Introduction
Good Morning Everybody!
Welcome to this new adventure. This is a project in which you will learned about animals and you will be able to make a three series podcast . I'm sure you have a favorite animal. Which is your favorite animal? What about animals in danger of extintion? Do you know any animal that is in danger of extintion? Could you tell me which of the following animals is in danger of extintion?
Yes. You're right. The three animals are in danger of extintion.
Task
You can work individually or in groups of three people. You will create a three series project on "Species in Danger of Extinction".
Your project is a series of three podcasts on "Species in danger of extinction". It has to be a radio programme where each episode is about a different specie. If you work in teams, one person is the radio announcer and the other two are experts about the topic.
The podcast should include music, and sound effects that you can download from the web. Each episode must last 5 minutes minimun and 8 minutes maximun. In my opinion 6 minutes or 7 seven minutes are enough time for everybody to participate. If you work individually 2 to 3 minutes lenght is appropriate.
To start getting familiar with the animals, you can explore the following website, where you can watch animals in their real scenary and at real time.
Process
Activity 1. Watch tutorials.
First, you need to watch the following tutorials about Audacity and Podomatic. Audacity is an audio editor that will help you to record your's and your classmates' voice, it will also help you to add music and sound effects to your radio programme, and finally to convert your recording into an mp3 file that you can publish on Podomatic.
Audacity Tutorial
It's important to download a plug in called LAME and to store it in the same folder that store Audacity. This plug in allows Audactity to convert the files into MP3 files, so that you can publish them.
Podomatic tutorial
Activity 2. Write your Draft.
Second, you have to do a research about the three species you would like to talk about in your podcasts. Summarize the information that you will give in the program. Then write the dialogues and participation of each member of the team.
Then, look for someone who can correct your pronunciation. You could attend to mediateca so that a tutor correct the pronunciation of the team, a family member or friend who can help you or you could ask me to help you checking your pronunciation.
Activity 3. Recording the programme.
Get a headset with a microphone. Plug it on your computer. Then make some test to check the audio quality. Now, it's time to record your voice and your classmates voice. Try to choose a place and a time when you don't have interruptions or noise around you.
Activity 4. Edit your Audio.
First, you can download music for the entrance and ending of your programme, as well as sound effects that you can insert in the programme. You can use a free converter to have your files in MP3 audios.
Second, insert the music and audio effects in to your audio file. I mean edit your audio, and be as creative as possible. It's better if you do this project as a team because you can help each other.
When you have the final version, transform your audio into an MP3 file.
Activity 5. Create an account on Podomatic.com and publish your podcast.
Open an account on Podomatic.com. Upload your audio file and add a picture about the animal the podcast is about. Congratulations, you have accomplished this goal.
Finally, copy the URL of your podcast and post it on edmodo.com or send it to me by email. My email address is yadifca73@gmail.com
CONGRATULATIONS!
Evaluation
The following chart shows the criteria that I would follow to evaluate each project.
Evaluation Chart.
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2 points |
1 point |
0 point |
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Pronunciation |
Few mistakes, clear pronunciation and fluent speaking. |
Some pronunciation mistakes. |
Many pronunciation mistakes. Communication is broken due to pronunciation mistakes. |
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Entonation |
Students made an effort on catching audience attention. |
Student’s audio is mainly monotonous. |
Student’s audio is definitely monotonous and it is unclear to understand. |
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Content organization |
The information about the topic is complete and the podcast includes an opening, a body and an ending. |
The content about the topic is incomplete and the organization is unclear, something is missing. |
The information about the topic is notoriously incomplete or it contains incorrect information. The organization is unclear. |
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Audio Editing |
That it includes music and audio effects. |
It only includes music or audio effects. |
It does not include music or audio effects. |
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Publishing on Podomatic |
Students were able to publish their podcast on Podomatic.com |
Students send their audio, but they couldn’t publish it on Podomatic.com |
Students didn’t send their audio or publish it. They took their audio t class on their computer or on their cellphone. |
Conclusion
The purpose of this project was ...
- That you listen to your own voiced recorded in English.
- That you learned how to use digital tools.
- That you learned something new about animals.
Credits
Teacher Page
I don't have my own website, but in case that you have any question you can contact me...
- yadifca73@gmail.com
- send a message on the edmodo.com platform.
Good luck to everybody! I hope you enjoy this new adventure.