Podcast Project Plan

Title: TELL IT TO THE WORLD

Main objective: During the semester, each week participants summarize

graded-reader books read in their extensive reading sessions.

Level: Intermediate

Class type: adults

Aim: summarize graded readers

Activity focus: reading-speaking

Time: Max 3 minutes

Material: Computer with access to Internet / Headphones

Procedure:
1.Teacher tells students they will record a graded reader book summary each
week using Podomatic.
2. Student signs up to Podomatic.
3. Student creates a blog in Blogger.
4. Teacher shows participants how to record using Podomatic.
5. Teacher shows how to write a reply to a Podomatic audio.
6. Teacher shows how to create an About me page in Blogger.
7. Teacher shows how to embed audio files in Blogger.
8. Student records his/her summary in spanish each week.
9. Student embeds podcasts in his/her blog.
10 Student chooses a classmate and listens to his/her recordin and write
comments or questions in their classmate´s blog each week.
11.Teacher creates an account in Bloglines to add students´URLs and
visit this site to receive updates. He/She can also embed the
Bloglines code or URL to add it to the blog sidebar. This will allow
everybody to check for updates.
12. At the end of the semester, teacher chooses 2 recordings at
random and evaluate them using a rubric.
13. At the end of the semester, student chooses one recorded report and
evaluates himself/herself using a rubric.

Mendoza, Miguel (2011). Podcasting for the ESL-EFL classroom Session. EVO 2011.