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Auburn fifth‑graders present 'History Retold' podcasts on American Revolution
Summary
Fifth‑grade students from Swanson Road Intermediate showcased podcast projects on events leading to the American Revolution; teacher Mrs. Cain reported 222 Padlet views and more than 10 hours of engagement for the project.
Fifth‑grade students from Swanson Road Intermediate presented a multi‑week podcast project on April 29, describing how they researched events leading to the American Revolution and produced audio episodes for a Padlet showcase.
Teacher Mrs. Cain said the Padlet page has had 222 views, 79 different visitors and “10 hours and 19 minutes of engagement time,” and she turned the floor over to student presenters who explained research, scripting and use of sound effects.
Student Beatrice Tomasello described the Stamp Act episode and how hands‑on activities helped the class understand the causes of colonial dissatisfaction. “These projects helped us really understand how the colonists started to disagree more and more with Britain,” she said.
Students played a short podcast excerpt featuring their show, Time Travelers News, which opened: “Hi history fans. Welcome back to Time Travelers News. We are your hosts,” and then introduced the Boston Tea Party segment. The students explained the technical challenges of recording—timing sound effects, sharing microphones and working with multiple iPads—and said the project improved their teamwork and fact‑checking skills.
Committee members praised the use of a Chamber of Commerce mini‑grant to support podcasting equipment and encouraged continued student work and public sharing of the recordings.
