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Information, Media & Telecommunications - RADIO PRESENTER & PRODUCER

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From Wireless to Web: Times have changed!

 PrimaryPrimary MiddleMiddle 

CriticalAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Personal and social capabilityAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

NumeracyAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Numeracy

 

 

1. Using the following websites create a timeline of the introduction of wireless in Australia to the use of digital communications.

Learning @filmaustralia Radio in Australia - Local copy
From Wireless to Web Radio Australia

2. Select one period of time - one decade - and, create a presentation using Prezi in both pictures and sound about your selected decade.

 Prezi

3. Using Audacity [free, open source program] create a story around your decade. Select a news item or Radio play to present as an audio file in Blogger or WordPress.

Audacity


 

Let's Create a Podcast about your favourite pastime

PrimaryPrimary MiddleMiddle  High SchoolSecondary

CriticalAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

ICT Capability Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability

Personal and social capabilityAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

Literacy
Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

 

1. You are going to create a Podcast about one of your interests!

Read the following article and with a partner list all the steps you need to take. Your Podcast is to only be 10 minutes in length.

Podcast

2. You will need to script your podcast for it to sound professional and interesting to listeners. You can add sounds but you need to be careful of copyright so use Freesound.org  for your music or mystery sounds.

Freesound

3. Use Audacity to create your audio file. Get your partner to listen and suggest edits. 

Audacity

4. To make your audio file into a podcast, you need to upload it to a website - either WordPress or Blogger will let you do this.

As a pair, listen to two other podcasts. How did they stack up?

 

 

Radio Reception & Transmission (from Try Engineering.org)

PrimaryPrimary MiddleMiddle  High SchoolSecondary

Cooperative LearningCooperative Learning Activity

Lesson explores the electronics behind radio, and its impact on society. Students work in teams to build and test a radio receiver and optional transmitter from either a snap or soldering kit (depending on level and age). They review challenges encountered in the building and testing process, evaluate their results, and share observations with their class.

Students investigate:
a. a Simple Circuit
b. FM radio receiver & transmitter

 

Local Copy: Full Lesson Plan [PDF]
Local Copy Student Worksheets

 

 

 

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