20. Class Unit Podcast Segments Focus on the laws or legislators in the unit. This can include bills, amendments, or the people in Congress who make up the legislature Legislative Historian Focus on one person in the unit who has changes history. Talk about their achievements and impact on society Biographer Focus on the economy in the unit. This can include panics and depression, the economic impact of historical events or legislation or someone who changes the economy Economic Historian Focus on how the government interacted with other nations during the time period we are studying. This can include treaties, agreements, ambassadors, or conflicts Diplomatic Historian Focus on the changes going on in society based on the current unit. This can include the changing roles of individuals, specific groups or classes, or the role of government Social Historian Pick a president from the unit and focus on how he affected history. Presidential Historian
21. Class Unit Podcast Segments Responsible for sewing together all the podcasts segments – creating intro and outro segments, adding transitions and music, and crediting contributors Producer Focus on one important primary document from the period, give the author, explain the purpose of the document, summarize the document, and inform the audience on the document’s importance Primary Document Historian Focus on one invention of the time period, explain what it is, how it works, and what impact it had on society Technological Historian Look for the root words of a particular vocabulary word, give the definition of the word, discuss its significance for the time period, and provide 1 synonym and antonym Etymologist Focus on a piece of literary work and its impact. This can include authors, letters, newspapers, and books Literary Historian Pick a legal case or Supreme Court justice and discuss the importance of the decision or person Supreme Court Historian
44. Step 1 Record your voice by clicking the red record button and speaking into the microphone Step 2 When you are finished recording press the yellow stop button Step 3 Rewind and listen to your recording by pressing the purple rewind key and green play key
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53. Step 5 Time to add additional audio if desired. After you have downloaded your audio file, simply drag and drop your audio file in or click “Project” “Import Audio” and search for your file. Note, some files are in stereo and will show up as 2 different audio lines
54. Step 6 You can shift your audio and sound effects to the desired location, by using the Time Shift Tool Button
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58. Step 7 If you want to save your project and continue working later, click “File” “Save Project” If you are finished, it is time to “Export As MP3”
64. Podcasting Resources The district has an account for each teacher with the following website: http://www.atomiclearning.com Check this site for tutorials for Audacity, including any software updates.
65. A special thanks to Jennifer Dorman for allowing me to borrow freely from her extensive work in podcasting and in all things technology.
