Podcast

toc =**What is a podcast?**=

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=Example=

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=Curriculum Connections= The possibilities are endless! Here are just a few ideas:
 * interview
 * publish written work
 * poetry
 * book review
 * conversations
 * jokes
 * debates
 * speeches
 * retell a story
 * current events
 * explaining a process or "how-to"
 * diary/journal
 * advertisement/commercial
 * discussions

=**Create**=

Sounds and Music

 * Discovery Streaming (search for sounds)
 * [|Freeplay Music] **(One of my favorite sites!)**
 * [|Sound Snap]
 * [|Partners in Rhyme]
 * [|Royalty Free Music]
 * Best practice--don't forget to give credit to your source. [|Need advice on Copyright? Watch this video!]

Special Effects
Use the Effect menu in Audacity to create various sound effects. Your students can sound dramatically different and take on a character. This is very motivating for creative writing. The skill level required for these effects vary. Highlight your vocal track and then [|follow these instructions to generate effects to morph your voice] such as:
 * robot
 * chipmunk
 * telephone operator
 * concert hall
 * talking on radio

Upload
It's not really a true podcast until you publish it!

[|www.podomatic.com]

=Resources=