For this week's assignment, we created podcasts, podcasts specifically based off of BBC's "60 second idea to improve the world" podcasts where you have 60 seconds to present an idea that you think will improve the world. Some of these ideas were actually useful and practical while I thought some had a bit practicality to them but were somewhat comical.
My idea was to clear the world off of people who harm it, like criminals or polluters. Now, when I say "clear" bad ideas may pop up in your head but my solution was to give them a one-way ticket to an extraterrestrial trip, preferrably to mars. Unlike other punishments, this would actually keep the world safe from them and allow them to build an uncivilized civilization from scratch.
The process of creating the podcast was harder than i anticipated, it took lots of tries and recordings before I decided it was acceptable. After I was done with the voice recording I removed background noises and gaps, put everyting into a video format with images and subtitles.
This type of a activity in a classroom would allow students to express their ideas and practice their speaking skills, also familiarizing them with using multimedia in an educational setting. Though some students might struggle if they're not comfortable with recording their voices or if they don't have the resources to do so. Overall I think this could be a fine activity to do in a language classroom.
Click here to access the podcast through YouTube.
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