A podcast that gives the students of Akira Toki Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin, a means to express themselves creatively.
Episode 8 of the Toki DragonCast features musical and vocal performances by students from the 2018 Toki Talent Show. Huge shout-out to this years performers as well as the 8th grade emcees, who introduce the various acts on this episode. Shownotes: 00:00 - Intro 02:35 - Kade performing “This is Gospel” by Panic at the Disco 06:20 - Messiah performing a stand-up comedy act titled "Life Story But Funnier" by 10:21 - KyAunna performing “One day” by Tate Marea 13:55 - Lhachi performing “Gravel to Tempo” by Hayley Kiyoko 17:23 - Emcee Thank Yous 19:44 - Outro Correction: Apologies for forgetting to give a shout-out to Alexis L and Amariana R who performed "Unlove You" by Star, as well as, Ms. Holly, Mr. Schneider, and Ms. Weber who performed "Twist and Shout" by The Beatles. Unfortunately the quality of the audio recording didn't allow these performances to be added to this episode. Credits & Other Notes: Our album art was created with Canva. Our intro/outro music is graciously provided
Episode 7 of the Toki DragonCast features an interview with our 8th grade US History teacher, Ms. Dana Finne, as well as this year's Bill of Rights Songs - a project where students had to compose a song to explain the first 10 Amendments to the US Constitution. Shownotes: 00:00 - Intro & Theme Song 00:23 - Interview with Ms. Dana Finne 02:13 - Song by Merit W, Kylie L, and Tina L 05:16 - Song by Jan Carlo L, Cynthia R, Estrella C, and Faith Y 07:05 - Elliot P and Isaac M 08:36 - Brady S, Owen C, and Devin R 11:46 - Alex B, William C, and Nick C 13:49 - Outro & "She Sometimes Forgets" by The alt Default (iTunes) Our album art was created with Canva. Our intro/outro music is graciously provided by The alt Default. Download or listen to their album on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, and SoundCloud. All other music is used under Creative Commons license from freemusicarchive.org. We’d love to hear from you: Review us on iTunes, send us an email at tokidragoncast[at]gmail[dot]com or use the fo
The Toki DragonCast is back in full force! This episode features this years 8th grader's English Language Arts final projects on "Power in Legacy." Shownotes: 00:00 - Intro & Interview w/ Ms. Imhoff 04:00 - Assembly Intro by Mr. Smith and Jackson & Carlos 05:48 - Spoken Word by Sana 06:32 - Spoken Word by Ellie 07:39 - Spoken Word by Jamie 08:15 - Spoken Word by Kai 09:10 - Spoken Word by Charnee, Isabelle, Harviere, Armani, and Zyah 10:36 - Intro by Jackson 10:47 - Written Piece by Maesa 12:!2 - Written Piece by Jaya 13:23 - Intro by Jackson & Carlos 13:42 - Art & Written Piece by Lhachi 15:03 - Spoken Word by Michael & Armon 17:47 - Spoken Word by Devion 18:59 - Written Piece by Alexa 19:12 - Dialogue by Sanjay & Cam 21:02 - Spoken Word by Afrisia 21:10- Written Piece by Lauren 22:40- Spoken Word by Jackson 22:45- Spoken Word by Isabella 23:44- Outro by Mr. Negron Our album art was created with canva.com Our intro/outro music is graciously provided by The altDefault. Download or li
In this episode of the DragonCast, I interview our talented art teacher, Ms. Naatz, about the Visioneers Design Challenge - learn what it is and what makes it a great program for Toki students to participate in! Then I interview several students who participate in Visioneers - we talk in detail about the program and the projects they've designed to meet this year's challenge. Congratulations again to this year's participants! I hope you enjoy this episode of the Toki DragonCast. Shownotes: 00:00 - Intro by Ms. Bobb & Theme Song 00:36 - Interview with Ms. Naatz (www.instagram.com/toki_art_room/) 07:00 - Interviews with Toki Visioneers! 40:00 - Wrap-up Our theme music is provided by The altDefault. Check out their demo album at soundcloud.com/the-alt-default All background music can be found at www.freemusicarchive.org. In this episode, you heard Falling Down by Ryan Little. Album cover art designed with www.canva.com We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at tokidragoncast[at]g
