Podcast Script

Alright, so here is my script. It looks a little long, but I timed it, so it's good to go. I don't know how long our project is so I just put TIME LENGTH, so whatever you guys think. I think I did it right, but I'm not sure so just let me know! :)



This year we, as teachers, decided to incorporate something new into our curriculum. We decided that our students should take part in a TIME LENGTH - long project. The students will be the “experts” of this project and it will be completely run by them, within reason of course.

This project is meant to help incorporate use of technology in the classroom, and because of this we will be implementing the use of “social bookmarking and asset maps.”

Social bookmarking is a means of tagging or adding keywords the content that the students choose to bookmark on a specific website. They can then see how others have treated the same material. This will also help to organize the information that the student is collecting.

Since these will be group project, it is important for the group to know what is being brought to the table by each member. An asset map is a great way to do this. An asset map is an inventory of the material goods, strengths, and talents of the people who make up a group or team. This would organize the resources, knowledge, and skills that are found within the group. Knowing this information is a great way to start a project because the group can easily pinpoint which areas need work.

The students will be learning about local history, focusing on three specific branches which are: places we’ve built, things we’ve created, and finally dreams we’ve shared. How the students choose to create their project based on these three categories is limitless. There are multiple avenues in which the students could travel down. Using the category “places we’ve built” as an example: the students will take real- life and virtual fieldtrips visiting historical places that Kalamazoo has to offer. They will compile their notes and prior knowledge and construct a creative way to present their information to the class.