We, the sponsors, are challenging students to explore a civics topic by creating a podcast. The student should select a topic and personalize it. Topics are covered in the online curriculum (link). Students will examine topics by one of the following methods:
Competition: $1000.00 in prizes to the top three podcasts. $500 top prize and $250 for the 2 runners-up. The top 10 entrants will be shared on the IHEARTRADIO podcast platform.
A study published by the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement at Tufts University, divided civic engagement into three categories: civic, electoral, and political voice.[7] Scholars of youth engagement online have called for a broader interpretation of civic engagement that focuses on the purpose behind current institutions and activities and include emerging institutions and activities that achieve the same purposes.[8] These civic engagement researchers suggest that the reduction of civic life into small sets of explicitly electoral behaviors may be insufficient to describe the full spectrum of public involvement in civic life.
Measures of civic engagement[7] |
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Civic |
Electoral |
Political voice |
Community problem solving |
Regular voting |
Contacting officials |
Regular volunteering for a non-electoral organization |
Persuading others to vote |
Contacting the print media |
Active membership in a group or association |
Displaying buttons, signs, stickers |
Contacting the broadcast media |
Participation in fund-raising run/walk/ride |
Campaign contributions |
Protesting |
Other fund-raising for charity |
Volunteering for candidate or political organizations |
Email petitions |
Run for Political office |
Registering voters |
Written petitions and canvassing |
Symbolic Non-Participation |
Students can submit their podcast entries by January 10, 2021
“The practice of democracy is not passed down through our gene pool. It must be taught and learned anew by each generation of citizens.” Sandra Day O’Connor Source: icivics.com
Mobile Podcasting applications
The following article provides a brief overview of iOS and Android applications
https://www.podcastinsights.com/best-podcast-apps/
RadioPublic
No account required
Lessons in Creating a Podcast
NPR
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/15/662070097/starting-your-podcast-a-guide-for-students
Podcast Host
https://www.thepodcasthost.com/planning/how-to-start-a-podcast/
Zoom to record a Podcast
https://popuppodcasting.ca/blog/zoom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--Rm4zpB6tQ
League of Women Voters of Ohio, WOSU, SOITA, CET PBS, iHeartRadio, Vote Responsibly, The Ohio History Connection, Can’t Stop Columbus and the Ohio Council for Social Studies and Common Cause Ohio, Educational Service Centers.