Current Events

Current Event Podcast

Find an article in a magazine, newspaper, online, etc. that has something to do with science, preferably biology.
Note the source of the article, when it was written, and today’s date. Current events can not be more than 3 months old.
Read the article.
THEN... create a podcast on what you’ve learned

Podcast Assignment Checklist:

1. ____ RESEARCH. Find your article.

Resources List
Search Major Newspapers, Magazines, Journals, etc.

2. ____ CHOOSE GOOD SOFTWARE

GarageBand software - great for recording and editing podcasts. *For Macs

3. ____ TAKE A PODCAST TUTORIAL. The Web is full of podcast-editing tutorials. Try out this one to start: Podcast with Garageband

4. ____ REMEMBER THE MUSIC. Like most radio programs, podcasts often start with music or a theme song (some also include background music throughout). You may choose to record original music for your podcast, use the music in GarageBand, or use music from iTunes. Limit this to 5-10 seconds though! Long intros lose people!

5. ____ INCLUDE PERTINENT INFORMATION IN SUCCINCT WAY. Your podcast must include the following:

Summary of article --- SEE YOUR GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
- What is the article about?
- What is my reaction to the article?
- What are the implications - Why is this article important? How does it relate to me? My community? The world?
60-90 Seconds in length (this does not include music or intro)

6. ____ POST YOUR PODCAST. Once you have a finished audio file, do the following to share it with me…

In Garageband
- SHARE
- Export Podcast to disk
- Choose MP3 Encoder
- Continue
- Rename as lastname CE#6 → SAVE
Go to Google Docs
- Click on Upload (next to create) → choose files
- Type in your last name and the file should come up → choose the mp3 one
- Choose upload
SHARE WITH ME

Resources:

You can use current magazines like Discover or Science Magazine. You could use articles from newspapers like the New York Times science section. Or you can use one of the online resources below.

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