PODCAST & VIDEO PRODUCTION KIT
Students can create their own podcasts and streaming videos with this beginner studio kit.
This podcasting and broadcasting studio kit contains:
1 Blue Yeti USB microphone
2 sets of Audio-Technica wired headphones, with screw-on adapters
1 1080P full HD webcam
2 sets of LED video production lights, with: 2 selfie sticks, 2 desktop tripods, & colored filters.
1 book - Podcasting with Youth: A Quick Guide for Librarians and Educators
Recommended Grades: Secondary
Learning Concepts: Self-expression, collaboration, communication skills
Kits Available: 3
Additional eBooks are available for DPS educators and students at: http://soraapp.com.
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PODCASTING PLATFORMS
Soundtrap for Education is the preferred platform for recording, editing, hosting, and distributing podcasts. It is most easily accessed through a web browser, although the Soundtrap Studio app is also available. Soundtrap works interchangeably on web, tablets, and mobile devices -- any audio you create on one platform will be synched across your Soundtrap account. It is not intended for children under 13 years old.
Getting Started with Soundtrap
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How to Start a Podcast 2020: Podcasting for Beginners
If you've always wanted to start a podcast, but have no idea where to begin, AB has compiled a complete guide just for you. He guides you through the equipment needed for a solo podcast and a multiple-microphone podcast, audio recoding tips, audio editing software, and finally how to publish your podcast.
Applications for Education
StoryCorps offers suggestions for getting a podcast conversation started.
Facing History and Ourselves, a global education non-profit, offers a unit designed for grades 8-10 centered on identity and storytelling. It provides guidance for students answering the question, "What makes me, me? What story do I want to tell about who I am and what matters to me?"
Book Club for Kids - A biweekly, free podcast which features middle-schoolers talking about popular middle-grade or YA books as well as sharing their favorite book recommendations. Educators and students can submit their recordings to be featured on the podcast.
Bridges & Books - Bridges & Books is one of the first and only teen literature podcasts created and hosted by teens and for teens. The podcast features teen-hosted interviews with New York Times Bestselling, award-winning, and acclaimed authors of teen literature. Developed in Pittsburgh, the podcast aims to put the teen back in “teen literature.”
Common Sense Media - Find reviews and recommendations of podcasts for kids, tweens, and teens.
