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Getting Started: What is Podcasting?
A short clip by Jamestown Elementary, Arlington, Virginia explains what a podcast is and a possible outline of the process you could use to make a podcast. Some [|questions] you may have about podcasting with answers.

What makes a good podcast?
Listen to some of the [|KPE] podcasts made by students at Pt. England School in Auckland New Zealand. As you listen, what are some of the things that you notice that make this podcast good to listen to? What would make it better? When you are ready to make your own podcast, what are some of the things you are going to be sure to do? Think about the way the two people interact and talk with each other. media type="custom" key="5090909"

Choose a topic
When 6A3 started the process of planning to make a radio station, we thought about the different types of podcasts we could include in the show. Our list so far includes things like: media type="custom" key="5090887"
 * A book recommendation similar to KPE,
 * Music made on Garageband or maybe you play an instrument and want to record it, or a combination between the two
 * Interview someone about a topic or discussion between a group of people on a topic
 * Read a story you have written with all the expression you have, turning it into a radio drama
 * Report on an event going on in your area
 * Become our tutor and teach us a phrase in Chinese
 * Sharing information on a topic
 * What other ideas do you have?

Raising the standard
Because we want to be able to share this content with a large audience, we are going to have standards that each piece of work must meet. This quality control will be carried out by the children in 6A3. Criteria around the following are in development and you should think about these when you start to plan your podcast: media type="custom" key="5090915" We really want you to help us in making a good quality product so here are some sites that might help with the different types of contributions you can make.
 * Audience. Have you thought about who is going to hear this? What do you need to do to make it suitable for your audience.
 * Voice. Can you speak clearly so everyone can hear? Are the volume levels of your voice and other noises consistent throughout your podcast?
 * Content. Is the information worth sharing? Is it good quality?
 * Book recommendation . Here is a great step by step site where an author helps you write a book review. Remember that you are going to be saying your book review and can do it with a friend. This will probably change how you write it, with questions back and forth. Remember KPE? How do you think their script looks? Another fun way to get started is to make a sandwich. Click here to find out more.
 * Garageband . Links to the Apple website where you can find clips that explain all you need to know about podcasting, making music and using Garageband. This is a lot of fun and plenty to experiment with. I suggest the podcast clip and the making a song clip. If you are designing a song, think about the music that you listen to. How many instruments do you hear? How do they go together? Do they change often or do they stay the same, repeating over and over with some minor changes now and again?
 * Interviews. Here are some tips about how to interview.
 * Chinese. What have you been learning in class lately? What is a phrase that is helpful in in Mandarin? Teach it to us. Here is an example of a podcast that teaches some simple conversational phrases in Mandarin. What do they do in order to help people learn the phrase? What would you do differently? Better?

Record, Edit, Submit.
Use the Garageband link above to learn all about recording and editing a podcast. When you are done, the last thing you need to make sure you have done is included an opening and closing to your podcast. Your opening should introduce yourself and what you are sharing with your audience today. Your closing should be a sign off, for example "that's it from the cafeteria. This is John White signing off. Now back to the studio". This will allow us to pull pieces together to create a broadcast that includes a number of pieces that fit together nicely.

In order to submit your work, go to the Share menu in Garageband. Select Export to disk and choose a place that you are going to be able to find easily. Then attach this file to an email and send it to jwilletts@hkis.edu.hk. I will then forward to the team that will review your work and give you feedback. We will let you know when your segment is going to be played or what work needs to be done on it. media type="custom" key="5090927"

Competitions
We have three competitions to start our station.

Name our radio station. We are looking for a name that represents HKIS Upper Primary. What could it be? Drop your ideas into the box located outside 6A3 on the 6th floor. The winning name will be announced January 15 and the winner will be invited to be a guest host on the newly named radio station.

Design our radio station logo. Once we have a name, we will be looking for a logo that visual represents our radio station. What symbols would best represent Upper Primary? What colors? The winning design will be used as the logo for future broadcast and will appear as the cover artwork. The winning logo will be announced January 29.

Create our radio station signature sound. We will also need a catchy intro sound. When people hear it, they will think of our radio station. See what KPE did and think what we could do. The winning sound will be the intro/ outro music of our broadcasts. This must incorporate our name, so once our name is decided we will accept submissions. Submit them just like you would submit a podcast which is described above. The winning signature sound will be announced January 29.