Portable Radiohttp://portableradio.edublogs.org
This is a podcast made by students in grades 5 and 6. Since our classes are in the portables, we thought the name, 'Portable Radio' would be a great name for our show. Our school, A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School, is located in Stittsville, Ontario, Canada. We are a part of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board.
Season 4 Episode 2
Posted: February 2010
In this episode:
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Egg protector speeches: Greg, Ryan, Calysta, Katie, Kayla, Sydney
Mont Cascades: Lauren
Rocks and Minerals: Caitlin
Don’t Say it! – game played by Katherine, Charlie and Maxim
How to play freeze tag: Dylan
Station IDs: Greg and Alex
How to play Man Hunt: Cameron
How I Moved my Little Brother off the Couch: Emily
How to move Devin’s Brother off the Couch: Devin, Keegan
How to Move Talia’s Sister off the Couch: Talia
How to Get My Brother off the Laptop: Dillon
Ballad for a Green Alien: performed by Sheridan
Blue’s Smile: performed by Maggie
Season 4 #5
Posted: January 2010
This week Apple computers is announcing a new computer tablet. One of the features of this new device is that you can download books. There are already other devices like the Kindle that let you do that. In our class we read hard back and paper back books but we also use audio books and digital books. We were wondering if paper books will disappear in the future and be entirely replaced by computer books or if people will still want to have traditional books.
Season 4 CBC Version
Posted: December 2009
Congratulations to the students from Mr. Baird’s class and my class who came to school yesterday. Your P.O.V. on closing schools on snow days was aired this morning on CBC radio’s Ottawa Morning.
Season 4 #1
Posted: December 2009
Today was a snow day and all the buses were canceled. The schools remained open. The students who were able to come to school today (Mr. Baird’s Grade 4/5 class and Mr. Toft’s Grade 5s) decided to put together a P.O.V. giving their opinion as to whether schools should be open on snow days.
Season 4 Episode 3
Posted: October 2009
In today’s news we learned that the chief medical officer for Canada’s Olympic team wants our athletes to get the H1N1 vaccination sooner than everyone else. Canada’s Public Health Agency disagrees, saying that the athletes do not need any special treatment. Here’s what Mr. Toft’s students have to say about this story.
Season 4 Episode 1
Posted: September 2009
Portable Radio is even more “portable” this year. We have three classes involved in this project: Mrs. Smith’s Grade 5 class at South March Public School in Kanata, Mr. Toft’s Grade 5 and Mr. Baird’s 4/5 classes are both at A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary in Stittsville, Ontario. All three classes are part of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board.
Episode 7 Season 3
Posted: March 2009
You may have already listened to Adrianna, Chelsea and Sarah when they were interviewed by CBC radio, or when they interviewed Daniel Cook. In this episode, the girls share their thoughts as they prepare for both interviews. There is also an interview with Karla Hilton, the producer of Ottawa Morning.
Portable Radio kids interview Daniel Cook
Posted: February 2009
CBC’s Ottawa Morning aired the interview with Daniel Cook today. Congratulations, Sarah, Chelsea and Adrianna, on getting a quality interview on the air!
Portable Radio kids interviewed on CBC Radio!
Posted: February 2009
February 13, 2009: At about 8:20 this morning Portable Radio’s Adrianna, Sarah and Chelsea were interviewed by CBC Radio’s Ottawa Morning host Hallie Cotnam. Ottawa Morning has asked them to interview Daniel Cook tomorrow and Hallie brought them into the studios to find out how the preparations for the interview are going. Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith were very proud of how the girls handled their interview and wish them the best of luck for tomorrow! Ottawa Morning will air the interview with Daniel Cook on Tuesday, February 17. We’ll let you know the exact time as soon as possible.
Episode 6 Season 3
Posted: February 2009
What you will hear:
- Candy and Why We Shouldn’t Have it – Grace, Brittany, Shelby
- Why We Do or Don’t Need Libraries – Mark, Spencer, Mitchell K., Andrew F.
- Valentine’s Day – Emily, Olivia
- How to Speak Korean – Jamie
- Do We Need School – Jessica, Mohamud, Eric
- Hockey Fights – 19, Sarah, Nolan, Mitchell H.
- Bullies – Chelsea, Karine, Olivia, Savannah, Emily
- Are Parents Too Strict? – Andrew E., Katie, Elliot, Mitchell
Episode 5 Season 3
Posted: December 2008
What you will hear….
