Propel Northside Radio Club: My Radio Station
We had a great time in Radio Club at Propel Northside this week. We talked about what our ideal radio station would sound like and how each “DJ” would put together their time clock for the length of their program. Each student recorded their thoughts about their station and then created a tagline that we put together into a radio show intro, complete with music!
Propel Northside Radio Club: My Neighborhood
Students in Radio Club at Propel Northside wrote and recorded these pieces describing their neighborhood and favorite place to hang out. They then recorded these pieces and discussed how they would change their neighborhoods.
Propel Northside Radio Club: A Spoken Self-Portrait
Students in Radio Club at Propel Northside wrote and recorded these pieces where they drew a self-portrait to describe themselves. They then recorded these drawings and we even heard some raps!
Propel Northside Radio Club: Three Things About Me
Students in Radio Club at Propel Northside wrote and recorded these pieces where they describe themselves in three ways. These pieces are a result…
Propel East – 7th and 8th Grade – Technology Labs
In Spring 2013, as part of a 12-week Creative Arts program focused on technology, Propel East 7th and 8th graders participated in several hands-on labs designed to teach the basic construction and physics that allow audio-based devices (such as microphones and speakers) to function. Over the course of 6 weeks, students learned how to build a functioning microphone using household materials, as well as how to “circuit bend” – the process of rewiring the circuit board inside an audio electronics device (such as a keyboard) to elicit modified sound.