Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Where Are You?
This is a great use of Voicethread to connect students and teachers around the world. How simple, yet how brilliant!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The Community of Readers Project
One of the most successful podcast assignments I've worked with so far has been the Community of Readers Project, which my English II students created for "Teen Read Week" back in the fall. Students first interviewed teachers about a book or other literary work that had an impact on them when they were young. Then the students read that work, or a portion of it if it was longer than a story or poem. Next, students wrote an analysis of that work or portion. Using this deeper understanding of the work, students then composed podcast scripts to present the work to the school. Sometimes the students discovered a work they might not have otherwise encountered; sometimes they connected to their teachers in new ways.
One of the most successful podcast assignments I've worked with so far has been the Community of Readers Project, which my English II students created for "Teen Read Week" back in the fall. Students first interviewed teachers about a book or other literary work that had an impact on them when they were young. Then the students read that work, or a portion of it if it was longer than a story or poem. Next, students wrote an analysis of that work or portion. Using this deeper understanding of the work, students then composed podcast scripts to present the work to the school. Sometimes the students discovered a work they might not have otherwise encountered; sometimes they connected to their teachers in new ways.
Saturday, January 03, 2009
Blogging Everywhere
Okay, so I'm playing with iGoogle and a new tool that allows you to post directly to your blog, which is what I'm doing now.
Monday, December 08, 2008
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