Podcast Lesson 2

• Computing
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Making a Podcast

What is the general election?

KO: create and produce a political podcast 

Outcomes

1. Remembering: Students will list key political party positions and the main issues discussed in their podcast.

2. Understanding: Students will explain the significance of their political party's stance on various issues and how these stances compare to those of other parties.

3. Creating: Students will produce and edit a cohesive and engaging podcast that effectively communicates their party's positions and addresses key political issues.

I like speaking in public...

Strongly Agree

Agree

Mehh

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Pick the podcast leaders - ideally you want to have a podcast leader and 5 politicians, although you may need to make smaller groups.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Meet the 6 future super stars of YouTube

These amazing humans are going to be your podcast leaders!

What do I believe in...

Lowering Immigration

Rights of Students

Paying Less Tax

Building Relationship with our European Neighbours

Environmental Concerns

Meet the Candidates

You have now been assigned a party. This activity works best where you have a candidate from each party and one podcast leader.

(The teacher should split the class into groups now)

You should sit with your group for this task.

Topics to be Covered in the Podcast

Topic 1 - Is immigration a good or bad thing for the UK (people moving from another country for a better paid job / does this cause more pressure on our public services, or put more tax income in the economy)?

Topic 2 - Do we want lower taxes or have better public sevices in the UK (do you want cleaner streets / better hospitals or pay)?

Topic 3 - Should workers have more rights in the UK (for example more paid holidays / be able to work from home)?

Topic 4 - Should the UK rejoin the European Union (has BREXIT been a success, or do we need to reconsider our position)?

Topic 5 - Should climate change be considered an emergency(should governments be investing in green low carbon technologies, or would the money be better invested in public services? 

OPEN THIS > Document showcasing the parties main principles

Click the links to watch the videos on the topics - you can also research your topics on Google.

You should save the key facts in a PowerPoint - you will have this open during the podcast - so gather the facts that you want to debate.

Podcast task

Only the Podcast Leader needs to create an account (they will send a link to the other members) - Open the following link:

IMPORTANT - Do not login with Google, as it will not work! Instead signup with email (use your school email).

https://riverside.fm/

Email Link

The podcast leader now needs to email the podcast link to the other members of the group - Go to office.com and open your school email. The podcast leader will need to copy the link to an email and forward it to all of the group members.

Setup Desktop for Debate

Open your research document up from the previous lesson (I recommend splitting the screen so you can see the podcast window and your notes at the same time.

Podcast leader needs to ensure that all contributers are in the podcast before starting.

Start the Debate

You must adhere to the following rules during the debate:

1.  Speaking Time - A speaker should not speak for more than 1 minute at a time continuously - the podcast leader will stop your input, if you go over this time.
2. Questions - The podcast leader will ask a question and then each contributer will get a chance to respond. The podcast leader can then come back and ask follow up questions to the contributers responses after everyone has responded.
3. Conduct - Contributers must ensure that their responses are appropriate and meet our school expectations. Inappropriate responses will result in being removed from the debate. 

Podcast Leaders should now click the "Record Button". They should introduce the debate, explaining about the General Election and the purpose of the debate. They should then ask their first question, allow responses and then give follow up questions.