The Assignments:

The rationale behind these two types of assignments is that they are the most widely used reasons that students podcast. Many adults as well for that matter. The first assignment is a descriptive one that gives you the opportunity to enrich a story using the audio enhancements of music and sound effects.

The second assignments presents the problem of two people using microphones along with the hiccups of dialogue; pauses, interruptions, mic management, etc. By working with these issues and others, you will be much better posed to both repeat the task on your own when necessary, and feel comfortable problem solving when students take over podcasting.