Our City Podcast
http://learninginhand.com/OurCity/

Learn about places from the kids who live there. Students from across the globe are invited to submit a podcast so others can learn about the place they call home.

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Our City: Tucson, Arizona
Posted: January 2010

This podcast was produced by Mr. Miller’s fifth grade class at Lulu Walker Elementary School. They are glad to introduce the “Old Pueblo," a land of beautiful cactus and magnificent sunsets, to their listeners.

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Our City: Doha, Qatar
Posted: January 2010

“We welcome you to our podcast about Fantastic Qatar. Four students from grade four at Qatar Academy, Doha have put together a podcast that we would like to share with others, including you! Special thanks to Mr. Paterson and Mr. Kanabar who helped us put together this podcast.”

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Our City: New York, NY
Posted: December 2009

Second grade classes at PS 112M did an inquiry study on New York City. They read books and did research online to find out the answers to their questions. They also went on a trip to the Staten Island Ferry, Museum of Natural History and will go to the Transit Museum and other trips in the future. Ms. Jennie showed students pictures that she took around the city. She likes to take pictures of interesting things and places she sees as she travels around. In Technology class each student created their own PowerPoint presentations about NYC. They inserted the pictures Ms. Jennie took into our slides. Students also found pictures online from Google images. They created this podcast just for you so that you too will know interesting facts about our exciting city! They had so much fun learning about NYC and hope you enjoy their episode!

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Our City: Bristol, England
Posted: October 2009

Three Year 6 pupils from Lower Fields Primary School in Bradford were part of an after school Podcasting Club run by Mrs. Davy. Lily, Rochelle, and Lucy were given the opportunity to research, write a script, record and edit a podcast about their city. They were proud of all the things Bradford has to offer and decided to call it "Beautiful, Brilliant, Bradford." The music was also chosen to suit the recording. They hope you enjoy the podcast as much as they enjoyed making it.

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Our City: Decatur, Alabama, the USA
Posted: November 2008

Third graders at Leon Sheffield Elementary School recently finished an International Baccalaureate study of Communities. As an ending activity some students volunteered to stay after school to learn more about their city and create this episode. They researched the city using the Internet and wrote their own scripts for the podcast. They were helped by a third grade teacher, Mrs. Carol Davis, and a fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Vicki Williams.

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Our City: Vancouver, Canada
Posted: June 2008

Grade 5 students in Ms. Kenon's class from David Lloyd George Elementary researched and explored their city to put this episode together. They learned a ton about their city in the process and are very proud to share their city with everyone. Hope you enjoy!

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Our City: Millville, New Jersey, USAJ
Posted: June 2008

Mrs. Marybeth Owens’ first grade students at Holly Heights Elementary School enjoyed creating this podcast with the help of Mrs. Carmelita Graham, our district’s technology trainer. This project-based learning experience included a classroom visit from Mrs. Mimi Peterson, a member of Millville’s historical society, classroom discussions about landmarks in the city and the history of the city, and student visits to some of the city’s landmarks with their parents. Each student chose the segment that they would be interested in talking about in this episode. The students also did research at home with their parents and brought back to school artifacts, pictures, and documents that would help the class prepare to create this podcast. They hope that you enjoy listening as much as the they enjoyed creating the episode!

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Our City: Lincoln Park, Michigan the USA
Posted: June 2008

The seventh grade students in the Multi-Media Applications class at Lincoln Park Middle School, along with their teacher/media specialist Ms. Noble, are excited to introduce you to lovely Lincoln Park, Michigan. Located south of Detroit, Lincoln Park is a fun place to live and they hope you enjoy learning about their hometown!

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Our City: Waterloo. Iowa the USA
Posted: May 2008

The fifth grade class at Sacred Heart Catholic School has created an episode showcasing all that Waterloo, Iowa has to offer. With the assistance of their homeroom teacher, Mrs. Dee Berry, and their technology coordinator, Mrs. Jodi Bauler, students took their own pictures, researched information, and recorded their episode on GarageBand. They hope you enjoy learning more about Waterloo and visit soon!

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Our City: Kansas City the USA
Posted: May 2008

The fourth grade Enhanced Learning students at Highlands Elementary created this podcast episode based on the best that the Kansas City Metropolitan Area has to offer. Located in the “Heart of America”, Kansas City is a great place to live and work. Students researched the topics, wrote their own scripts and recorded and edited their work using GarageBand on an iMac. They hope you enjoy learning about their home town.

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Our City: Maddock, North Dakota the USA
Posted: May 2008

This episode is created and produced by the Electronic Communications class at Maddock Public High School in Maddock, North Dakota. The seven seniors are students of Mrs. Flo Kallenbach. They are anxious for graduation, but wanted to share tidbits about Maddock before they go out into the real world.

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Our City: Spartanburg, South Carolina the USA
Posted: May 2008

The kids of the Chapman Elementary School morning and after-school book clubs have created a podcast about Spartanburg, South Carolina with the help of Mrs. Buice, the 5th grade teacher, and Mrs. Bruce, the media specialist. They are going to tell you all why Spartanburg is so sweet! They worked on this a lot, and they hope you enjoy it!

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Our City: Bend, Oregan the USA
Posted: May 2008

This episode is called "Butte-Full Bend" and was created by fourth and fifth grade students in Miss Lundstrom's class at Buckingham Elementary School. Listen and you will learn many wonderful things about Bend, including opportunities to snowboard at Mt. Bachelor, fish or float on the Deschutes River, and listen to music in parks. Enjoy the show!

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Our City: Chillicothe, Illinois, the USA
Posted: May 2008

The sixth grade students at St. Edward Catholic School and Preschool are excited to introduce their charming town of Chillicothe, which is located in Central Illinois along the banks of the Illinois River. Students have spend time in the computer lab researching many aspects of their town. Listen to their episode and you'll discover why they love Chillicothe!

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Our City: Mesick, Michigan, the USA
Posted: April 2008

Eighth grade students in Mrs. Shermak's 8th grade computer enrichment class at Mesick Middle School are happy to introduce to you the village of Mesick, Michigan located in the northern part of the lower peninsula, just south of Traverse City. Students worked together to research all the things that make Mesick such a great place to live and visit. In this episode you will hear about the history, landmarks, weather, and much more that makes Mesick such a great community!