Welcome to Portable Radio. This is a podcast that is produced by the students of 4/5JS and 5NT. A podcast is like a mini radio show.

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Our latest podcast is Episode 22 [6:39]

Recorded over the last few weeks of school, episode 22 has the final episode of our mystery "Mindy and Meg", some soundscapes created as part of the Learning Through the Arts Program, a song for our student teachers and some impressions of grade 4 and grade 5.

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Music used in this episode:

"WW" - by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)

Goblin Attack - by Two Star Symphony Orchestra

Acoustic Guitar - by Pl@stic Soul

JS Bach Partita - performed by Brunswick Duo

Jump Game - by Momo J

Episode 21 [11:58]

It's Portable Radio - the live edition. On Thursday, June 21, Grades 4/5JS, 5NT and 5SMCB joined forces to present a concert version of Portable Radio. In this episode you will hear songs, boomwhackers and hand drums.

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Music used in this episode:

background music for "Kuku" - by Mr. Toft (using Sony's Acid Xpress software)
"WW" - by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
"Awel" - by stefsax (ccmixter.org)
"Whacky Song" by Teresa Jennings (ASCAP) C 2000 Plank Road Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.
"Whacky Do Re Mi" by Teresa Jennings (ASCAP) C 2000 Plank Road Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.
"We're Gonna Be All Right" by Teresa Jennings (ASCAP) C 2000 Plank Road Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.

Here's a letter we received from Plank Road Publishing:

As always, we very much appreciate that you have made the effort to respect our copyrights and obtain legal permission. We also hope that you will let your students know of your efforts and our response.

Permission is granted to make an audio recording of your students at A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School performing the Plank Road Publishing songs "Whacky Song," "Whacky Do Re Mi," and "We're Gonna Be All Right." Permission is also granted to share the audio recording on the Internet via Podcast.

Thanks for sending us the link to the Podcast. We look forward to listening to what your students have done!

Thank you for using these Plank Road Publishing songs. Please wish your students good luck on their concert.

Sincerely,

Candy Olson, Permissions & Communications Editor

 

Episode 20 [14:45]

This episode includes speeches about a sister, dance misconceptions, and the Stanley Cup. You will also hear why British Columbia is a great place to live and sound from our field trip to Parliament Hill.

Music used in this episode comes from the Podsafe Music Network:

WW - by Greenroom
Piano Instrumental - by Steffen Coonan
Homecoming - by Jon Schmidt

Ottawa Senators music is from ottawasenators.com

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Episode 19

This episode features interviews with two A. Lorne Cassidy staff members, Ms. Forbes and Mme Leeder. Part 3 of Meg and Mindy, our mystery theatre, listen to find out what the ghost is looking for. We have two pieces of listener mail and if you listen carefully you might hear our duck quack. Enjoy the show.

You can be featured on Portable Radio. Leave a comment hear and we will read it or better yet phone 613-831-8853 extension 358 and leave a message on Mr. Toft's voice mail. We can record the message and use it in our next show.

Music used this week comes from the Podsafe Music Network:

WW - by Greenroom

Goblin Attack - by Two Star Symphony Orchestra

Quiet Man in a Loud Shirt - by Bob

Black Coffee - by arimitsu

Lost Times - by Tom Byrne

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Episode 18

Posted May 22, 2007

Last week Leo Brooks, a professional drummer and drum builder, visited Grades 4/5JS, 5NT, and 5SM. All three classes have been working on build drums out of cardboard builder's tubes. Leo spent time in each class showing kids how to play an African rhythm called Kuku. This episode contains highlights of Leo's visit with 4/5JS.

WW - by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)

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Episode 17

Posted May 6, 2007

This episode includes information about Pablo Picasso, Part 2 of our mystery Meg and Mindy, interviews and information about the Learning Through the Arts program. We have two pieces of listener mail to share and a segment about DPA.

If you want to be on our next podcast, drop a comment about the show at Portableradio.ca or leave a voice mail message at 613-831-8853 extension 358.

Most of the music used in this show comes from the Podsafe Music Network, with the exception of the music used in the segment on DPA. It was composed by Cameron Smith and is called C2.

