Podcast

I created a Podcast using Audacity that I can use in my job readiness classroom. For many of my students, job retention skills are not common sense. They have to learn what to do on the job, so that they do not get fired. The object of the Podcast is to help my students understand job retention skills and gain an understanding of how to prepare for their first jobs.

I created the Job Retention Podcast/(Downloadable Version) using Audacity and LAME to convert the file from an aup file to a wav file. I then used WavPad Sound Editor to convert the wav file to an mp3. I began by adding music at the beginning. I felt that 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton was a fitting song for this Podcast. I added segments of the song at the beginning and end. I wrote a script to read, but did not read it exactly as it was written. My voice didn't turn out as well as I would have liked due to my cold.

I would use this in my class when my adult students are preparing to join the workforce. This would add something different to the lessons we use in the classroom and provide support to what they are learning. It isn't necessary for all of our students to learn job retention skills, but most of them are unsure of what to do when they begin a new position. I will be able to send this to our students or post it to our classroom blog. This will enable to them listen to it on their own and then reflect on it during a group discussion. I also plan to save my Podcast to my mp3 player, so that I have it with me at all times.



NETS-T


2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:
a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress
c. customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources
d. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching