Plan

My plan is to start working on my Design today, 08.12.09 and keep working until the 14th of December, which is next Tuesday~ So, I should work hard! =D

DATE	TIME	STEPS	MATERIALS	RESOURCES
08.12.09	2 periods	Research on inpirational quotes, ways to be happy etc	-Internet -Computer		Internet (MLA later on)
09.12.09	2 periods	Research on inpirational quotes, ways to be happy etc	-Internet -Computer		Internet (MLA later on)
11.12.09	2 hours	-Write rough draft of podcast (include detailed outline) -Post it on my blog to let my 3 friends read it and give feed backs	-Pen, paper -Internet -Computer		Brain
12.12.09	3 hours	-Final Draft/ Record podcast -2 friends listen to it	-Pen paper -Internet -Computer (Recorder already installed in the computer) -Headphone		Brain
13.12.09	2 hours	Edit the podcast	-Windows Movie Maker		Brain
14.12.09	1 hours	Publish and create link to my podcast	-Itunes -Computer -Internet		Brain

Record and Publish :)

There are many ways to RECORD my podcast:

1. The easiest one is to use my own recorder that is already installed in my computer. Last time, when we had to do our own script, I recorded it with my computer and my class mates said that it was recorded with a good quality.

2. Using a headphone will be also a very good idea, because you are closer to the microphone and you can hear yourself through the headphone ;) It also won’t record any additional sounds that were made during the recording procedure.

3. A simple microphone would work, however I don’t think it will be that good quality to record.

4. I could use my phone, but again it won’t be a good quality and besides I need to add music at the background..

I chose 1 way to publish my podcast:

I would like to post the link of my podcast on my blog, and publish on a websites such as podematic.com; however iTunes would be also a good way to attract attention to my podcast…

Publishing on iTunes is easy:

· I need an account in the iTunes Store

· I need a completed podcast

· I should check whether my RSS works properly

· By clicking on ‘Submit a Podcast’

· I should add tags, names etc for my podcast

· iTunes Staff will check my podcast whether it is appropriate to publish (explicit adult material, copyright issues etc)

· DONE!

My Designs...

Here we go!

Design 1:

My first design would be about ‘Sexual Relationships’

1. I would greet everyone with a simple hello (relaxing music at the background)

2. I won’t just start talking to the topic directly, however somehow talk about a ‘friends’ experience and how it was for her to have her first boyfriend etc.

3. Since I thought my topic is kind of a big and has broad information, I would like to cut that information into small episodes. So for this episode, I am going to talk about different types of contraception

4. Introduce each type, however since condoms are used frequently I would specify on it.

5. Before hand, I would interview a specialist on contraception or ask a doctor in order to prove that I didn’t get the information out of my head or something like that.

Design 2:

‘Don’t worry, Be Happy!”

1. Be casual (relaxing song at the background)

2. Talk about depression, feeling blue etc and how it affects us.

3. Ways to feel good about ourselves (be happy)

4. Some happy and inspiring songs (I will search on the internet for some good music)

5. Also inspiring quotes for others (internet)

6. Encouraging words for those who are feeling down, almost giving up…

Design 3:

Oh Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo!

1. The main things I am going to talk about is love that ended in sad ways and that it is possible for people to LOVE AGAIN. Never stop loving.

2. Mr. Right (Soul mate?)<- define it and talk about my own personal opinion and experience

3. How to be romantic (Romantic background song-> jazz)

4. Cute and awesome ideas to be romantic ^_^

As my FINAL….

My final will be Design2! Simply because I like making people happy and if they are happy then I am happy: D I think it is important to at least let other people know that they are not alone and that they can get encouragement from my podcast ;) Just by listening to good music or hearing nice and warm words, one can feel better than before.

Since teenagers are most likely to have those ups and downs frequently than adults, I recommend listening to my podcast!

Audience:

My intended Audience is basically teenagers all around the world, so I didn’t try to make my podcast specified for teenagers in Mongolia. I am a teenager and I guess pretty all teenagers had somehow experienced similar feelings and face similar problems; therefore I want to be there for them to kind of make their lives easier ;)

Design Specification:

· MUST be published

· The topic must relate to adolescence

· Include pictures

· It has to relate to other teenagers

· It has to fulfill its purpose (I will ask the audience whether they feel encouraged and inspired by my podcast)

· It must be less than 15 min

· Audio format

· I should speak clear and loud so that the audience can understand what I am talking about

· Be casual and calm (relaxed)

· Include background music

Design B

Possible topics I would like to talk about:

Since our specific topic is about adolescence, my chosen topic should be about the teenage life, too. Basically, I didn’t focus on teenagers in Mongolia, but through the topic I have chosen I will try my best to somehow link Mongolian teenagers to my chosen topic.

1. Sex

Here, I basically want to give teenagers, especially those ones who are INTENDING to have sexual intercourse, some information on sexual relationship and what are the consequences. Since teenagers tend to be more sexual active in their early stage of life, I would like to give an understanding on this topic. Personally, I think that it is too early for a boy or a girl to have sexual relationship with their partner when they are still around the TEEN-age (thirteen, fourteen…NINEteen) So, what I am trying to say is that kids who are still at the age of TEEN, should not or should think about their actions TWICE before they actually do it, because of many other factors, such as young to take care of a child etc. However, I won’t make my podcast very biased; otherwise I will be influencing people’s opinion and might provoke some other people.

Overall, I will be providing information on sexual relationship, what the consequences are, when it is the RIGHT time etc.

2. Finding yourself

Knowing WHO you are is a big deal. It can benefit you a lot. Without knowing and finding who you are, how are you going to go through life? Someone who doesn’t KNOW him/herself, usually ends up following the crowed instead of following his/her own wishes and goals. To know yourself is the best thing that can happen in a teenagers life, because in my opinion, adolescence life is all about the chance of finding our true self (experimenting around etc) Ones we know what we are like, we can use it as our tool to combat against the ‘evil’ in the world :D

If you found yourself, you will be achieving more than you thought you could do, and you will be feeling comfortable in your skin ;) So, in my podcast I would like to encourage other teenagers to listen to their inner voice and be reflective on their actions, behaviors etc in order get to know themselves more.

3. Don’t worry, be happy!
Through this podcast, I would like to make people happy with songs, inspirational quotes, the ways to be happy…isn’t being HAPPY the most important thing??

4. Stereotype

This topic is all about the stereotyping people and how it affects their lives (socially and mentally)

5. Oh Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo!

Ok, this topic is all about finding the RIGHT guy, but as well as how to go romantic with your love (no sex)!

Podcast, podcast, podcast...

I listened to my peer’s test podcast and the comments are:

-Sarah: Although her topic was quite interesting, the audio quality was very bad; therefore I had a hard time to figure what she was actually talking about.

-Kyu: The quality was pretty good and I could clearly hear what he was saying. His topic was interesting.

-Bindi and Enkhi: The audio quality was not that bad, but also not that good. It was sort of confusing when they were switching while reading out the script.

There are different ways to record a podcast: for example, if you want to record your podcast as a video file, all you need is a video camera or webcam. On the other hand, in order to record as an audio file, you have infinite opportunity starting from using cell phone, voice recorder, and microphone. You can then post them on websites such as www.mypodcast.com or even on iTunes, because first of all they are reliable and secondly you will be getting good feedbacks on your podcast (since you are a beginner).

3 podcast I listened to:

1^st podcast was found on www.mypodcast.com

1. Unique song (which is very catchy and makes the listener to continue listening)

2. Good quality of audio

3. On http://www.mypodcast.com/

4. The podcast is about the unique mix-song of a DJ from South Africa called “Black Coffee”

5. There is no information on the poster itself (Soulistic Music Radio), only that he joined as a member on November 2009

6. I don’t like this podcast, because although it introduces exotic songs etc, no one is actually talking, so it was kind of boring for me. I was expecting someone to speak, but no on did….

