Y5 What is a podcast?

  1. Listen to an example podcast, eg scientist.
  2. Notice two layers – speech and background. Notice sections. Are these done at the same time?
  3. Look at list of files from eg Ganges river podcast.
  4. Open up in audacity and tinker…
  5. OR explore Audacity by recording sound and exploring effects, deleting, cut/paste

Success steps

  • take part in discussion about podcasts
  • open Audacity
  • find a folder
  • open a sound file
  • select sound clips
  • explore effects; record sound

Next time

We are going to make a class podcast, each group/pair presenting some info on a topic eg space. Next week we will prep script. Look at audio colour level