$2404
This InstaGrant funds the equipment necessary to introduce an eighth grade English curriculum unit that will pair learning about investigative journalism and trends in podcasting with the ability to plan, compose and record student podcasts. Podcasting allows students to evolve their written work into a substantial and multidimensional piece of work that can be streamed or downloaded and optimized for playback on any number of devices. Students will be producing podcasts that are authentic, targeted to the Chappaqua community, employ the writer’s workshop model, and institute best practices of investigative journalism.
Michael Palmieri, Seven Bridges Middle School