Student-powered podcasting: teaching for 21st-century literacy

Introduction

Section 1. Foundations

Chapter 1. Beyond Podcasting: A Paradigm Shift

Reading, Writing, Literacy, and 21st-century Literacy

Tensions and Conflicts

Cultivating Powerful Ideas

Chapter 2. The Technologies of Podcasting

What Makes a Podcast?

Syndication

Creating Audio Files

A Note on Video Podcast (Vodcast) File Formats

Getting Meta

Chapter 3. Audio Tutorials and Strategies

Audacity Tutorial for PCs (and Mács without GarageBand)

GarageBand Tutorial for Macs by Jeff Humphrey

Elements of Audio Drama

Foley Art: Creating Sound Effects

Section 2. Podcasting Units

Unit 1. I've Been Waiting for You Radio Drama

Unit 2. Readers Theater

Unit 3. The Metamorphosis: Audio Play Scripting / Kate Mazzetti

Unit 4. Shakespearean Audio Drama

Unit 5. Fanfiction

Unit 6. Character interview

Unit 7. Media Review

Unit 8. Remixing Primary Sources

Unit 9. Memoir

Unit 10. Poetry Walk Remix

Unit 11. Audio Tour

Unit 12. Foreign Language Podcasting by Lisa Bucciarelli

Unit 13. Youth Radio

Unit 14. Historical Interview

Unit 15. Citizen Journalists by Kathleen Jerome

Unit 16. Director's Cut DVD Commentary

Unit 17. Student-Run Podcasts

Appendixes

Appendix A. Legal and Ethical Considerations for Student Podcasters

Appendix B. Copyright and Fair Use Quiz for Podcasting

Appendix C. Podcasting Rules for the Classroom

Appendix D. Standards Referenced

Appendix E. Unit Worksheets