MPRadio

Season 3 (Episode 2)

In this episode the students were asked to reflect upon the learning opportunities that they have enjoyed during our first few weeks together. They have participated in field trips to Racing Against Drugs and You Dance, and they have created videos, podcasts, and comics using a variety of tools such as Animoto, Audacity, and Bitstrips. Their opinions are quite interesting and well thought-out.  Length: 7 minutes 30 seconds.

Music used in this episode: What’s the Attraction by Self Tort, and My Way or No Way by Smoke Ring Days

This past Thursday was our annual Curriculum Night, where parents have the opportunity to meet with teachers and listen to presentations about the learning that will take place throughout the year. A few students in our class wrote a brief commercial script welcoming parents to Curriculum Night, and then recorded their scripts for our official “audio” welcome message. They only had a few minutes to complete the entire process, and here’s what they came up with.

Curriculum Night Commercial

Music used in this commercial: Mexico (Roy Rieck)

This is the first episode created by a group of students new to MPRadio. This podcast was created in honour of a Canadian hero, Terry Fox. The students were asked why it is important to continue to celebrate Terry Fox 28 years after he ran his Marathon of Hope. Check out their responses and feel free to leave a comment! (Length of podcast: 7 min. 30 sec.)

Terry Fox podcast (Season 3 Episode 1)

Music used in this episode: Beautiful Girl, Story of My Life, Out of the Blue. All songs by Joe Colledge

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We have created this podcast message as a tribute to the mothers of our students. We hope that you enjoy your special day. Happy Mother’s Day!

Music: Water Droplets on the River and Sunshine (Aidan Keith-Hynes and Kevin MacLeod

This is Part 2 of our Light Up the World digital story presentation. We hope that you enjoy the digital stories created by the students, despite many technical difficulties with the sound fluctuations. This was our first attempt at using Photo Story 3, and the students showed significant creativity throughout the process. We hope that you will return soon as we continue to provide updates on our Light Up the World initiative.

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Note: More digital stories will be added to this post soon

We have been creating digital stories as a kick-off to our Light Up the World initiative. Our class is attempting to raise money and awareness for third world countries that are not connected to the power grid, and this episode is the first installment of a series of digital stories and podcasts that will describe our efforts.

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spread-the-word-to-end-the-word5 As part of our Making a Difference program, we recorded this episode to pledge our support for the Spread the Word to End the Word campaign. This campaign is organized by the Special Olympics, and its goal is to raise awareness and ultimately put an end to the hurtful and unacceptable use of the “R” word (retard). With this podcast we are also supporting Laura Stockman’s blog carnival as she leads the way in attempting to raise awareness for this campaign. It is through Laura’s selflessness that we became inspired to become involved with Spread the Word to End the Word. A highlight for us was getting the entire school involved by holding an assembly and signing a banner to draw attention to this issue. As a matter of fact you can hear the collective voices of our entire school population at the end of the podcast (turn your volume down because this part is quite loud!). We hope that you enjoy!

Music used in this episode: Chameleon by Jana Mashonee and Dirty Water by Fifty Nine Violets (Podsafe Music Network)

The students were told that they would be starting a unit on Conservation of Energy, and they were encouraged to explore what they already knew about the topic. Two students, Greg and Mara, really impressed me with what they submitted before we even officially began instruction on the unit. They developed a podcast and a digital story to demonstrate their previous knowledge of the subject! This was one of those moments when something special happens in class and you have to acknowledge the creativity of the students. Imagine what the students will accomplish once they actually begin to explore this topic in detail. I can’t wait!

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Music Used in this Episode: Grifter by Swampvoodoo, Leave It Behind by Kurveball (Podsafe Music Network)

making-a-difference-at-home-part-1 In Part One of our Making a Difference at Home podcast, you will hear some of the girls provide reflections on their three week action plans to contribute and make a difference in their households. This initiative turned out to be incredibly successful! Not only did the students make a conscious effort to do “something extra” at home, but they also produced so much content in class that we had to do something unprecedented: we had to create three separate podcasts just to allow their voices to be heard on this one topic! Two of these podcasts can be heard right here (Part 2 contains the boys’ reflections), and the third podcast can be listened to on our sister station, Parkland Radio. Length: Approximately 8 minutes

Music used in this episode is courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network: Last Mistake (Thrillz) and If You Want Me to Love Ya (Thrillz)

making-a-difference-at-home-part-2 This is part 2 of our Making a Difference at Home podcast. In this episode, we hear from the boys as they provide reflections on their three week action plan to make a difference in their household. Approximate time: 4 minutes

Music used in this episode was obtained from the Podsafe Music Network: Frame by Frame (The other Chris Hardy) and Dirty Water (Fifty-Nine Violets)