Podcast+Extra+Credit


 * Extra Credit Opportunity!**

Extra credit opportunities rarely happen, so I highly recommend taking advantage of this opportunity. Here's what you need to do: //Create an informative podcast about a specific topic for a tourist group of students from the USA traveling to Beijing in August.// This is a real travel group of students being sponsored by the Discovery Channel, so there could be further recognition beyond the podcast itself!

Parameters:
 * You have creative freedom to produce and narrate your podcast in any way you want (language and tone should be appropriate, of course!).
 * You are welcome to try doing an enhanced (with images) or video podcast. An audio podcast is still totally fine.
 * Your content should be interesting, informative, and useful for a student who has never been to Beijing (and China in general).
 * You can decide on the length, but I would say at least 3 minutes so that it can achieve the previous bullet's descriptors.
 * You should endeavor to improve technical qualities that needed improvement from the podcast assignment we did in class.

Here are the topics. Sign your name next to a topic. If you wish to work with one partner, that is ok (maximum two people on one topic). This sign up is first come first serve (If someone has taken a topic you want to do, you'll need to choose another topic. Do not erase their name and add yours. Remember we can check the page history).


 * **Topics** || **Name(s)** || **Brainstorm?** || **Script?** |||| **Finished?** ||
 * -Eating in Beijing || Helena & Anna ||  ||   ||   ||
 * -Chinese Customs and Habits || Phil ||  ||   ||   ||
 * -The Music Scene ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * -Clothing and Accessories to Pack (summer in Beijing) || Richard ||  ||   ||   ||
 * -Survival Sayings in Chinese || Eugene Woo & Bilal || yes || yes || yes ||
 * -The Sites of Beijing (both popular and off the beaten track) || Darren & Alex || yes || yes || yes ||
 * -Interesting and Unusual Detail about Popular Sites (supplements above) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * -Shopping and Leisure in Beijing || Tai Sun Park || yes || yes || yes ||
 * -The Weather and Environment in Beijing || Richard ||  ||   ||   ||
 * -Random Facts about Beijing and China || Elissa & Alex || yes || yes || yes ||
 * -Common Courtesies ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * -Safety Issues ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

You will do this podcast outside of class at your own pace. Before you start making it, however, I would like you to present a brainstorm to me in-person (oral or written) about what you'll do and say in the podcast. I would also like to see a written, detailed outline of your script before you start recording. This script can be presented on the Discussion tab above. Just let me know when you've posted it there. These steps will need to be completed in order to earn the full extra credit points.

You should have the final episode complete and ready for upload any time before Friday, 15 May in order to receive the extra credit.

There will not be a formal rubric assessment of this podcast. The only parameters that will be checked to earn up to the full points will be:
 * You shared a brainstorm with me in-person.
 * You presented a detailed outline of your script.
 * The final episode is thoughtful, creative, and informative for the purpose, audience, and respective topic.

The total points available and the placement of those points will be discussed in class.

Have fun, and remember your audience is other students!