Podcast: This West Chester Life - JAKE'S BAR

PODCAST PROJECT - THIS WEST CHESTER LIFE: JAKE'S BAR

1.     For our multi-modal project, we were asked to first listen to a podcast, then create our own. A podcast is like a TV show, but recorded and listened to - like the radio. Podcast are easily accessed by itunes, and other sites. The theme for our podcast was "This Is West Chester." We had to choose something unique about West Chester, interview people if necessary, or create dialogue about what our topic was so that other people could listen to it. My group chose Jake's Bar, which is a famous dive bar right in the heart of West Chester. The story behind Jake's Bar dates back to when it was opened in the 1930s - and the history of it is just amazing, not mentioning the owner, Jake, and his son, Raz. Although neither Jake or Raz wanted to be recorded for the interview, they were more then willing to tell us the history behind the bar. By using 'garageband' on the iMac computer provided by the school, we were able to piece together sounds and music we recorded, and we were also able to piece together the story we recorded from the information we received. Finally, by uploading the recording to bluefire, a website specifically for recordings, we created our podcast.

2. To collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation would be the best teaching standard that we used. There is no question that we collaborated with students, since we worked in groups. In relation to peers, we got to discuss our projects in class with our classmates and great feedback was given - whether giving ideas to help a group or proposing problems that may occur that a group may not have thought of. Because we were asked to do something that related to West Chester, interaction with our community members was a must. Furthermore, we used ipod touch devices to record and garageband on the imac computers to create our podcasts.

3.     By encouraging group work amongst my students and letting them interact with new technological devices, I believe I would be upholding this standard. Furthermore, getting my students engaged with the world that they live in, and the community in which they live, is very important. There are many ways to come up with safe, creative projects for my students where they can get to know whats happening in there community, and hopefully do something good or at least informative and interesting for other community members.


PODCAST - Jake's Bar