Podcast

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In my Health class my students will be expected to create a podcast on a current health topic and it will be presented to the class. This will require the students to do research in an area and use a podcast to explain about it and any other interesting information. For example a student may need to present on tobacco use and some of the effects that it may have on health, etc.

Directions for making a Podcast

Step 1: Open Audacity (which can be found in applications) Step 2: Go to the upper left hand corner and click on Audacity-Preferences Step 3: Press the circular record button to record whatever you wish Step 4: When done recording press the yellow stop button Step 5: To add music go to freeplaymusic.com Step 6: select a song to download by double clicking on the mp3 version Step 7: Save the music to the desktop for easy access Step 8: Import mp3 by clicking project-import Audio and find the mp3 file that you have downloaded and double click on it Step 9: The file should show up on Audacity and you can edit the loudness of the music by clicking on the two arrows Step 10: Edit as needed Step 11: Go to file-Save Project to desktop as .aup Step 12: You will need to save it as an mp3. Go to file-export as mp3 and save to desktop.

Define[|Podcasting] A podcast is a series of digital media files (either audio or video) that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication.

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Oral Presentation Rubric : Podcast

 * Aaron Erickson**


 * CATEGORY || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 ||
 * Pitch || Pitch was often used and it conveyed emotions appropriately. || Pitch was often used but the emotion it conveyed sometimes did not fit the content. || Pitch was rarely used OR the emotion it conveyed often did not fit the content. || Pitch was not used to convey emotion. ||
 * Preparedness || Student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed. || Student seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals. || The student is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking. || Student does not seem at all prepared to present. ||
 * Enthusiasm || Facial expressions and body language generate a strong interest and enthusiasm about the topic in others. || Facial expressions and body language sometimes generate a strong interest and enthusiasm about the topic in others. || Facial expressions and body language are used to try to generate enthusiasm, but seem somewhat faked. || Very little use of facial expressions or body language. Did not generate much interest in topic being presented. ||
 * Stays on Topic || Stays on topic all (100%) of the time. || Stays on topic most (99-90%) of the time. || Stays on topic some (89%-75%) of the time. || It was hard to tell what the topic was. ||
 * Volume || Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members throughout the presentation. || Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members at least 90% of the time. || Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members at least 80% of the time. || Volume often too soft to be heard by all audience members. ||