Articles in Pittsburgh Youth Radio Corps
Pittsburgh Langley K-8: Tony Dungy and Comcast
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October 21, 2013 will be remembered as a …
The ZONE: If I Could Add a New Class
On our 3rd meeting at The ZONE, students were asked what classes they would like to add to their curriculum. High on the “want list” were: Boxing, Fashion Design, and Spanish so you can confuse non-Spanish speaking people. They then got a crash course on audio editing and decoupage!
Clairton CASTLE: What’s Important to Me Part Deux & Editing Demo
On our 5th Radio Club meeting at Clairton’s CASTLE program, the students who didn’t get a chance to record last week got their moment in the sun, then everybody learned the basics of audio editing.
Clairton CASTLE: What’s Important to Me
On our fourth day of Radio Club students were asked what they cared about, what they wanted to change, and what would they do if they were elected President of the United States.
The ZONE: Three Things About Me
Students in Radio Club at The ZONE wrote and recorded these pieces describing themselves in three ways. These pieces are a result of the first of nine weekly sessions in which students will learn about the microphones, mixers and digital recorders used in producing features for radio.
Clairton CASTLE: What Makes A Good Friend
On our third day of Radio Club, students were introduced to the H2 Digital Recorder and its multitude of buttons. After learning the basics of these handheld devices, they then recorded themselves on what they think makes a person a good friend. Their answers ranged from having the same interests, to your friend being a prince so you could steal all his jewels and then live a life of leisure.
Clairton CASTLE: What I’m Looking Forward to This School Year
On our second day of Radio Club, students were asked what they were looking forward to this school year. Everyone was excited about the new blank slate and the opportunity to get better grades.
14th Annual Alphabet Trail and Tales
SLB was proud to be part of the 14th annual Citiparks Alphabet Trail and Tales, September 14, 2013 at the Frick Park Blue Slide Playground. In addition to providing story boxes and audio devices for children to explore, SLB recorded thoughts from kids and adults on reading and the the importance of literacy during our remote broadcast.
Clairton CASTLE: Three Things About Me
Today marked our very first day of 2013-2014’s Radio Club at Clairton Middle School’s CASTLE program! We met our new students and broke the ice with a recording session–the topic of discussion: “What are Three Interesting/Cool/Funny/Awesome/Unique Things about Me?”
Reading is FUNdamental: Storymobile at Northview Heights
In Spring and Summer of 2013, children and adults in Northview Heights were asked questions about literacy, including “Why is reading important?” and “Why do you like to read?” Their responses will be presented in a Storybox.