This episode of the Toki DragonCast features the second half of the student performances from the 2017 Toki Talent Show. Shownotes: 00:00 - Intro 01:39 - Amariana R, Yasmin B, Alexis L, Dajanea I - “Treat Me Like Somebody” by Tink 05:34 - Oliver V - Ovation One by Robert Vandall (Piano Solo) 09:15 - Kate C - “This Town” by Niall Horan (Guitar & Vocals) 12:51 - T Larson, Jax A, and Skylar O - “Carry on my Wayward Son” by Kansas (Vocals) 15:09 - Emily T. - “Burn” by Lin-Manuel Miranda from “Hamilton” (Vocals) 19:20 - The Toki Ukulele Club - “Clementine” (Ukulele & Vocals) 22:10 - Kira D - “Ella’s Ball” (Original Piano Solo) 27:14 - Talent Show Rewind 30:12 - Wrap-up Our theme music is provided by The altDefault. Check out their demo album on SoundCloud. Album cover art designed with Canva.com We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at tokidragoncast[at]gmail[dot]com or by using the contact page on our website: tokidragoncast.tk ©2017 Toki DragonCast
This episode of the Toki DragonCast features student performances from the 2017 Talent Show. Plus an update on the Toki Making Spaces and feedback from listeners. Shownotes: 00:00 - Intro/Theme Song & Making Spaces Update 05:50 - “Fight Song” with vocals by Teanna L, Oliver V on Piano, Zach S on Drums, and Cam M on Guitar 10:57 - Ethan Y. playing Mozart’s Alla Turca on Piano 14:32 - Aajiyah V. singing “Halo” 17:55 - Original Hip Hop Performance by The Jackson Twins: jacksontwins608 21:10 - Travis W performing “Eleanor Rigby” on violin 23:34 - Xavier R singing “Hallelujah” 26:47 - Wrap-up & Listener Feedback Our theme music is provided by The altDefault. Check out their demo album on SoundCloud. Additional music is used under Creative Commons license from freemusicarchive.org Album cover art designed with Canva.com We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at tokidragoncast[at]gmail[dot]com or by using the contact page on our website: tokidragoncast.tk ©2017 Toki DragonCast
Episode 2 of the Toki DragonCast features songs written and performed by 8th grade Social Studies students about the Bill of Rights. For this project, students were tasked with describing the process by which the Bill of Rights was created. Students learned that the original Constitution broke down the structure and responsibilities of the federal government but during the ratification process states worried that a powerful central government would be no different than the former authoritarian British government. The Constitution was therefore amended to include a Bill of Rights to explicitly list the rights of the people. Shownotes: 00:00 - 01:38 Intro 01:38 - 03:39 Song 1 03:39 - 05:21 Song 2 05:21 - 08:01 Song 3 Our theme music is provided by The altDefault. Check out their demo album on SoundCloud. All other music is used under Creative Commons license from freemusicarchive.org. Album cover art designed with Canva. We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at tokidragoncast[a
The first official episode of the Toki DragonCast is here! The episode features our 8th grader's English Language Arts final projects on "Power in Legacy." Shownotes: 00:00 - Intro 04:15 - Song: A Partir Desse Dia by DarkSunn 04:57 - Aajiyah 07:12 - Romari 07:50 - Samer 08:17 - Rionne 09:42 - Ellie 11:50 - Brooke 12:56 - Dom 13:20 - T 15:32 - Autumn & Izzy 16:38 - Katie, Vivian, and Grace 18:08 - Surya 21:02 - Choy & Gyurme 21:35 - Madison Police Officer 23:40 - Ari 24:46 - Skylar 26:47 - Ms. Mohrmann 28:14 - Better than you 29:45 - Ma'Zariah & Deanna 33:12 - Amaya 33:54 - Nick (Visiting UW Student) 35:19 - Tavion 35:50 - Noel 36:34 - Sherlyn & Leslie 38: 26 - Kenzie 39:53 - Tyon 40: 24 - Molly 41:32 - Armoni 42:47 - Outro 43:45 - Extra poem by me! Our album art was created by Kira D. Our intro/outro music is graciously provided by The altDefault. Check out their demo album at https://soundcloud.com/the-alt-default All other music is used under Creative Commons license from freemusic