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Voice of History

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Way before the digital age radio was the medium of popular culture. After listening to excerpts from radio programs (easily available on the Internet), participants return to the radio age by creating a two-minute sketch based on a...
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Podcasting Poetry Slam

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Engage your class with a poetry slam. A poem is read aloud using a podcast. A few days are provided for learners to listen to the podcast and make a slam (connection) between the original poem and another poem. After everyone has had a...
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Pizza Muffins & Podcasting

For Teachers K - 6th
Young scholars investigate life skills by participating in a voice recording activity. In this baking lesson plan, students identify the ingredients needed to create pizza menu items and the steps which should be taken to bake them....
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The Five Life Zone Research Project

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study five of the seven life zones in North America. In this journalism lesson students use the Scientific Method working in teams. They use lab equipment and technology to create a presentation on five of the seven life zones...
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Podcasting

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore play writing.  In this literacy and technology instructional activity, students choose a familiar historical event and write a play with the corresponding setting.  Students write text and dialogue, produce...
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Put the NEW in NEWBERY

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read Newbery award books. In this Newbery book instructional activity, students look online to find all the books that have received this award and look through online reviews to find one they would like to read. After finishing...
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Unit Plan Template

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Use this U.S. History unit plan as a template for creating your own! Simply download the resource and edit the text fields with your own customized unit plan. This is a great jumping-off step, especially for newer teachers. 
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Listening to Learn: Podcasting as an Assessment Tool

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Students use podcasting and iPods to take tests rather than reading. In this podcasting lesson plan, students learn how to use a podcast rather than have a test read to them.
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All About Safety

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners create a safety podcast. For this safety lesson, students in a robotics lab are introduced to the safety rules for each station. They create a podcast about one station explaining the rules with video, graphics, voice and sound...
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JOB POD Career Podcasting Project

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students use Podcasting technology as a part of a career exploration. In this career and technology instructional activity, students research and write a documented research paper on the topic. Students use specific skills such as...
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Podcasting Crusader's Style

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students work as a group of scientists studying a specific biome of their choice. In this biome instructional activity, students research a biome and develop a podcast where factual information is read about a...
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Activating Students Through Storytelling

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders produce a podcast of a elements of a Chinese folk tale. In this Chinese folk tale and podcasting lesson, 4th graders watch as the teacher performs Peach Blossom Spring: A Chinese folk tale. They decide on who will stay in...
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Geography Postcard Podcasting

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students complete a geography postcard activity using Podcasting. In this geography lesson, students research landforms and climates of various U.S. and Canadian regions. Students write a description of their travles in the form of...
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Digital Science through Pod Casting

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students create science presentations. For this science unit lesson, middle school students create a presentation on an elementary science concept. The presentations are turned into podcasts for the access of elementary school...
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Pod Review

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders review science terminology. In this podcasting lesson, 3rd graders create podcasts of science vocabulary from a given unit and then share the podcasts with other students as a review tool.
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HMS Book Review Podcast

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students develop their podcasting skills. In this book review lesson, students create podcasts to recommend books for other students to read.
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My Colonial Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore American colonial times. In this U.S. history instructional activity, students research typical colonial life and script interviews with people that might have lived during the time period. Students create podcasts of...
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Let's Party like its 1849

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore prairie life. For this Oregon Trail lesson, students read literature regarding the move west and participate in cross-curricular activities. Students should take digital photographs of the participation in activities and...
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Podcasting Gone Digital

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Pupils prepare a podcast activity for their lesson on tall tales. For this tall tales and technology lesson, students work in groups to prepare sentences about tall tale characters. Pupils make drawings for the information, take digital...
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Poetic Podcasting

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Students create poetry and post them in a Podcast. In this poetry lesson, students create poetry based on different subject ares and post them as a Podcast.
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Podcasting Resources for Educators & Students

For Students 9th - 10th
Gary Stager provides an extensive list of podcasting resources for teachers and students.
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The Educational Podcast Network

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit EPN whether you are already experienced with podcasting and are looking for some interesting educational podcasts or you are brand new to podcasting and want to know more about what it is and how you might use it for educational...
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Smithsonian Education: Podcasting With Your Students

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here you can learn about ways that other teachers are doing with podcasting in the classroom. A tab on the left provides additional information about how to podcast
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Educause: 7 Things You Should Know About Podcasting

For Students 9th - 10th
EDUCAUSE answers 7 questions on Podcasting, from "What is it?" to "Why is it significant?" and "The implications for teaching and learning."