Sunday, August 27, 2006

Proj #2 - Activites for Mon, Aug 28

Project #2 - Create a podcast episode

Create an episode for CIC Podcasts in which you interview one teacher for 3-5 minutes. Write a script of questions. Clear, correct pronunciation is important, so rehearse in advance of recording. Edit your recording to minimize distracting artifacts while preserving the integrity of the content. Adjust the volume as needed. You must give the teacher whom you interviewed the opportunity to review the final recording before posting the episode on CIC Podcasts.

Document your work in your blog. Keep a design folder for this project in your blog. Each post should have “Project #2” in the title to make it easy to identify. Proper spelling and clear writing style are important. Your blog should have five posts for the design folder (one each for investigate, design, plan, create, and evaluate) plus at least five posts in which you discuss daily activities. In one of the posts you should discuss each of the steps involved in creating an episode for a podcast from start to finish. The project will be evaluated based on the MYP technology rubric.

The project is due on September 11.

Class activities

  1. Define podcast: “a method of publishing audio programs via the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed of new files (usually MP3s).” Wikipedia
  2. Define terms
    • Podcast
    • Episode
    • Player
    • Feed
    • Subscribe
    • File format
  3. Go to the CIC website and follow the instructions on subscribing to CIC podcasts
  4. Set up your blog for this project and make your first post.
  5. Answer the question: How does a podcast differ from an audio file?
HW: Complete your blog post

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