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Final Project: Podcasting Fireside Chats for the Great Depression


 * Objective**: SWBAT analyze the events of the Great Depression. Working collaboratively, they will compose and record podcast “Fireside Chats” to answer nine specific areas addressed in the text about the Great Depression.

Handouts:
 * Materials:** This assignment will require the use of the text, __Creating America__, a laptop computer with audacity freeware and a microphone, and access to a website. For this lesson, “rockinrevolution.pbwiki.com” will be used to upload and podcast the final product.
 * 1) Nine questions
 * 2) Day by Day direction
 * 3) Wiki name
 * 4) Podcasting Directions
 * 5) Wiki to iPod” directions.


 * Standards:**
 * __NETS – T__
 * II. Planning and designing learning environments and experiences: A, C, E.
 * III. Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum: A, B, C, and D.


 * Steps:**


 * 1) Students will be introduced the lesson concept, provided the handouts # 1-3, and divided into pre-assigned groups.
 * 2) Days 2 (Tuesday) – 4 (Thursday), students will follow the “Day by Day” direction handout to work independently of the teacher in their respective groups.
 * 3) Day 5 (Friday) Hand out the “Podcasting” and “Wiki to iPod” Directions. Students will go in groups to the recording room (neighboring empty classroom) to record their podcasts. While groups are recording, remaining groups will be rehearsing their podcast, writing a brief description of their podcast with the question, and in time remaining, working on the evenings homework assignment.
 * 4) Following the podcast class, teacher will upload the saved podcasts and the written description to the rockinrevolution wiki.

Name: __

Group:

Fireside PodChats:

These Fireside PodChats will be uploaded to our wiki at [|http://rockinrevolution.pbwiki.com] and used to study the Great Depression and review for the final. Circle the number of your assigned chat and fill in your group members’ names above.


 * 1) The causes that led to the crash and Great Depression. Discuss buying on margin, panic selling, and how the Great Depression compared to previous panics.
 * 2) Review President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s (FDR) immediate steps and his plans for the “new deal” that he offered Americans. Include the events of the Hundred Days and their significance in the changing format of government at that time in history.
 * 3) Describe the New Deal programs and explain their impact at that time in history.
 * 4) Explain the Second New Deal and discuss FDR’s fight with the Supreme Court. Include his “court-packing” bill.
 * 5) Discuss life during the Dust Bowl. Include unions, people relocating – where and why, and what they did for entertainment. Also, the impact that entertainment had at that time.
 * 6) Tell listeners about the AFL and CIO. Discuss the similarities and differences. Include how and why the New Deal strengthened unions.
 * 7) How did FDR’s leadership promote democracy? What was the difference between his leadership style and that of past presidents? What were other nations doing during this time frame in history?
 * 8) What New Deal programs are still in effect today? How do they impact your lives?
 * 9) How do political beliefs of liberals and conservatives on the role of government tend to differ? Discuss the concern about social security today.

Name: __

Day by Day directions for Fireside PodChats:

Tuesday


 * 1) After getting together in your group, brainstorm how you would like to format your Fireside PodChat. This is where you can be creative. Do you want to do a news broadcast, chat over the “back fence” with neighbors, or make a play with different characters?
 * 2) Discuss this idea today, tell me your plans and choose your roles.
 * 3) Tonight’s homework is on the handout and website.

Wednesday


 * 1) Get together in your groups right away today. Start writing your script. The final copy of this must be typed so I can upload your script to our wiki. This may mean saving to a USB drive or emailing your part of the script home and back to school. Let me know if you need help with this. Floppies can work…but they really aren’t the best option.
 * 2) Tonight’s homework is on the handout and website

Thursday


 * 1) Today you are going to continue your script by merging all of the parts together.
 * 2) After the script is done being merged save the complete script to one of your servers and print a copy for each group member and a copy for me.
 * 3) Write the name of the person whose server it is in on the top of the page of my copy and hand it in. I will upload the script to our wiki.
 * 4) Review it and read it through as a group (see me to decide where you will do this).
 * 5) If this is finished at the end of today’s class – there is no homework tonight.

Friday


 * 1) If you need more time for your script, work on that today. If it is finished then we will podcast.
 * 2) You will be doing all of the recording work; I will upload the final copies. We only have two computers, so if you are not podcasting, you will be running through your script.
 * 3) Directions for podcasting will be handed out today.


 * Section 3 – 3rd trimester ||
 * Real Name || Wiki Name ||

Podcasting:


 * 1) One member of your group clicks the red circle on the audacity recorder to allow 4 – 5 seconds of silent recording. Press the pause circle (blue lines) after 5 seconds.


 * 1) When everyone is ready to record, stand in a circle with your script in one hand.


 * 1) One group member clicks the pause button. This will start the recording. Another group member holds the microphone. When each person speaks, hold the microphone about an inch or two from the speaker. This will make sure that the volume is loud enough.


 * 1) Press the yellow stop button when your recording is finished.


 * 1) Click: File>export as MP3>name it Podchat# (# is the number of your question)>save


 * 1) In the Edit the ID3 tags for the MP3 box:

Click OK
 * 1) Title = Fireside Podchat # (your question #)
 * 2) Artist = Mrs. W’s class
 * 3) Genre = other


 * 1) Check the desktop to make sure it is saved and you are done.

Groups for Fireside PodChats:

3 || Audrey Martin Bridget || 3 || Katie K Stephen Trevor || 4 || Erin Peter Maxine Clay || 4 || Katherine Austin Caroline Ryan || 3 || Katie S Jimmy Kendall ||
 * Section 3 ||  ||
 * Question 1
 * Question 2
 * Question 3
 * Question 4
 * Question 5

3 || Nina Chris Tara M || 4 || Alex Alex Andrea Alex || 4 || Jen Eva Maddie Nicole || Kalli Evan Alex ||
 * Section 4 ||  ||
 * Question 6
 * Question 7
 * Question 8
 * Question 9 || Tara