Today was Induction Day at Nodehill where pupils met their new form teachers and got a taster of what life will be like in their new year group come September. To help my pupils gel and get to know each other better, we made a podcast about their thoughts and feelings of going into Year 7.
To do this, pupils first wrote their scripts in small groups and peer assessed them. I then gave them plenty of opportunity to rehearse before recording each group with my iRiver as one continuous mp3 file which I edited in Audacity. That done, Chloe added a voiceover to tie everything together and I exported the finished file as a wav which I could then drop on to The Levelator to balance the audio levels of the different speakers. Next, I imported a Flashkit loop for the final mix and here it is:
Download 7JD_Induction_2008.mp3
I was delighted with the outcome as were the pupils. See their comments below:
- I think that the podcast is a good idea and it sounds good because it takes our own opinions.
- I think the podcast is a good piece of technology because it records our voices and own opinions. You can also add music and erase bits.
- I liked making the podcast because it was really fun to make and it takes our own opinion about it all
- I think the podcast was fun because I liked making our script and you can also add music
- I enjoyed recording it. It was fun. It also came out very well. It is very funky.
- I really enjoyed making the podcast because when it was finished it sounded really, really, really good.
- I think that Induction Day is a great way to get used to your teacher and everything isn't so daunting!
- I think that Induction Day is a fun way to get to know your new class. I like the podcast because we can show what we thought.
- I thought that it was fun to do the podcast as it was something different to do.
- I think it went well and was really fun doing it
- I think the podcast went really well and I like the funky music.
- The podcast is brilliant and very creative. I can't wait to download it.
- I think it is really good. It was really fun to record ourselves and it came out really good in the end.
- I think the podcast is brilliant. It took a long time, but it was worth it.
- I really like the podcast, especially as I really like technology also. It is a great way of expressing feelings.
- I like the podcast and it's a clever way you can make the volume the same.
- I enjoyed doing the podcast, but not just for our benefit. Other children at other schools or in years to come can look at our podcast and find it is normal to be scared on the first day.
- I really enjoyed doing the podcast because we could say our opinions and listen to others. also we learnt more technology! Thanks.
- I thought that the podcast was a good idea.
- I thought it was quite cool being able to do it and put it on the internet.
- I thought it was a really fun way of telling people how you feel.
- I thought the music was funky.
- I thought the podcast was good because it was really fun to do.
- I thought it was really good and I like the music.
- I thought that it was really good. Some bits were funny and I liked the music.
- I thought the podcast was an excellent idea and it was really good.
- I thought the podcast was brilliant because it expressed our thoughts on Induction Day well.
Well done new 7JD and here is one of those scripts ...
Nice idea this Joe. Kids sound really excited and there are some great scripts in there.
Posted by: Adam | 02/07/2008 at 19:13