PODCASTING - PJCHANEY - This is part two of two. Student use of podcasting inspires and motivates students, develops research, writing, and speaking skills, activates higher level thinking, builds confidence, excites creativity, provides an alternative method of presentation, and increases authenticity. Student applications include news broadcasts, book reviews, audio plays, interviews, and debates to name but a few. Students can demonstrate, solidify, and share their learning by creating vodcasts of science experiments, “broadcasts from the past” / “you were there” history features, or demonstrations solving math equations and word problems. Elementary school creative writing students can produce individual CDs of their stories and high school poetry students can create an audio book of their collected works. It is important to note safety and legal considerations of podcasting. Students should use only their first names or pseudonyms and avoid personal identifiers such as team affiliations. Student permission slips should be obtained. As with any use of copyrighted materials, permissions should be sought. Consult the legal department for your school system before commencing podcasts that include copyrighted materials or students recordings. Finally, be aware that the podcast ethos can become quickly integrated into your school culture. Consider carefully the time commitment before establishing the expectation. On a personal note, I am a faithful listener of NPR and fan of the **StoryCorps oral history project. The StoryCorps project is a function of the Library of Congress. Since the establishment of a permanent recording satellite in Atlanta for the program, I have encouraged students to participate. I have often contemplated the idea of creating our own StoryCorps at Floyd tied to the social studies standards with topics such as 6th grade Hispanic culture, 7th grade U.S. involvement in Southwest Asian Wars and September 11th, and 8th grade with the Civil Rights Movement and juvenile justice system. I am ashamed of how intimidated by technology I was before beginning this degree program. With what I’ve learned I now know such a project for Floyd is easily realized. I plan to start this year.
*Logitech Labtec Desktop Microphone 600 Retrieved September 15, 2012. http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Labtec-Desktop-Microphone-600/dp/B000O7K4LO/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1347746340&sr=1-1&keywords=computer+microphone **StoryCorps, oral history project. Retrieved September 16, 2012. http://storycorps.org/
This was an eye opening read. I didn't realize that there were so many ways to incorporate podcasts into the classroom. I imagine that students would be excited and engaged in demonstrating their knowledge and expertise in video form.
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ReplyDeleteStudent use of podcasting inspires and motivates students, develops research, writing, and speaking skills, activates higher level thinking, builds confidence, excites creativity, provides an alternative method of presentation, and increases authenticity. Student applications include news broadcasts, book reviews, audio plays, interviews, and debates to name but a few. Students can demonstrate, solidify, and share their learning by creating vodcasts of science experiments, “broadcasts from the past” / “you were there” history features, or demonstrations solving math equations and word problems. Elementary school creative writing students can produce individual CDs of their stories and high school poetry students can create an audio book of their collected works.
It is important to note safety and legal considerations of podcasting. Students should use only their first names or pseudonyms and avoid personal identifiers such as team affiliations. Student permission slips should be obtained. As with any use of copyrighted materials, permissions should be sought. Consult the legal department for your school system before commencing podcasts that include copyrighted materials or students recordings. Finally, be aware that the podcast ethos can become quickly integrated into your school culture. Consider carefully the time commitment before establishing the expectation.
On a personal note, I am a faithful listener of NPR and fan of the **StoryCorps oral history project. The StoryCorps project is a function of the Library of Congress. Since the establishment of a permanent recording satellite in Atlanta for the program, I have encouraged students to participate. I have often contemplated the idea of creating our own StoryCorps at Floyd tied to the social studies standards with topics such as 6th grade Hispanic culture, 7th grade U.S. involvement in Southwest Asian Wars and September 11th, and 8th grade with the Civil Rights Movement and juvenile justice system. I am ashamed of how intimidated by technology I was before beginning this degree program. With what I’ve learned I now know such a project for Floyd is easily realized. I plan to start this year.
*Logitech Labtec Desktop Microphone 600 Retrieved September 15, 2012. http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Labtec-Desktop-Microphone-600/dp/B000O7K4LO/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1347746340&sr=1-1&keywords=computer+microphone
**StoryCorps, oral history project. Retrieved September 16, 2012. http://storycorps.org/
This was an eye opening read. I didn't realize that there were so many ways to incorporate podcasts into the classroom. I imagine that students would be excited and engaged in demonstrating their knowledge and expertise in video form.
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