What would you say to the world if given the chance? MOUSE Squad students had the opportunity to answer this question at the podcast UnPlugged Event series on November 16th, 17th and 18th. Students from across New York City met up at the Lower East Side Preparatory school in Manhattan to complete a series of audio PSA podcasts as part of a workshop with The LAMP.

Participants created podcasts that dealt with serious issues like unhealthy eating, depression, cyber-bullying and following your dreams. Two groups from Lower East Side Prep event translated their podcasts into both English and Chinese to reach a wider audience! Behold the power of sound!

Check Out the Podcasts Here!

MOUSE and LAMP Podcasting Workshop November 2011 by MOUSE Squad

Let's check out how we made these!
Day 1: Students learned about what a Podcast and PSA are, analyzed examples of famous PSAs and started planning their own message.

Day 2: After finishing their plans, everyone grabbed a microphone and started recording their project. Check out the cool equipment we used!

Day 3: We uploaded our recordings to computers and edited the projects together using GarageBand.

Click here to see or download the rest of the photos on Flickr!

A big shout out to the students of the Lower East Side Preparatory School, PS 256 Q and the Dr. Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of the Arts for coming out and doing this amazing work! If you were here and want to share out your experience, leave a comment below!

We hope you join us at the next UnPlugged Event on Sat. Dec. 3rd: PlayTech Saturday! Register for PlayTech Saturday here. To read more about UnPlugged Events, click here.