Podcasting 101 by Kristin Fontichiaro is an excellent article when considering the use of podcasting in any media program. When I completed
our first podcast assignment, I wondered about the importance of creating a podcast.
After reading Podcasting 101, I see the unlimited possibilities for a media
program. Our students in elementary, middle and high school can be creative
when producing audio productions while being exposed to new technologies and
great books.
Podcasting
101 started with a brief history of Podcasting and provides an introduction to
its uses. According to the article, “well-designed
podcasting projects help students develop oral fluency, write with an audience
in mind, develop a "writer's voice,' and increase confidence.” At our high
school, reading and writing has become a major issue for students. The media
specialist can use podcasting to review books in the media center. At our
school we have student aids in the media center every class period. An
assignment for student aids to get students interested in books can be creating
mini podcast. Each student aid will have the opportunity to pick a new book
added to the collection and give a review. Once a month, a student from each
English class can be chosen to create a podcast for books in the media center. We
can also get parent volunteer involved in this process by creating podcast for
activities or happenings in the media center.
I really
enjoyed reading the possible podcast projects for beginners mention in the
article. I believe starting with recording one child at a time is great advice.
At our school, every year the English teachers have students write an “I stand”
poem. It would be a great idea to have the students records their poems in
using Audacity. The first, second and third place winners podcast should be
presented to the whole school via the media center to make the final decision.
Fontichiaro, Kristin. (Mar 2007).
Podcasting 101. School Library Monthly.
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from http://medt7477spring2014.weebly.com/uploads/7/5/8/9/7589068/7477_podcasting101.pdf
There are so many ways to use podcasting to promote a media center that it would be impossible to list them all. Maybe we should create a wiki dedicated to this topic. Having student aides to create podcasts is a fantastic idea. It is an easy way to create excitement and promote literacy. Students usually watch and listen more closely when another student is on the screen instead of their teacher. This will also allow students to utilize their creative skills while incorporating technology. Once this program gets going I bet you have a waiting list for student aides that wish to participate. Another idea may be to create book clubs where students can use a podcast to present books to other students in the school. Club members could work collaboratively to design a podcast to present a book from their point of view.
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ReplyDeleteI'm at the middle school level and reading and writing are a HUGE ISSUE for us as well. The idea of using student aids in creating book review pod-casts is genius! To take it one step further, after your student records his/her book review, upload it to the web, save the address and turn it into a QR Code. Print off the QR Code, laminate it, and put it directly on the book, or create a display with books what have QR Code reviews; this way students can scan the QR Code with their device and listen to the book review before deciding if they want to check the book out or not. This way your media center seems a little more "tech savvy" and the students would get a kick out of scanning a book.
You guy came with some great ideas in relations to podcasting. QR Code and the use of mobile devices will get students attention.
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