Thanks also to guest announcers Scott and Evan.

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Episode 16

Posted April 13, 2007

This episode includes "Terrific Two Words", a new game show called "Grade One Millionaire", part one of a mystery, fan mail, and information about Oil, the pros and cons about this energy resource.

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Episode 15

Posted March 11, 2007

This episode has some opinions about the Carp Dump, Boring and Fabulous Word Choices, Homonyms, Jump Rope for Heart, Reponsibility Part 2, and a factory soundscape.

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Episode 14

Posted March 5, 2007

In this episode you will hear "Laugh your head off" with our jokesters, hear sound from the top, bottom and middle of the hills at Mount Cascade, and learn all about our student teacher Ms. George.

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Episode 13

Posted February 6, 2007

In this episode you will hear two soundscapes, the Goal Sport Network, Animal Helpers, breaking news about snow, Polar Express and maniacal laughter.

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Episode 12

Posted January 23, 2007

In this episode you will hear an interview with Mr. Thompson, a black belt recorder karate song, weird facts, a play about responsibility and a segment called What and Where in the World.

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Episode 11 - This is our FIRST EPISODE OF 2007!

Posted January 8, 2007

In this episode you will hear a book review of Deltora Quest, a weather report, and New Year greetings from 5NT.

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Episode 10 - The Holiday Podcast

Posted December 23, 2006

In this episode, you will hear a concert put on by 4/5JS and 5NT. Also, student 16nt leaves a musical voicemail. Why not give Portable Radio a call? You could tell us what you think, sing a song, or play an instrument. Just call Portable Radio at 613-831-8853 extension 350and leave a message.

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It's important to get permission from the people who create the songs and recordings before we put them on the internet. I contacted Denise Gagne for permission to use BAGE Blues and Country Swing. She's the author of the recorder book and CD that we are using this year:

Dec 18, 2006, 2:08 PM

Hi,

My class will be performing music from "The Complete Recorder Resource Kit Volume 1" in a concert this week. We are asking for your permission to include the following tracks in our classroom podcast: BAGE Blues and Country Swing.We would post recordings of our students playing along to those tracks.

Thanks,

Nathan Toft

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Dec 18, 2006, 4:20 PM

Yes, you have permission to post this.
I'll look forward to hearing it!

Denise

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I also contacted the publishers of Couch Potato and a few other songs. Here's the response from Krysten Johnston who is the Permissions & Web Editor at Plank Road Publishing:

Hi again Nathan,

As always, we very much appreciate that you have made the effort to respect our copyrights and obtain legal permission. We also hope that you will let your students know of your efforts and our response.

Permission is granted to make an audio/video recording of your students at A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School performing the Plank Road Publishing songs "Old MacDonald Had A Band," "Couch Potato," and "Whacky Old St. Nicholas (The Ho Ho Ho Song)."

Permission is also granted to use the recording on your school web site as a podcast. On the page where the podcast appears, please include the following copyright information and writer credits:

"Old MacDonald Had A Band" arr. by John Riggio (ASCAP) © 2005 Plank Road Publishing, Inc. • All Rights Reserved • Used by permission
"Couch Potato" by Mike Wilson (ASCAP) © 2006 Plank Road Publishing, Inc. • All Rights Reserved • Used by permission
"Whacky Old St. Nicholas (The Ho Ho Ho Song)" arr. by Teresa Jennings (ASCAP) © 2005 Plank Road Publishing, Inc. • All Rights Reserved • Used by permission

Thanks for writing with the URL. We will check out the podcast once it is live.
 
Thank you for choosing these Plank Road Publishing songs. Good luck with the podcast!
 
Sincerely,

Kristyn Johnson, Permissions & Web Editor
permissions@musick8.com
Plank Road Publishing, Music K-8 magazine
http://www.musick8.com
http://www.schoolmusicmatters.com

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We played Hot Cross Buns and Au claire de la lune over a song called "Awel" by stefsax. This music is under a Creative Commons License Agreement and is available at ccMixter.org.

We use "WW" by Greenroom as our theme music. It is under a Creative Commons License Agreement and is available on the Podsafe Music Network.

