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=Mission=

The mission of McDevitt Middle School's **7th Period Podcast** is for students and teachers to develop their technology skills and to create a global learning environment that uses technology to share information with members of the Waltham Public Schools community and beyond.

=Podcast Team=

Lucy Clerkin, Library Teacher Peggy Keohane, Instructional Technology Specialist Kevin Coyne, Music Teacher Laura Scalese, 8th Grade English Language Arts Teacher Ryan Hanlon, 8th Grade Social Studies Teacher

=Order of events for Podcast 1= =Order of events for Podcast 2=
 * Introduction: Two cohosts give a brief overview and welcome
 * Book Review: Students will follow a scripted book review that will follow 8th grade [|reading benchmark] guidelines
 * FA/PA piece:
 * Major Subject piece:
 * PSA: Internet Safety Message
 * Joke of the week
 * Commercials: short announcements of events at McDevitt in the form of a commercial or jingle
 * Closing: Two cohosts
 * Opening Statements: Two cohosts
 * Book Review
 * Sports Piece
 * Report on Grammy Awards
 * PSA ( Public Service Announcement) Internet Safety Tip
 * Top Ten most influential people in Roman empire
 * Math Trivia
 * Results of Book vs Movie contest
 * Closing: Two Cohosts
 * McDevitt Rap Piece

Order of events for Podcast 3
=Participants= At this time limited to Grade 8 Cohosts work on podcast for 2-3 broadcasts, after their on air work is done they will work with the new cohosts that are taking their place. =Permission Slips=
 * Opening Statements: Two cohosts
 * Book Review
 * Stargazing
 * Restaurant Review
 * PSA ( Public Service Announcement) Internet Safety Tip
 * Interview
 * Math Trivia
 * Feb 29 Birthday
 * Joke
 * Closing: Two Cohosts

=Massachusetts Recommended 6-8 Technology Literacy Standards Addressed= 1.6 Multimedia and Software Applications G6-8: 1.61 Create a multimedia presentation using various media as appropriate (e.g. audio, video, animations, etc.). G6-8: 2.13 Explain fair use guidelines for using copyrighted materials (e.g. images, music, video, text) in school projects. G6-8: 2.23 Explain how technology can support communication and collaboration, personal and professional productivity, and lifelong learning. G6-8: 3.31 Plan, design, and develop a multimedia product to effectively present research findings and creative ideas, citing sources. G6-8: 3.33 Use a variety of telecommunication tools (e.g., e-mail, discussion groups, web pages, blogs, web conferences) to collaborate and communicate with peers, experts, and other audiences (at district’s discretion).
 * 2.1 Ethics**
 * 3.3 Communications**