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What do I Need? | Ideas for Students | Ideas for Teachers | Tips and Tricks
What do I Need? 
Sound recording software: we recommend Audacity which is free and open-source
Microphone
Computer
Ideas for Students
General | Business | Dramatic Arts | English | French | Geography | History | Mathematics | Music | Physical Education | Science
General 
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| This is a tutorial for students on creating a podcast with Audacity. |
Grade 7+ |
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| Have students create a radio commerical. This is a great alternative for the traditional presentation. |
Any |
description, rubric |
| Have a group of students record a unit summary for the rest of the class to use for studying purposes. |
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Business 
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| Create an advertisement for a product. |
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Dramatic Arts
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| Record a radio play as a podcast. |
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English
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| Record book reviews as a podcast. |
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French
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| Record oral assignments as a podcast. |
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Geography
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Course/Grade |
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| Record an advertisement encouraging tourists to visit a particular country/city/ecosystem etc. |
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History
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| Record an advertisement enlisting people to enlist in the miltary for a particular war. |
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Mathematics
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Course/Grade |
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| Create a podcast that warns people about the dangers and consequences of not operating a vehicle properly (choose one type of infraction, like speeding or drunk driving) |
Math for Everyday Life, Grade 11 (MEL 3E) |
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| Record a audio tutorial explaining a math concept (could have upper level students record these for younger students). |
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Music
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Course/Grade |
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| Record solo or group performances as a podcast (complete with radio announcer introductions). |
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Physical Education
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| Record a podcast discussing the rules of a sport. |
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Science
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| Record an advertisement that is attempting to sell a particular element of the periodic table. |
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Ideas for Teachers
- Record your lectures and post them on your wiki for your students.
- Create study note podcasts for your students to use in or out of the classroom.
- Record your feedback for culminating assignments as a podcast for students to listen to.
- Record morning announcement advertisments selling your optional senior-level courses to students.
Tips and Tricks
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