Articles in CASTLE
Clairton CASTLE 2015: “My Perfect Day” – Part 1
Students at Clairton were asked, “What would happen on your perfect day? What would you do? Who would you spend it with?”
Clairton CASTLE 2015: “Three Things About Me” Part 2
Our CASTLE Students finished recording their written pieces from last week, each taking turns describing three unique things about themselves. As it turns out, we have a ton of gymnasts and singers this semester!
Clairton CASTLE 2015: A New Semester & “Three Things About Me”
A new semester at Clairton’s CASTLE program means a brand new semester of Radio Club! Students were introduced to The Saturday Light Brigade, various professional recording equipment, as well as proper microphone technique before writing and recording pieces describing themselves.
Clairton CASTLE 2015: Microphone Building – Part 2
Students at Clairton’s CASTLE after school program finished building their DIY microphones! Then, after sanding off an insulating coating on their makeshift leads, they were able to test their mics by connecting them to a mixer and speaker using alligator clips.
Clairton CASTLE 2015: Microphone Building – Part 1
Students at Clairton’s CASTLE program, after learning how they worked, got to build microphones out of household materials! Using just two magnets, a length of copper wire, three washers, a nut, a bolt, a plastic straw and a cup, campers created an amazing piece of technology!
Clairton CASTLE 2015: Vocoder
Students at Clairton School District’s CASTLE program took a break from recording this week to experiment with a “vocoder,” a device that can alter a speaker’s voice. After taking turns with our wireless mic describing some of their brief, written stories, students then got a chance to play a makeshift game of “20 Questions.”
Clairton CASTLE 2015: “What I’m Hopeful for in the New Year”
Happy 2015! And, with this brand spanking New Year, came a new session of CASTLE’s Radio Club. Students were asked what they hoped for in the New Year.
Clairton CASTLE 2014: “My Best Day”
Students at Clairton’s CASTLE program were asked: “What would happen on your perfect day?” After writing and recording their responses, sound effects were then added to their finished audio.
Clairton CASTLE 2014: “My Three Favorite Things About Christmas”
With Christmas almost here, our Radio Club-ers were asked: What are your three absolute favorite things about the yuletide season? Some students couldn’t limit themselves to just three!
Clairton CASTLE 2014: “My School or Neighborhood”
Students at Clairton CASTLE were asked to reflect upon their neighborhood or school. The first class did this through a structured round table discussion and a wireless microphone. The second, instead, were asked to draw how they wished their school or neighborhood looked, and then took turns recording their verbal descriptions of their finished drawings.