2^nd podcast was found when I typed in Google ‘k-pop podcast’ and I found http://popcast88.com/.

This podcast is about the latest Korean and Japanese pop songs, and the host is a woman called Christina Miguel. Although her main topic is music, she also talks about her personal life (what she has been doing recently etc), making the whole podcast a little bit relaxing and calm. She made several other episodes and the one I listened to is her 32^nd episode!

I really like her podcast, because she entertains us not only with good music, but also her sense of humor entertained me a lot ^^She publishes her episodes monthly bases, and it seems that there are a lot of listeners who are craving for her next episode.

3^rd podcast was found on http://www.stevepavlina.com/audio/

Steve Pavlina is a man who does podcasts on how to develop one’s self, and why it is important. To develop one’s self is very hard working and painful, however it will pay off for a long term in the future. He talks about his personal experience which he went to jail because of shop lifting, and he was very alone since every one avoided him. He was only 19 years old. He wanted to change from his condition, where he was a lazy, bad and depressed kid, however he suddenly recognized that if he didn’t change, his life was going to go down the toilet. The only thing he had was the hope, and belief that there would a chance to become stronger person and get out of this condition.

I like his podcast, because it is very clear to understand (not only his voice, but also the way he talks). His voice is very calm and deep, which makes me to listen to him more. By putting his personal experience, he could attract the listeners, where each of them could relate themselves to the story.

Steve Pavlina is well-known as one of the most successful personality who could manage blogs on the issue of personal developing. He wrote around 1000 articles and many audio programs on how to become a better person and develop furthermore etc.

Steve has been quoted as an expert by the New York Times, USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, the Los Angeles Daily News, Self Magazine, and The Guardian. He is also a frequent guest on radio and Internet radio shows.”

How I am going to test my podcast:

First of all, I am going to choose a topic that interests me a lot and also I could relate to. I would like to ask the viewers about my podcast on the content itself, how it was presented and whether they would like to continue listening to my podcasts.

The content should relate to the readers and somehow give them some understanding, and also inspiration on the chosen topic.

How it was presented should go with the clearness of my voice, humor, background music etc, so that people actually feel entertained.

Whether they would like to continue listening to my podcast is a question that will actually answer the whole project’s questions. If they enjoined listening, it means that my podcast was very entertaining and something that they would look forward too. Well, if they are not…oh well. Try next time ;)

I would like to post my actually podcast on internet (Facebook, hi5 etc) so that many people can comment on it and answer relating to the context etc. Since I am not familiar with podcasting, it will be a risk to actually post it on internet, however it will be a great help for me in the future.

Recording and Publishing

First thing you will need to even start with podcasting, you should be able to prepare your ‘materials’:

Since it is podcasting, you need something to record with, but most importantly a topic. If you don’t know what to talk about, then how are you supposed to create a podcast? So, first choose a topic that you really enjoy talking about and want to let other people know about your passion on that certain topic.

Then you need a device that can record your voice, such as voice recorder, your computer, cell phone etc. If you want to make a video podcast then you should have a video camera in order to tape you.

Now, you should be ready to record! First of all, relax and calm. Then read out loud your script many times until you get use to your voice, because many people don’t like their voice when they hear on it from a recording device etc.

Many computers have the software and program already installed in your computer, however if your computer is quite old, you need a headphone with a microphone in order to record your voice. You could use cell phone, but many cell phones record voices in not so good quality, and you want your listeners to hear what you are talking about.

If recording with video camera, you better sit somewhere where is enough light, because your viewers would not really appreciate if you were sitting in the darkness and only hearing your voice…its kind of strange, don’t you think so? According to your topic, you can be imaginative and creative with your backgrounds and other effects! For example if your topic was teenage love, then you could decorate your background with hearts, cupids etc…

After you are done with recording, it is good to add background music, so by using Windows Movie Maker or any other similar program; you can add music, and effects.

