Podcasts must be between two and six minutes long.
Must include at least one reporter and one outside source: this could be a teacher, another student, a community member, or anyone to shed light on your.
Must include some element of music, sound, or other audio effect at some point.
Deadline
Feb ???
Prompts
Tell us a story about your school or community: about something that happened there — recently or in the past — that your audience should know about.
What is a moment in history that all students should learn about?
Show us both sides of a debate about an issue that's important to you.
What do you want to change about the world? What's a big change that you want to make in the future?
Explain something to us that kids understand and grown-ups don't.
INFORMATION AND STRUCTURE, 40 PERCENT: Does the podcast tell a compelling story or teach us something new and important? Is it structured in a way that makes sense and keeps listeners engaged? Can we easily follow the story you're telling or the information you're explaining? Have you spent time editing — cutting out unnecessary information or repetition and making sure the main ideas come through clearly?
PERSONALITY AND CREATIVITY, 40 PERCENT: We want to listen to this podcast and hear your voices. Do we hear the unique voices of your class and community? Does it have personality, or does it make us want to fast-forward? Does it make us laugh or cry or leave us deep in thought — feel something? That's what we're looking for.
PRODUCTION, 20 PERCENT: I'm not judging you on how fancy your equipment is and don't expect you to be an expert on recording and editing sound, but we hope you'll make an obvious attempt at a smooth, polished final product.