 

Episode 09 - Our book review episode.

Posted January 8, 2007

In this episode you will hear book reports by students, and MR. TOFT!!! Hear about Holes, Number the Stars, Harris and Me, Chasing the Falconers, and more.

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Episode 08 - Report from the Bill Mason Centre and a Shout Out!

Posted December 19, 2006

In this episode, you will hear another report about our Grade 4 field trip to the Bill Mason Centre. You will also hear a shout out from Professor Cornford. To leave your own shout out, call 613-831-8853 extension 350 and leave a message. We enjoy hearing from our listeners.

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Episode 07 - Bill Mason, Science Commercials, Remembrance Day, and More!

Posted November 13, 2006

In this episode, you will hear about our Grade 4 field trip to the Bill Mason Centre, some commercials advertising our insulating devices, and paragraphs about doing chores. You will also hear four students perform the poem "High Wood" by Philip Johnston.

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Episode 06 - Believe This, No Tag and More!

Posted October 30, 2006

In this episode, you will hear a special message to a student teacher, some amazing facts and a skit about banning tag in schools. You will also hear about someone’s special rabbit and another play about having computers in your bedroom. We hope you enjoy our show.

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Episode 05 - Terry Fox and What's the Matter

Posted October 6, 2006

In this episode we hear a report about Terry Fox and the Terry Fox run. We also answer the question...What's the matter? Click here to download.

 

Episode 04 - Who am I? What is Canada? Terrific Two Words

Posted September 29, 2006

In this episode, we have some examples of discussions we've had in Social Studioes. Click here to download.

 

Episode 03 - Real Life Math and a Strategy for Writing Summaries

Posted September 13, 2006

Grade 4/5JS has prepared a piece on using math in regular life. Students in 5NT demonstrate how to use the Who/Wants/But/So/Then strategy when making a summary.Click here to download

Episode 02 - Sounds from the first day of school

Posted September 6, 2006

Ms. Richardson, a student teacher in 5NT, captured some of the sounds of the start to our school year. You will hear students from 4/5JS and 5NT. The song playing in the background is called "WW" and it's by a band from British Columbia called Greenroom. It's available at the podsafe music network.

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Episode 01 - Welcome!

Posted September 1st, 2006

Welcome to the portables! Two classes have joined forces to create their very own podcast. We hope to produce shows on a regular basis and give the students opportunity to share their learning with their family, friends, community and maybe even the entire world.

The Portable Radio Podcast will be coming out the week of September 5, 2006.

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Episode 00 - Grade Five Live

Posted August 25th, 2006

Last May 2006, 5JS, 5NT, and 4/5AG joined forces to put on a live radio show. You’ll hear over 60 kids singing and playing percussion. We’d like to thank Plank Road Publishing for giving us permission to post the following songs: “Whacky Do Re Mi,” “Whomp Out Loud,” “Whacky Sounds,” and “Whacky Song.” All songs were written by Teresa Jennings.

Here’s the letter of permission I received from Plank Road Publishing:

Dear Nathan,

Thank you for your inquiry regarding the use of our materials on your web site. We very much appreciate that you have made the effort to respect our copyrights and obtain legal permission. We also hope that you will let your students know of your efforts and our response.

Permission is granted to make an audio/video recording of your students at A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School performing the Plank Road Publishing songs “Whacky Do Re Mi,” “Whomp Out Loud,” “Whacky Sounds,” and “Whacky Song.”

Permission is also granted to use the recording on your school web site as a podcast. On the page where the podcast appears, please include our copyright information as well as the phrase “used by permission.” Please also include writer credits. Once the page is live, please write back with the URL so we may view the podcast as well!

Thank you for offering to include a link to Plank Road Publishing. You may use a link to MusicK8.com:

http://www.musick8.com

and to K8 KidTunes:

http://www.musick8kids.com/mp3store/browsemusic.tpl

Thank you for choosing these Plank Road Publishing songs. Good luck with the podcast!

Sincerely,

Kristyn Johnson, Permissions Editor

Plank Road Publishing, Music K-8 Magazine