Students tend to have trouble speaking at an appropriate volume and speed. The volunteers can coach students to do better. We’ve had adult volunteers take students in the hallway to listen to them practice what they will say in the podcast. It’s really helpful for students to practice what they are going to say out loud to others. This way everyone is involved, the podcast gets the best segments, and the recording will be an appropriate length. The teacher and students then select which segments should be included in the podcast. Then the pairs present the segments to the entire class. For Radio WillowWeb, some teachers have everyone pair up in class. If your podcast is involving an entire classroom of students, the teacher should find ways to involve everyone in preproduction. With Radio WillowWeb, we try to keep our podcasts around 8 minutes long, which seems to work well for our audience of kids. This will be based on your content and audience. When planning, consider the length of your podcast. Segment Planning Booklet (opens in a new window): Download the planning sheets used for Radio WillowWeb. Who will actually be heard in the recording? Should you have a host? What segments do you plan for the show? In preproduction, you must also decide upon the format for the podcast. Who will listen to the podcast? Is it everyone in the school? Is it parents? Is it students in another state or another grade level? Determining who exactly is the audience should help focus the podcast. Students need to keep their audience in mind. In fact, I’ve found in creating Radio WillowWeb (opens in a new window) that preproduction takes over three-quarters of the time to produce a podcast. Before students even think of stepping up to the microphone, much planning must be done.
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