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Article: For kids, by kids: our city podcast.
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- Social Education
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
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An eager student speaks excitedly into a microphone, "This is the Our City Podcast! I'm Sophie, a third grader at Willowdale Elementary School in Omaha, Nebraska. We're going to tell you about our outstanding city: Omaha!" Sophie continues by telling listeners that they can expect a great show--all about the place she calls home. Her audience? Other kids from around the world who listen online or on portable devices such as iPods and handheld computers.
Why Podcasting?
Sophie worked with other third graders in Mrs. Haller's class on the audio program as they were studying communities, especially their own. Instead of writing a report only the teacher ...