Student+Podcasts

Students in the ISTC 301/501 course were assigned to make a podcast on material of their own choosing using the free program, Audacity, to record and export their files as MP3s. The students' podcasts appear on these pages along with a brief explanation of the content of the audio file.

Student Podcasts

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//**Lisa Bernstein**- ISTC 301// //I recorded the poem Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein. This poem is about preserving the innocence of children. When I was in elementary school, I always enjoyed reading poems by Shel Silverstein. Silverstein describes the place where the sidewalk ends as magical and perfect. This poem serves as a friendly reminder to me to reflect on my childhood.//

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//**Chris Stone**- ISTC 301//

//This is the speech president Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the day after the Japanese Empire launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, a U.S. Naval base in Hawaii. The speech is very moving, and is considered one of the best speeches ever given by a president of the United States. I thought this podcast would be very beneficial to students who are taking U.S. History, because from this they could see the reaction by the United States from the bombing on Pearl Harbor.//

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//This is a podcast explaining study tips that all college students, even lower grades will find useful. This was interesting to me because I have always struggled with this issue on how to correctly study, and it brought up some interesting things that I have never even thought about. The podcast is very useful and informative.//

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//**Jordan Bittner** ISTC 301// //I decided to do mine on a short story called The Sword of Peace. I chose to do this because it is a story about how there is an argument going on and there is about to be a war, but one does not want to go to war because it is bad. They figure out a way to not have a battle go on and eventually they all laugh and become friends. I thought this was good because it shows how fighting is not good and everything can be solved without a battle. It shows that it is good to get along with everyone.//

media type="file" key="flanderfields2.mp3" width="240" height="20" //**Sarah Ramirez Cross** ISTC 501// //I recorded the poem, "In Flanders Fields" which memorializes soldiers who died in World War 1. Listening to this would be a nice multimedia presentation for introducing a unit on the Great War to a social studies class.//

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//I recorded the speech given by Abraham Lincoln, at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg. I chose this speech because it is one of the most memorablein US history and represents a great turning point in our nation's history.//

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//I recorded an excerpt from Susan B. Anthony's address on women's suffrage given before her trial in 1873. I prefaced the speech with a few questions to prompt students with what to think about while listening. I imagine this would be best suited for a high school US History course.//

//**Catherine Ogden** ISTC 301// media type="file" key="Lady of Shallot ISTC.mp3" width="240" height="20" //I decided to record my podcast on my favorite poem, "The Lady of Shallot" by Tennyson. The first Anne of Green Gables movie opens up with the main character, Anne Shirley, reading this poem out loud. I first saw these movies as a little girl, and when I heard this poem I was entranced. I love the word choices and how it flows with rhyme. It talks about the Lady of Shallot and how she loves her island, but she cannot stay or else she will be cursed. This poem reminds me of my childhood and how much I love the Anne of Green Gables series.//

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 * //Julia Merchant//**

//I recorded my podcast on one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books, The Grinch who stole Christmas. I am quite the humbug myself, just like the grinch, but there is nothing like giving to others and watching their joyful smiles. Any child should learn that giving is much more rewarding then recieving.//

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 * //Tony Cipro//**

//This is a series of poems recited by me including some free form and haiku's from my classmates and I from middle school that were published in our school's// Student Expressions// book.

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 * Rachel Lipton** - ISTC 301

This is a short biography of Emily Dickinson. She is my all time favorite poet and I find her life to be very interesting even though she had minimal contact with the world beyond her house. The biography I read can be found here

media type="file" key="final_podcast.mp3" width="240" height="20" I recorded a poem by Hiam Ginot entitled I am. My special education teacher handed this poem out to each student during the first day of class. The poem describes exactly how important a teacher is in his or her student lives. The poem has become part of my personal philosophy of education
 * Jasmine Stewart**- ISTC 301