The only podcast I listen to is not at all educational or appropriate, however it is entertaining and keeps me up to date on news from my home town. The radio show that I listen to has helped me think of podcasts in different ways. There are formal podcasts, discussion, interviews, etc... Sixth graders would have a great time creating interviews or doing discussions, they cannot be serious enough for formal podcasts and I wouldn't want them to be!
I envision having them pick one of our SOLs and discover the "founder".
They will research the topic and find the person responsible for discovering it. Then they would research the person and conduct an interview about the person's life and how their math is useful today. So not only are they discovering the history they are also searching for real world connections. I think I am going to develop this idea into my podcast lesson plan for class! Not often I get good ideas :)
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