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Follow the link to an outstanding example of an enhanced podcast on The Califonia Gold Rush.
"Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire."
-William Butler Yeats
Below are podcasts that Menasha elementary students have created.
What is a Podcast?
The word podcast is a combination of word broadcast combined with the word iPod. No, Apple did not invent the word podcast! You do not have to have an iPod to listen to a podcast either.
There are three kinds of podcasts.
-Audio podcasts are usually an MP3 file- the most common.
-Enhanced podcasts can have images with the audio.
-Video podcasts with movies, complete with sound. Video podcasts come in a variety of formats, MPEG-4 being the most popular.
Anyone can create a podcast! Podcasts are a natural fit for students to use the existing curricula to integrate projects, presentations, Skills for the 21st Century, and their creativity. Students are able to create a product to share with a potentially world-wide audience.
View the podcasts with the curricular strands below.
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Science
A fifth grade podcast on Strong Storms.
A fourth grade podcast on Neptune and Black Holes.
A fifth grade podcast that looks at Vertebrates and Invertebrates.
Social Studies
Student Summaries of Books
Legend of the Paint Brush, a fifth gr. summary of a Native American tale. |
Legend of the Blue Bonnet, a fifth gr. summary of a Native American tale. |
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Audio Podcasts
If you need to contact Mr. Staehler please email him at:
staehlerj@mjsd.k12.wi.us