The Buzz
Podcast Team
2024-2025
Monthly News Team: Annalise Lavender, Sara Beth Walker, and Rowan Miller
'Sader Sessions: Ford Collins and Anna Hathorn
Where in the SchoolGrayton Walsh and Sophia Morris
The Bright Side of the Story: Antonina Karam and Griffin Paine
KidCast Polls: Lucy Caroline Ridgway and Ellen Stutzman
Session 1
9/26
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Welcome
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Expectations for the team
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Distribute Folders
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Assign News Teams and discuss job duties
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WK - Open a Google Doc and entitle it Session 1 - Make notes on upcoming events around the school
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SS - Open up a Google Doc and brainstorm people you would like to interview. Let's start with a teacher or administrator
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MM - Open up a Google Doc and created a list of fun questions to ask students and faculty around the school
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GN - Open up a Google Doc and begin to research online kid-friendly news stories across the world. Make notes and save links of article found to go back to and paraphrase for a story.
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KCP - Open up a Google Doc and brainstorm fun topics/grade levels to poll the school.
Session 2
10/3
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WK - Record Week 1 Podcast
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SS - Submit proposals for interviewees and line of questioning
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MM - Submit questions. Choose a question for 1st MMM. Choose who will speak and who will film in the first session. You will flip it next session. Go get a few clips from students and teachers around school. May need to question and film some throughout the week on the playground, in the lunchroom, in the gym, etc. Be sure to get some teachers too.
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GN - Decide on two stories for our fist Global News Report. Begin to write the newscast.
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KCP - Start to work on the Google Form for our first KidCast Poll. Put together the survey. Add Mrs. Brister as Editor so she can send form out to students.
Session 3
10/10
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WK - Record Week 2 Podcast
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SS - Practice interview on video and make adjustments
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MM - Go get a few more clips from students and teachers around school. May need to question and film some throughout the week on the playground, in the lunchroom, in the gym, etc. Be sure to get some teachers too.
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GN - Complete writing the two Global News stories and rehearse reading them.
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KCP - Complete the survey. Be sure to add Mrs. Brister as Editor so she can send form out to students.
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Session 4
10/17
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WK - Record Weekly Podcast
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SS - Practice interview on video and make adjustments
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MM - Go get a few more clips from students and teachers around school. May need to question and film some throughout the week on the playground, in the lunchroom, in the gym, etc. Be sure to get some teachers too.
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GN - Complete writing the two Global News stories and rehearse reading them.
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KCP - Complete the survey. Be sure to add Mrs. Brister as Editor so she can send form out to students.
Session 5
10/23
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WK - Record Weekly Podcast
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SS - Practice interview on video and make adjustments
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MM - Go get a few more clips from students and teachers around school. May need to question and film some throughout the week on the playground, in the lunchroom, in the gym, etc. Be sure to get some teachers too.
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GN - Complete writing the two Global News stories and rehearse reading them.
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KCP - Complete the survey. Be sure to add Mrs. Brister as Editor so she can send form out to students.
Session 6
10/31
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MN - Record for November
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SS - Practice interview on video and make adjustments
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MM - Go get a few more clips from students and teachers around school. May need to question and film some throughout the week on the playground, in the lunchroom, in the gym, etc. Be sure to get some teachers too.
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GN - Record Antonina's Global News
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KCP - Record survey results.
Session 7
11/7
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MN - Work on December's News - Start with the school calendar and build out from there.
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SS - Record interview with Mr. Smith
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WITS - Go out and take pictures around the school.
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TBSOTS - Work on November's stories - Be sure to keep it positive and encouraging!
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KCP - Think of new poll - Perhaps "Thanksgiving" themed.
Session 8
11/14
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MN - Work on December's News - Start with the school calendar and build out from there.
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SS - Record interview with Mr. Smith
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WITS - Go out and take pictures around the school.
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TBSOTS - Work on November's stories - Be sure to keep it positive and encouraging!
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KCP - Think of new poll - Perhaps "Thanksgiving" themed.
Session 9
11/21
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MN - Finalize December's News - Start with the school calendar and build out from there.
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SS - Practice interview questions for Sarah Moss.
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WITS - Go out and take pictures around the school.
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TBSOTS - Finalize December's stories - Be sure to keep it positive and encouraging!
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KCP - Think of new poll - Perhaps "Christmas" themed.
Session 10
12/5
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MN - Record December's News
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SS - Practice interview questions for Sarah Moss.
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WITS - Go out and take pictures around the school.
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TBSOTS - Record December's stories - Be sure to keep it positive and encouraging!
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KCP - Think of new poll - Perhaps "New Year's" themed.
Session 11
12/12
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MN - Begin putting together January's news; start with the school calendar on fpds.org
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SS - Record 'Sader Sessions with Coach Moss
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TBSOTS - Record Antonina's story. Be sure to keep it positive and encouraging!
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KCP - Record KidCast Poll's results. Did not get to do! Ellen and Lucy C were out.
Discuss roles for spring semester!
New Roles for second semester: Monthly News: Ellen Stutzman, Antonina Karam, and Anna Hathorn
'Sader Sessions: Sara Beth Walker and Annalise Lavender
KidCast Polls: Ford Collins and Grayton Walsh
The Bright Side of the Story: Griffin Paine and Sophia Morris
Where in the School: Rowan Miller and Lucy Caroline Ridgeway
Session 12
1/9
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MN - Record Monthly News Cast
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SS - Record 'Sader Sessions interview with Coach Moss
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TBSOTS - Record Antonina's story. Be sure to keep it positive and encouraging!
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WITS - Create
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KCP - Record KidCast Poll's results with Ellen and Lucy Caroline