Podcasting







Summary: On March 24, 2009 the STEP members, convened at the Amendale Lab 2 to participate in developing and conducting a podcasting use an educators account through voicethread.

TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS ADDRESSED: II. Communication A. Use technology effectively and appropriately to interact electronically. 1. Use telecommunications to collaborate with peers, parents,colleagues, administrators or experts in the field. B. Use technology to communicate information in a variety of formats. 1. Select appropriate technologies for a particular communication goal. 2. Use productivity tools to publish information. 3. Use Multiple digital sources to communicate information on-line.

V. Integrating Technology into the Curriculum and Instruction Design, implement and assess learning experiences that incorporate use of technology in the curriculum-related instructional activity to support understanding, inquiry, problem-solving, communication or collaboration. 1. Assess students' learning/ instructional needs to identify the appropriate technology for instruction. 2. Evaluate technology materials and media to determine their most appropriate instructional use. 3. Select and apply research-based practices for integrating technology into instruction. 4. Use appropriate instructional strategies for integrating technology into instruction. 5. Select and use appropriate technology to support content-specific student learning outcomes. 6. Develop an appropriate assessment for measuring student outcomes through the use of technology.  7. Manage a technology-enhanced environment to maximize student learning.

VII. Professional Growth Develop professional practices that support continual learning and professional growth in technology. 1. Create a professional development plan that includes resources to support the use of technology in life long learning. 2. Use resources of professional organizations and groups that support the integration of technology into instruction. 3. Continually evaluate and reflect on professional practices and emerging technologies to support student learning.  4. Identify local, state and national standards and use them to improve teaching and learning.

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 * Description: Students are working on the Drama Unit and were conducting the background work for //Romeo and Juliet// written by Shakespeare during the Elizabethan Era. In order to get the flavor of the times to assist students in understanding the relationships between parents and children during that era (and in the play), I found a primary source document entitled //The Book of Nuture// by Hugh Rhodes. Students were to make comments about the rules they found the most interesting by voice or wordprocessor.

Reflection: First, let me say that the development of the podcasting was easy, but the recording of my voice was very frustrating. Despite my own personal setbacks with the technology, it was worth the trouble to do it. My students enjoyed themselves in listening to and commenting on the podcasting. Podcasting took an assignment that could have been drab and gave it a new twist. I plan to develop and conduct podcasting in the future with the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year. **