In order to publish your podcast, you can use websites like iTunes, www.mypodcast.com or you also can post on MySpace.com, Facebook.com or on your own blogs.

Investigation-Podcast

Podcast is made up of two words which are ‘broadcast’ and ‘iPod’= podcast! People often get confused with Podcast and radio, so the difference is first of all a podcast is available for free and can be downloaded legally on the internet. Secondly, it is up to the person itself when, where and how they are going to create their podcast, so it has more freedom to choose compared to radio broadcasts where they have to stick to daily schedule and mostly talk about music and news.

Since podcast is recorded as an audio file or a video, it can be easily published on websites, such as www.mypodcast.com or www.podomatic.com. These websites have different podcasts that were done for specific areas, such as PC games, Music, Movies etc, and the visitor of that website has the opportunity to listen to interesting topics related his/her own interests, hobbies etc. Furthermore, a person does not only have to go on the internet and search after interesting podcasts, many other music programs make it easier for the user to search after new, interesting podcasts that were posted online.

For example iTunes or Windows Media Player can directly connect to the internet (if there is any accessibility), and is able to show variety of podcasts to the viewer within a second; therefore, the person can download it to his/her computer. The most important and best thing is that once the music program has recognized what type of podcast s/he has downloaded, it can automatically download the next episode of that particular podcast, which means that the person does not have to search after the new published podcast ever again.

One of the advantage of creating a podcast is that EVERYONE and I mean any ordinary person can create his/her own podcast on ANY topic they are interested in, would like to talk about etc. A podcast gives a person the opportunity to speak out on certain topics they feel interested about and listen to what other people have to say about it. In my opinion, a podcast is a way of communicating with each other with humor and sympathy, yet be able to stress out our different opinions on several topics. Anyone can subscribe the podcast and listen to it, since it is free and legal. A podcast is a chance and tool to stress out each individual’s voice to the world.

In this unit, we are examining adolescence, especially here in Mongolia and we are going to create a podcast working alone or with a partner, talking about a topic that is related to the adolescence of the modern Mongolia. It is very important for me to get to know how teenagers are changing over the years and what are they needs, values and believes are nowadays, so that I can learn about the environment surrounding me and relate the topic to myself.

I also think it is important to listen to other people’s opinion in order to differ that there are variety of opinions, believes etc in the world and that we should respect and accept it without any violence and any other harassments.

Since one of my goals is to contribute help to my homeland, I think that this unit is also going to be an opportunity for me to understand how teenagers in Mongolia are and I believe that these researches will help me someday in the future in order to achieve my goal.

Final Script

Katie:

Two years ago, I would spend forever in the bathroom, ensuring that my hair and makeup was perfect before I spent another hour picking out the perfect out for the day. Then I would pick up my friends with my new Mercedes Benz and go to school. School was just a place where I could hang out with my clique and look after new, hot guys or even tease the students who took school too seriously. It was a very nice feeling to be in the centre of the attention and I just felt good about myself when all the guys starred at me and the girls giving me jealous looks. You know, I only cared about myself to be honest. I would not help my mom doing housework, because it will harm my fresh manicured nails. I only talked with my dad when the credit card bill arrived, haha. How stupid I was… (sigh)

I didn’t realize how much I needed my parents, until I came home… pregnant. The only I can remember I was partying donw town with my clique and I saw this really, really HOT guy and the next morning I woke up not knowing where I was and a stranger lay next to me.

I didn’t think anything happened before I begun throwing up in the mornings and my period didn’t come and I easily became emotional. Even my friends kept a distance from me because I wasn’t the person they used to know anymore. I was lonely… after 4 months I lost my social status at school, I felt there was no one who could understand what I went through. To be honest, I became the loner who I used to make fun of before in the past. How ironic is that.

