Announcing the Springfield School District’s 2nd Annual K-12 Podcasting Competition Winners
The 2nd Annual Podcasting Competition is a celebration of student creativity and innovation and promotes a world-wide voice through the use of technology. This year, the podcasting competition was held online and submissions represented classroom projects.
Each of the three classes highlighted for their work in the podcasting competition are receiving an iPod Nano and Mikey, an iPod recording device. Congratulations to this year's winners!
Elementary: Donna Ellickson and the Douglas Gardens 5th Graders — Food Chains & Biomes Podcast
5th grade students have been studying major land biomes and food chains. They have learned about these biomes, the organisms that live there, and how one organism depends on another for energy through the food chain.
- Tropical Rainforest — Host: Natasha; Producer: Misty; Primary Consumer: Patrick; Secondary Consumer: Bevon; Decomposer: Alexus; Food Chains: Misty & Alexus
- Grasslands — Host: Kimberly; Producer: Nakiesha; Primary Consumer: Ally; Secondary Consumer: Ashley
Decomposer: Takara; Food Chains: Kimberly & Ashley - Taiga — Host: Cole; Producer: Jacob; Primary Consumer: Levi; Secondary Consumer: Jesi; Decomposer: Desiree; Food Chains: Levi
Middle School: Rhiannon Kerr’s Thurston MS WEB Leaders: — Incoming 6th Graders Podcast
WEB (Where Everyone Belongs) Leaders were given the task to create meaningful podcasts for incoming 6th Graders to Thurston Middle School. These podcasts were to provide strategies for a successful transition to middle school for the experts. Podcasts focused on organization, supplies, communication skills, and social life.
- Talking To Your Teachers — Cassie Larson & Mikaila Riddle
- To Get A Friend — Macie Gale & Rachel Gale
- Lockers — Natalie Kronser & Kendall Curtis
High School: Ginny Hoke’s Thurston HS Lit 10 Students — ColtCast Book Trailers
The book trailer podcasts created by students during first and second trimesters were both interesting and unique. The blend of student voices, background music, and special effects made for some very intriguing podcasts. Who knows, one of these podcasts might just provoke you to pick up something new to read.
- The Silver Kiss by Annette Kurtis Klaus — Sarah Hasty
- 1984 by George Orwell — James Emery
- The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien — Holly Brown
Recognition also goes to the following teachers and their students for their excellent submissions:
- Heather Klym @ Riverbend Elementary for Read it FORWARD
- Brady Cottle @ Springfield MS for Boy of the Painted Cave — The Final Chapter
- Jil Dickison @ Springfield MS for Spanish Podcasts: Tú día en la escuela
- Rhiannon Kerr @ Thurston MS for Podcasts Future WEB Leaders
