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.
Our City: Sydney, Australia
Posted: May 2010The year 6 boys at The Pittwater House Schools in Sydney, Australia created this podcast called Scenic Sydney. Pittwater House is located in the Northern beaches of Sydney, Australia. The Northern Beaches are approximately 20 kilometers from downtown Sydney. Please relax and enjoy this podcast created to inform you about life in Sydney, Australia!
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Our City: East Peoria, Illinois, USA
Posted: May 2010Famous People. Sports. Entertainment. Festival of Lights. These are just some of the topics that fifth graders at Paul Bolin Elementary School explored about their home town, East Peoria, Illinois. If you want to know what a giant rooster has to do with our town, check them out!
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Our City: Santa Rosa, California, USA
Posted: May 2010Second grade students at Proctor Terrace Elementary are excited to introduce their spectacular city, Santa Rosa, set in beautiful Northern California. Students worked hard researching their city in the computer lab and writing their own scripts. To top it off they even made a book titled "How to Make a Podcast" for their families to look at while they listened to their podcast at Open House. They hope you enjoy the episode!
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Our City: Yokosuka, Japan
Posted: March 2010The Sullivans School is part of Department of Defense School Schools (D0DDS) and is located on a military base near Tokyo, Japan. Our school is named for The Five Sullivans Brothers who lost their lives during WW2. Our “City” contains many ships and submarines and most of our parents are proudly serving/supporting our country on The USS George Washington. Students in Ms. P. and Ms. D.’s second grade classes worked together to create and produce this video podcast. We hope you enjoy listening to this informative episode that shares a little of our city’s culture, interesting facts, and the exciting adventures we have experienced while living abroad in Japan.
A video podcast in the M4V format.Our City: Tucson, Arizona
Posted: January 2010This 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.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.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.”
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Our City: New York, USA
Posted: December 2009Second 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!
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Our City: Bristol, England
Posted: October 2009Three 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.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Our City: Decatur, Alabama, the USA
Posted: November 2008Third 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.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Our City: Vancouver, Canada
Posted: June 2008Grade 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!
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Our City: Millville, New Jersey, USAJ
Posted: June 2008Mrs. 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!
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Our City: Lincoln Park, Michigan the USA
Posted: June 2008The 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!
An audio podcast in MP3 format.
Whilst all the podcasts listed in this directory are selected in line with our criteria, we do strongly recommend educators that the contents of all podcasts, podcast feeds and channels are regularly auditioned to ensure that they are suitable and appropriate for the age range of the children and young people.
Friday, 10th February 2012