My belly became bigger and I tried to hide it by wearing loose and big clothes I secretly borrowed from my dad. But it did not work. In next moth everyone found out the truth. The nightmare started. Whereas I used to feel good when everyone was staring at me, I felt as though my whole life had collapsed in only 5 months…

Getting an abortion never came into my mind, because although my whole life fall apart I could never live with myself knowing that I killed a life.

Now I am sitting with my little girl on my lap. She is one year old and she the cutest thing I ever seen in my entire life. I quit school; I could not take the pressure. I wanted a new life. A new start.

Through my parents support I got another chance to finish my education by being homeschooled. I have changed my major from wanting to be a make-up artist to work as a social worker.

I finally that there lots of people with the same problem I have experienced, therefore I want to be there to help them to go through that period of their life and that it is not the end.

Today I’m working on finishing high school, my baby is in day care from 9 till 3 everyday. When she’s away I miss her a lot, because she is the most important thing in my life and even though she wakes me up during the night or makes a mess when she eats I know that I’ll always love her.

Even though she might not know it yet, she is the reason why I wake up when the sun rises.

Former high school cheerleader gets pregnant...

Why: We chose this topic because it’s a big problem for teenagers around the world. The script is written after the experience teenage girls get when they suddenly have to face that they have a life is developing inside them.

We also wanted to show that a girl who was just so self-centered, who slowly turns into a better person by realizing her surroundings…

How would this teenager’s experience/ Outlook/ Desire be different from their parents’?

Experience:

· When her parents where young this would be shunned by the society and maybe even her parents.

· Medical care would be worse

· Mentally disturbed/depression (because the society is ignoring)

· Not support group

Outlook:

· Shameful of their daughter, these kinds of things are not acceptable

· No future, no help (in the past time)

· Nowadays opportunity is greater for the girls (she still can participate in social activities)

Desires:

· She would have more freedom to choose whether to keep the baby or not.

· In the past days, her parents would not have the right to keep the baby, furthermore they would be forced to get an abortion.

· In the past, they will desire for support and understanding (now it is more about continuing your normal life)

Before she gets pregnant

© Name: Katie (Katrine ) Munkh-Bat

© Age: 16

© Birth: September 31^st 1993

© Nationality: Half Mongolian and half Norwegian

© Residence: California, Untied States – she has had international influence

© Cultural: -

© Education: Public high school in the 10^th grade

© Family: She has an older sister, who is really smart, father and mother.

© Interests: Fashion, makeup, herself, gossiping, boys, cheerleading, dating,

© Life challenges: Living with a baby

© Future job: Makeup artist

© Values and beliefs: Herself and then friends, and then boys lastly family

© Religion: none

© Appearances: Black hair, blue eyes, tall(177) slim, fashionable – wears the newest clothes from Chanel, Gucci, Prada, Versage, Lacoste etc. especially those clothes which shows loads of skin. She knows that she attracts the opposite sex. Wears a lot of makeup. She’s very pretty.

© Other background: She was born in Mongolia, lived there for 10 years, moved to Norway for 4 years than moved to California. IN Mongolia she was really respectful to her parents, however, after moving to Norway she became friends with the wrong crowd, and then when she moved to California she started to become popular by doing certain things, which are not considered good things. (Most people would call her fake!)

After getting pregnant things changed for her

© Education: She graduates from her high school in CA with good grades, she has been accepted to a school which allows her to work with teenagers and young adults.

© Interests: Her baby, family, friends,

© Values and beliefs: Being understood and being understanding to others, stay strong, don’t give up, Having a comfortable life, don’t look or live in the past, live in the future, that her baby will have a good life, and learns from her mistakes, people should be able to get a second chance.

© Appearances: Black hair, blue eyes, tall (177), slim, wears normal clothes: jeans, t-shirt, converse or flats, tights, blouses, sweater or jacket, she doesn’t show as much skin anymore.

Before she didn’t care about anything else, but herself, however, after getting pregnant and going through everything that came with it she has realized that the world is not always good.