com
PodCast!
Directions:
Click on the "Microphone" button to listen to the PodCast.
For the PodCast +Plustm, click on the "Eye".
While MP3 players are prohibited
at our school, you can download these PODCASTS
to listen to morning and night, at home, in the car, on the weekends, and as an
“eyestrain break” when studying. They work especially well for our Auditory
Learners (Verbal – Linguistic).
The PodCast +Plustm broadcasts are for our Visual-Spatial Learners.
Assignment
Directions:
- Search
the chapter for key words and themes.
- Find
songs that contain these key words and/or themes.
- Search
Mr. Peel’s CD’s for historical songs. Also check the media center.
- Search
through a book of quotations for several quotes that appeal to you and that
are related to the subject.
- MAKE
SURE THAT YOU KNOW HOW TO PRONOUNCE THE WORDS THAT YOU WILL BE READING.
- Write
your script. (See the chapter review sheet, GeoQuiz Learning Stations, and/or
the Practice Test Online for your chapter PodCast at Mr.
Peel's History Closet.)
A.
5-10 seconds of intro. music,
then your Introduction
(“Welcome to the HistoryClassroom.com PodCast! I’m your student DJ - First
Name & Last Initial - with the Chapter X? Review, a few historical
tunes, and some of my favorite sayings. Let’s get started. I’ll ask a
question, give you some time to think of the answer, and then give you the
answer.”
B.
First 10 questions (PAUSE about 3
seconds after each question before you say the answer, so that the listener has
time to think of and say the answer.)
C.
TEN seconds of a historical song
and/or favorite saying. (copyright laws).
D.
Next 10 questions (remember to
pause before giving the answer).
E.
TEN seconds of another historical
song or favorite saying.
F.
Reminder to go to www.HistoryClassroom.com
for the Print-N’-Practice Map and the Practice Test Online.
7. PRACTICE YOUR SCRIPT.
MAKE
SURE THAT YOU KNOW HOW TO PRONOUNCE THE WORDS
THAT YOU WILL BE READING.
8. Record
YOUR PodCast! (Windows XP)
Go to “Start”
–“Accessories”–“Entertainment” –“Sound Recorder”
(OR use a cassette tape
recorder and we'll digitalize it later.)
SOUND RECORDER:
- It’s
set to only record 60 seconds, so TIME your script, and then do this “work
around”.
- Open
sound recorder (“Start”
–“Accessories”–“Entertainment” –“Sound Recorder”),
unplug microphone, and click “record”.
- After
60 seconds, CLICK RECORD again so that you have 120 seconds.
- REPEAT
until you have 1-2 minutes longer than your script.
- PLUG
IN MICROPHONE!
6. Have your script and CD of music ready to go.
7. RECORD YOU PODCAST!
8. If all else fails, or if you don’t have “Sound Recorder” on your
version of Windows,
use a cassette tape recorder.
9. SAVE Your PodCast! (so the next person doesn’t record over
it!)
(Save as Ch. X? and your First Name & Last Initial)
We'll work on compressing it later for posting to the
internet.
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