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Podcasting:

Let’s rock this

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What is a podcast?

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What is a podcast?

What it is...

What it is not...

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What are some elements of a good podcast?

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Podcasting Elements

  1. Know your stuff
  2. Questions- make it interesting
  3. Environment- be relaxed so your listeners are relaxed
  4. Listen- you’re listening to the person you’re interviewing!
  5. Audience- Who would listen to this and why?
  6. Editing- it is not live so use the fact that you can edit!
  7. Audio- enhance not overwhelm

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Examples

So Chocolate Bar

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Examples

The Haunting Effects of Going Days Without Sleep

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Examples

Instagram: Kevin Systrom & Mike Krieger

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What makes podcasting different than other ways of telling a story? What are some challenges?

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Why use sound effects? What are some ideas for sound effects? What’s the difference between sound effects and music?

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Sound effect examples

Eyes Off the Goal: When Sports Rule and School Suffers

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Sound effect examples

Dog Sledding Without Snow

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Podcast Challenge

NPR 2019

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NPR Rules

  1. Must be 3-12 minutes long
  2. Uploaded to Soundcloud
  3. Must not include any music
  4. Cannot violate copyright

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FAQ’s

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Topics

Submissions may be on any topic; however the following prompts are offered as suggestions:

  • Tell us a story about your school or community: about something that happened there – recently or in the past β€” that you want your audience to know about.
  • What is a moment in history that all students should learn about?
  • Show us both sides of a debate about an issue that's important to you.
  • What do you want to change about the world? What's a big change that you want to make in the future?
  • Explain something to us that kids understand and grownups don't.

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How to submit

  1. Export from WeVideo as a video
    1. When finishing, save to Google Drive
  2. Go to https://online-audio-converter.com/
    • Open File (not through Google), select WAV, put on highest quality, download video
  3. Go to Soundcloud.com and sign in with Google
    • Click upload icon in top right, choose download, select Public, then save
    • Go to track, click share, and get the link
  4. Provide the link to your teacher

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Podcasting and WeVideo

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