SCS Audio Eagle Elementary Podcast

SCS Audio Eagle Elementary is the podcast of Southfield Christian Elementary School in Southfield, Michigan. Our broadcasts will highlight some of the exciting things that are going on in our elementary School. You can listen to our mp3 audio broadcasts online, or subscribe using iTunes which will allow you to download them onto your iPod.

Chicago 2008 Podcast

Get ready for a tour of Chicago! Our podcasting team will be your guides for this visit to the Windy City. Though pictures and sounds they will tell you about some of the exciting things you can see and do in Chicago!

Presidents on Parade Podcast

The fifth graders at Southfield Christian School have been doing research about the presidents of the United States. They used the information that they learned to write a campaign speech for their president. They also made a portrait of the president. Each podcast will let you travel back in time to learn about the issues and accomplishments of several presidents. Three episodes have been posted at the link above.

The Life of Isaac Reader's Theater

Fifth grader Meghan wrote this play about Isaac. A group of fifth graders recorded the play and our podcasting team edited the sound and added sound effects.

Grandparent's Day

In this special enhanced podcast, our podcast team pays tribute to their grandparents.

Test Tube TV - Chemical Changes

The fifth grade classes experimented with various dry and liquid substances. They observed what chemical changes happen when the two substances are combined. Listen to this episode to find out what they learned.

Best Buy Teach Grant - Our elementary school was notified in February that it had been selected to receive a $2000 grant from Best Buy! The money will be used to buy equipment which students can use to create enhanced podcasts.

Test Tube TV - Check out this lesson at the Apple Learning Interchange which features our Test Tube TV enhanced podcasting project!

Episode 28 - Psalm 139

Mrs. Veldman's second grade class wrote about how God made them special, based on Psalm 139. In this podcast some of the students share their paragraphs.

Test Tube TV - Optical Telescopes

Listen and watch as the fourth graders explain how to make a telescope.

Enhanced Podcast of the Christmas Shoes

See the pictures to go along with the stories! (Note: you will need Quicktime installed on your computer to view the stories.)

Test Tube TV - Water Cleaning Experiment

You can WATCH the fifth graders at work as they learn about water filtration in this enhanced podcast.

Enhanced Podcast - Kindergarten Trip to the Apple Orchard (9/26/07)

Join the kindergarten classes as they journey to the apple orchard. This podcast includes pictures and the voices of students as they talk about their trip. (You need to have Quicktime installed on your computer to view the podcast.)

Bonus Enhanced Chicago Trip Podcast! (8/01/07)

Now you can WATCH the Chicago Trip Podcast, enhanced with digital pictures!

AUDIO EAGLE PODCAST NEWS

On March 15, four of our podcasters joined Miss Bosch at the MACUL conference at Cobo Hall. They shared our podcast with other educators and demonstrated the equipment they use to create our podcast. While at the conference, they interviewed some teachers and recorded their personal impressions. Click here to listen to the Report from MACUL.

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SCS Audio Eagle Elementary was featured on the front page of the Southfield Community section of the Detroit Free Press on Sunday, February 11, 2007.

Reporter Melanie Scott and photographer Hugh Grannum visited with our podcast team on the morning of January 30. Our podcasters were able to explain and demonstrate how they create their podcasts.

Click here to link to the Detroit Free Press article online.

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We are excited to announce that we have received a grant from MACUL to buy equipment for a podcasting class for the 2006 school year! With these funds we have been able to purchase software, digital voice recorders, microphones, keyboards, and other equipment so that students can learn how to podcast.

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Check back to find more episodes!

Updated: June 2, 2008