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=__//**Using Podcasts as Weekly Summary**//__= __//**Monday through Friday -1 week**//__
 * Grade Level- 6-12**
 * Subject- Any discipline**
 * Time- One week per month per group**


 * Objective**: Students will be able To (SWBAT) demonstrate an understanding of specific content through c//reating a weekly podcast summary on information/data presented in class.//


 * Abstract**//**-** students will be placed in groups of three or four. Using a pod-cast site (www.podbean.com) and and audio recording software(Audacity) they will create their weekly podcast.The podcast will consist of scripted information which they learned throughout the week. At the end of each week a new team will be given the responsibility to create a pod-cast for the following week.//


 * Procedure -**
 * 1) //Sign up for free podcast account at www.podbean.com//
 * 2) //Place students into teams of three or four.//
 * 3) //Assign each group specific content to focus on each week.//
 * 4) //Each group will create a weekly podcast one time in the month (on Fridays) which reviews information/facts/concpets which they learned in class.//
 * 5) //Through out the week, the assigned group will begin filling in their "Podcast Script" which can be done on google docs in order for students to share work that they have completed with the rest of their group. [[file:Podcast Script.pdf]]//
 * 6) //During the class period on Friday, the group will record their podcast using a microphone and Audacity (free audio software available at the Audacity website).//
 * 7) //Once podcast is created, students will log into Podbean and upload their podacst to Podbean by following the upload instructions on the Podbean site.//
 * 8) //Once uploaded, Podbean also offers RSS feeds and blogs for each podcast. Other students in the class will be required to comment on the podcast using the blog feature and sign up for RSS feeds.//
 * 9) //Each month, the students will create a new podcast to post on Podbean.//


 * Evaluation/Assessment** //- Teacher observation, Rubric from teacher, podcast presentation, team rubric (self-evaluation of work done on pod-cast)//


 * Technology Used** //- Computer, on-line site for pod-casting, digital video/audio camera//