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=Welcome to Our New Wiki! For TYWLS 6th Graders=

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This is the start of our Podcasting Unit
**Essential questions:** How can I get people to listen to me? What do I need/want to say to the world? How is a podcast different from a written report or live presentation?

**Understandings/Guiding Questions:** What is a Podcast? What are the key elements of a Podcast? How can I create a Podcast? How can I share my academic knowledge using the Podcast format?
 * Evidence of Understanding**
 * 1) Annotated Playlist: Assignment, Sample of assignment, Annotated Playlist Rubric
 * 2) Sample Podcast Script: Assignment, Sample script, Rubric
 * 3) Final Podcast: Assignment, Podcast Rubric
 * 4) Links to and from your evidence on the class Wiki and your Youthvoices blog

**Outcomes for this Unit:** c. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning. d. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship. 1.b. select and use applications effectively and productively. c. troubleshoot systems and applications. d. transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.
 * NETS**
 * 1.Creativity and Innovation** : Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
 * 2.Communication:** b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
 * c.** develop cultural understanding and global awareness
 * 5. Digital Citizenship:** b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.
 * 6. Technology Operations and Concepts**