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Talking Science

with the hosts of Lab Out Loud

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Brian Bartel

  • HS chemistry

and biology

  • technology integrator

Dale Basler

  • HS physics and

earth science

  • technology integrator

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About Lab Out Loud

In 2006, Periodicity for WSST

Every Week = 52 episodes!

Now, 16 per school year

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How we make the show

Ideas

Schedule

Record

Produce

Post

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What We Have Learned

  • pulled us out of our [science] comfort zones
  • go to the source
  • contacting people isn’t hard
  • a good microphone makes a difference
  • you can start small
  • listener feedback has been rewarding
  • what’s in our genes

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Rise in Popularity of Podcasts

Every week, a million and a half people are listening to a murder investigation unfold. The show is "Serial" from the creators of "This American Life." But it's not a radio program. It's a podcast. And its wild success is evidence that more and more Americans are consuming audio this way. Jon Kalish reports on podcasting's breakthrough.

http://www.npr.org/2014/11/30/367544553/as-podcasts-rise-in-popularity-advertisers-pay-attention

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Activity - Why Audio? (listen)

Peter and the Wolf

  • viewpoints: 1, 2, 3, 4

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Why Audio in the Classroom?

We know that teachers listen to the show for ideas, inspiration, and some even use our episodes in class. Episode 5: Sir Alec Jeffries and DNA Fingerprinting and Episode 34: Gene Therapy for Colorblind Monkeys are classroom favorites.

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Lesson Ideas

  • Play clips (Stellar Corpses)
  • "Slide under”

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Sir Alec Jeffries

Concerns @ 11:07

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Edit Clips or Record your own

Audacity (PC / Mac)

TwistedWave (Chromebook / iPad)

Voice Record Pro 7 (iPad)

GarageBand (iPad)

Mics! Nessie, Samson Go, Zoom, headset, and on and on…

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Audacity Demo

  • Record
  • Trim
  • Add another track
  • Add music

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Edit and Publishing the show

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Questions?

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Help us out

Follow Us:

@basler

@bbartel

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