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RT @ElissaNadworny: This week on @npr I have a story 8 months in the making. It’s about a kindergarten class in #Ukraine that I couldn’t le….
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RT @KarenTSteward: These talented fifth graders at Gibbs Elementary in Little Rock are working on their NPR Student Podcast Challenge entri….
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🎧 Listen to more early entries we love here for inspiration! Deadline for this year's middle/high school contest is April 28. Good luck! 5/5.
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Listen to these podcasts from middle and high school students, selected from entries submitted on or before March 3.
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Last but not least! From Paula in Seattle, a beautiful personal story on dance and how it's shaped her as a person 4/5
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Next! In Her:The Podcast, Skye and JJ offer a Black history lesson in a talk show format. We loved how they made a personal connection to a historical figure 3/5
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RT @MrsCarlsonMath: It’s my 5th year of working with students to create amazing podcasts!! Last year, we had a Top 10 Finalist!! I think we….
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NPR's podcasting resources all in one place !!!. Teachers, students or anyone who wants to make your own podcast — check out @npr_ed's Sound Advice page. You'll find tips & tricks from our very own NPR podcast producers and more ✨.
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NPR's Guide to Podcasting – everything from choosing a story to editing sound.
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For more on finding your podcasting voice, subscribe to our newsletter! Our intern @freshlyproduced will share more tips & tricks in next week's newsletter, so look out for that ➡️
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On this week's Student Podcast newsletter, intern @freshlyproduced talks with .@NPRLifeKit’s @MarielleSegarra about tips for writing for the ear. Here’s their top 3 🎙️. ✏️Use everyday words.📓 Include one idea per sentence.🗣️Keep things fresh by changing your tone.
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RT @ElissaNadworny: In the #SOTU Biden mentioned students doing their homework in Mcdonald's parking lots. The pandemic highlighted America….
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President Biden's infrastructure package includes $65 billion for improving broadband. That money could make a big difference for rural college students, who are especially disconnected.
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💡A podcast writing tip: You’re not writing an essay. You’re talking with your audience. Think about who’s listening to you (a sibling, other students, etc.), and write for them.
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Black History Month has begun! ✊🏿🔊🗓️. Tell us what Black history podcasts, speeches, music, etc. you’re listening to that we should know about.
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Here are more strategies from teachers @Morton201: . 🎧 Listening to great podcasts together.🥾 Running a podcasting bootcamp.🎤 Using recording tools like Flipgrid to have students practice pitching.🏫 Hosting a feedback panel with school community members as guest judges.
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Check out our teaching guide to get started with your class!
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Guidance on planning classroom instruction.
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Like our reporter @sequoiastweets says, once they make a podcast, students “can’t stop now. They can’t go back to essays.”.
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Listen to their 2021 finalist podcast: “Teens and Ink” ⬇️.
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Podcast like a champion! . Check out this interview with teachers at J. Sterling Morton East High School @Morton201, whose students have been in the Student Podcast Challenge finalist pool year-after-year! (THREAD) .
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To celebrate four years of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge, we highlight teachers whose students have shined.
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