- Joke time with Stefan and Isaiah
- Christmas traditions with Taylor and Haley
- Sun or Snow with Taylor and Maggie
- More Christmas traditions with Madison, Megan, Maggie and Jamie
Episode 4 Season 3
Posted: December 2008
Here’s what is in our fourth episode this season:
- Another song composed by 5NT and 5/6JS
- Would You Rather? by Grace and Brittany
- Why Nature is Important by Karine and Chelsea
- Turtles by Duncan
- Teachers’ Favourite Subjects by Katie and Shelby
- Sports by Mohamud and Spencer
- I Am From Poetry by Nolan, Devyn, Emily, Mitchell K., Mark and Jessica
- I Can’t Write a Poem poems by Savannah and Aiden
- Sounds from the last few minutes of school before the start Christmas holidays
Second chances
Posted: December 2008
With the new year almost here, the kids from Portable Radio have been thinking about second chances. Should we get them? Are they important? Here are our opinions.
As heard on CBC radio
Posted: December 2008
Four students in Grade 5NT worked very hard to pull this off. From 12:15 to 1:00 they worked together to write a script, rehearse and record their opinion on the jersey/sweater “debate”. Then, Mr. Toft mixed in the POV theme music and emailed Laurence Wall at CBC radio around 2:00. By 4:35 pm our voices made it on air!
Congratulations and well done everyone!
Is it hockey “jersey” or “sweater”?
Posted: December 2008
Yesterday, on CBC’s , news producer Laurence Wall commented about seeing a sign that read “New Jersey, Same Passion”. The sign was referring to a new logo from Hockey Canada. He speculated that Canadian kids didn’t refer to this piece of hockey clothing as a “jersey” but as a “sweater”. The students from Portable Radio put together this response.
Episode 3 Season 3
Posted: December 2008
In this episode you will hear:
- Josh teach Max and the rest of us how to do some skateboarding tricks.
- Taylor and Mackenzie review the books Twilight and the Bee Keeper’s Apprentice.
- Haley and Adrianna interview Mrs. MacKay about cross country running.
- Kyle interviews Mr. Rick Cathcart, a glazier who works for the Ottawa Carleton District School Board.
- Megan and Jamie tell us about our autobiography oral presentations.
- Stefan, Jackson and Carter talk about this year in the NHL.
- Madison and Caitlin give us some tips on school survival.
Episode 2 Season 3
Posted: November 2008
Here’s another jam-packed episode! In this episode you will hear… students from 5nt teaching you how to:
- build a snowman
- catch a fish
- get grounded
- speak Korean
- make an all-dressed gourmet pizza
What Remembrance Day Means to Us
Posted: November 2008
With November 11th just a few days away, 56js and 5nt began a discussion on their blogs about what Remembrance Day means to us. The students have some very thoughtful answers. This Portable Radio Point of View is just a sampling of their opinions. To read more please visit our class blogs 5/6js.ca and 5nt.ca. The students who you will hear in this podcast are: Bradley, Jeffrey, Megan, Gabriel, Sarah, Katie, Adrianna, Maggie and Callum.
Episode 1 Season 3
Posted: October 2008
We are introducing a lot of new talent with this our first full length podcast of the 2008-09 school year. In this episode you will hear:
- Ben, Nick and Eric with the Recess Report
- Matthew with a report about the Grade 6 field trip to Turtle Island
- Katie with information about the Halifax explosion
- Olivia, Shelby and Sarah give advice on what to wear and what not to wear in the Fashion Report
- Callum and Remi challenge ALC’s new Vice Principal, Mr. Martin on Riddle Mania
- Karine, Chelsea and Grace give us their opinions about zoos.
- Listen for introductions by Dylan, station ids by Jackson D and Dean and outros by Jeffrey and Mitchell H
What makes a good prime minister?
Posted: October 2008
Students in Mrs.Smith’s 5/6 give their opinions on what qualities make for a good prime minister.
Should kids be allowed to vote?
Posted: October 2008
Welcome to the 2008/09 season of Portable Radio. This is the first point of view for the year. Students in Mr. Toft’s Grade 5 class express their opinions on whether kids should be allowed to participate in federal elections.
How to spend the last day of school
Posted: June 2008
The last day of school is very much on our minds right now. What would make the perfect last day of school for you? The students behind Portable Radio hope you have a great last day of school and an even better summer!
Episode 17 Season 2
Posted: June 2008
Portable Radio Live 2008. A concert of drumming, boomwhacker…ing and singing. Recorded Friday, June 13, 2008.
Whilst all the podcasts listed in this directory are selected in line with our criteria, we do strongly recommend educators that the contents of all podcasts, podcast feeds and channels are regularly auditioned to ensure that they are suitable and appropriate for the age range of the children and young people.
Wednesday, 10th March 2010
