Multimedia Tools Lesson Idea Marie Adelman

Lesson Idea Name: A Podcast with my Favorite Characters!

Grade Level/Content Area: Kindergarten/ Language Arts

Content Standard Addressed:

ELAGSEKRL9: With prompting and support, compare and contrast the
adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.
ISTE Technology Standard Addressed: What would you like students to know and be
able to do by the end of this lesson:
ISTE Student Standard 1.6 Creative
Communicator Students should be able to successfully create
their own podcast using their own original ideas
1.6.b Original and Remixed Works along with responsibly repurposed digital
Students create original works or responsibly resources.
repurpose or remix digital resources into new
creations.
What is the student learning goal(s) for this lesson idea?

Students will create their own podcast with characters from two different books we have read in
class comparing and contrasting their experiences.

Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s):

☐ Remembering ☐ Understanding ☐ Applying √ Analyzing ☐ Evaluating √ Creating

How do you plan to implement this lesson and integrate the technology? Check all that apply:

☐ Teacher-led: There is no student voice and choice in the activities. Students are guided by the
teacher's direction and expectations. Learning activities are assigned to the
student and mostly practice based.

√ Student-Led: Students are given voice and choice in the activities. They may select the topic
of learning and/or determine the tool they will use to meet the learning goal. The
teacher facilitates the learning as the students direct their own learning processes.

☐ Problem-based (Real world problems) and/or Publishable: Students are solving problems
and completing projects to demonstrate their learning. Additionally, the projects can be shared
outside of the classroom. (Note: This objective could be reached by displaying the project on the
school’s morning newscast, posting the project to the classroom blog, presenting it to another
class, or publishing it via an outside source.)

Lesson idea implementation:

This lesson will be taught later in the year after we have read multiple books and analyzed them together in

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 Multimedia Tools Lesson Idea Marie Adelman
class. Students will be asked to think of their favorite character from one of the stories we have read in class
and remember their storyline. We can briefly review each story to refresh students’ memories. After that,
students will be asked to split into groups of three. The teacher will explain that we are going to be creating
our own podcasts and acting as characters from stories we have read. There will be one podcast host that
introduces the podcast and asks questions to prompt responses, and two characters, each from a different
story. The teacher will explain that the podcast host will ask questions about how each character is similar
and different to the other, and the guests will give a brief explanation of their story from their point of view
and answer questions from the host and the other guest.
Students will then be asked to start brainstorming with their groups about what characters they
would like to choose, who will play what part, and start thinking of what they want to say. The
teacher will provide question prompts for the host on the board and walk around the room
answering any questions students may have.
After about 10-15 minutes, students will be provided with tablets or laptops to start creating their
podcasts. The teacher will project her laptop onto the board, going over each step on how to access
the website and start setting up the podcast, stopping at each step to check that everyone is on the
right page. Then, the teacher will allow the groups 15-20 minutes to record their podcasts. They
should be relatively short, about 2-3 minutes long. Next, the teacher will project onto the board to
show students the next steps on how to add background music, create a title, and publish their
podcast, again stopping at each step and checking each student’s computer to ensure students are
not being left behind.
After each group has published their podcast, the teacher will play each podcast out loud for the
class and have a brief 2-3 minute class discussion about each podcast.
Managing student learning:
Students will be active social learners in this lesson. They will work together to create their podcasts
and be able to collaborate with and bounce ideas off their group members. In order to keep
everyone on task, there will be set time limits for each section of the activity and the teacher will be
walking around the room making sure everyone is actively participating and answering any questions
they may have.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL):
Students will be allowed to choose multiple means of engagement by choosing which story they
would like to choose from, which character they would like to play, or if they would prefer to host
the podcast rather than be a character. This gives students creative freedom and allows them to be
engaged because they are choosing a role that they are interested in and can have fun with.
Reflective Practice:
I think this lesson will be very helpful to introduce students to the idea of podcasting. Creating a
short podcast based on stories they are very familiar with will create a comfortable environment to
learn a new skill. Putting themselves in the perspective of a character and playing a role is something
that podcasting lets them explore that they don’t often have the opportunity to do. I’m looking
forward to seeing students use their creativity to act as characters and see how they interpret the
stories from different points of view.

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