Introduction
Chile: Schools closed as teachers strike for a real education reform!
Since 2006, Chileans teachers and student have been into a fighting for a better education
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Lets go deeper in the Strike! Find the more information you can in the following links.
http://santiagotimes.cl/high-school-students-and-teachers-announce-strike/
http://www.ilovechile.cl/day-two-chilean-teacher-strike-continues-indefinitely/
http://radio.uchile.cl/2015/04/16/comienza-primera-marcha-estudiantil-del-ano
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_student_protests_in_Chile
http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/student-protests-in-chile/100125/
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Task
On this WebQuest we are now going to be taking a look into what podcasts are.
What is a Podcast?
- It is a media streaming which can broadcast audio or video, with the possibility to include subtitles or notes. It can be used to give information or broadcast a live event. Can be played many times as the user wants. Nowadays, it is a very helpful tool that is really easy to share through social networks or email. There are webpages and software to create a live broadcast or record audio or video for a podcast. For example, a piece of news, a radioshow, an interview or a concert can be broadcasted via podcast and can be played many times as the listeners or viewers wants. The most common servers to broadcast this kind of streamed media are Dropbox, Google Drive and SoundCloud.
A nice example of a podcast would be this.
The term "Podcast" became popular thanks to the popularity of the iPod back in 2004, hence the prefix "pod-".
Why are we doing this?
This time we are taking a look into podcasts because as our course progresses we are going to practice our fluency and pronunciation.
Let's head to the next step! Press "Process" to continue.
Process
We are now going to be create our own podcast!
And we will do the following:
- First, you are going to look for information regarding the teacher's strike and record yourself speaking and giving your own opinion. This part should not be longer than three minutes.
- After that, you will pull out an interview with a ficticional authority who stands against the strike. This part should not be longer than three minutes.
- Finally, conclude the podcast by doing a recap on what the podcast was about and what you thought about this experience, this part should not be longer than two minutes.
How are you going to do this?
- First, you can work on your own or in pairs
- You will also have to hand in a script before recording so your teacher can give you feedback on the way you organised your ideas.
- After handing in the hand in the script for your podcast, you will be able to record yourself and your partner here
Let's head to the next step! Press "Evaluation" to continue.
Evaluation
In an effort to orientate you what is going to be evaluated during the production of your podcast, this rubric has been created for such purpose. Bigger is better.
This rubric will be used in your evaluation.
| Achievements // Points | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| The student has evidenced a personal research from external sources during his speech. | The student knows completely about the topic. | The student has enough information coming from research, but there are some vague asseverations. | The student has improvised and it is noticeable the lack of research in the process. |
| The student has accomplished with the 3-minutes range in the first part (opinion about the strike). | The student has recorded in 3:00 to 3:20 minutes. | The student has recorded in between 2:00 to 2:59 minutes. | The student has recorded less than 2:00 minutes. |
| The student has accomplished with the 3-minutes range in the second part (arguing with an authority). | The student has recorded in 3:00 to 3:20 minutes. | The student has recorded in between 2:00 to 2:59 minutes. | The student has recorded less than 2:00 minutes. |
| The student has accomplished with the 3-minutes range in the third part (recap on what was the podcast about). | The student has recorded in 3:00 to 3:20 minutes. | The student has recorded in between 2:00 to 2:59 minutes. | The student has recorded less than 2:00 minutes. |
| The student has delivered a script which reflects the structure of the podcast. | The structure is the same as in the recording, no matter what it is written. | The structure is almost the same, with 1 or 2 late-breaking additions/deletions. | The structure barely resembles the speech, with 3 or more late-breaking additions/deletions. |
Conclusion
In this WebQuest you were able:
- To know about the 2006 Chilean Strike for the education.
- To research and enrich your previous knowledge about the topic.
- To produce verbally your opinion about the Strike for Education through a podcast.
Dear student, we would like to thank you for your active participation in this great quest, we hope you can follow us in the upcoming missions.
Credits
This WebQuest was authored by Nicolás Abarca, Isaac Burgos, Nicolás Ibaceta and Abrahaam Marroquín.
Production (CC) 2015. Copyright may apply for reference material.