Category: Student-Created Educational Podcasts
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Teaching research skills through podcast journalism: How student reporters develop critical thinking and communication
Picture yourself walking through your school hallways and overhearing this conversation between two students: “I can’t believe what I found out when I interviewed the city council member about our school funding. What she told me was completely different from what I read in the newspaper article. Now I need to figure out who’s right,…
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The complete student podcasting toolkit: Free and low-cost equipment solutions for school podcast programs
Picture this all-too-familiar scenario: You’re sitting in a faculty meeting where someone enthusiastically shares an article about the amazing student podcast projects happening at a well-funded private school. The photos show students using professional-grade microphones, working in a dedicated recording studio, and producing content that sounds like it came from NPR. As the presentation continues,…
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Student podcast projects that actually teach: Moving beyond show-and-tell to deep learning through audio creation
Imagine walking into a classroom where a student stands at the front, reading directly from index cards about the Revolutionary War while classmates stare at their desks, clearly disengaged. The presentation feels flat, rehearsed, and disconnected from any genuine learning. Now picture another classroom where students are huddled around computers, passionately debating how to structure…