Room 208 story (abridged)
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The document discusses using podcasts in the classroom to engage students in writing and learning. Some key benefits mentioned include allowing students to decide topics, facilitating peer teaching, and providing guiding questions from teachers. Students can write on niche topics they are interested in or need re-teaching on. Podcasts allow students to have an authentic global audience and create a living portfolio of their work and growth over time. They help prepare students for 21st century skills like being global learners, self-directed learners, and constantly reflecting with the community.
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- 5. The Room 208 Story
- 6. The Room 208 Story
- 7. BLOG + AUDIO = PODCAST
- 8. BLOG + AUDIO = PODCAST
- 10. BENEFITS FOR WRITING Student News
- 11. BENEFITS FOR WRITING Student News • Students Decide • Peer Teaching • Guiding Questions from Teacher • Team Writing Benefits
- 12. BENEFITS FOR WRITING Student Niche News Pieces • Students Decide • Peer Teaching • Guiding Questions from Teacher • Team Writing Benefits
- 13. BENEFITS FOR WRITING Student Niche News Pieces • Students Decide • Student Interest • Peer Teaching • Peer Teaching • Guiding Questions from • Research Skills Teacher • Re-teaching Opportunities • Team Writing Benefits • Students are not Passive
- 14. ENGAGE “I SHOULD HAVE THEM PODCAST ANYTHING THAT I WANT THEM TO LEARN.” Beth Bush
- 15. CREATE PURPOSE So the Wind Won’t Blow it All Away
- 16. LIVING PORTFOLIO • Archived • Shows Growth Over Time • Accessible 24/7
- 17. WRITING FOR REAL PURPOSE Writing for the Teacher vs Writing for a Global Audience
- 18. WRITING FOR REAL PURPOSE AUTHENTIC AUDIENCE Writing for the Teacher vs Writing for a Global Audience
- 19. PURPOSE "Simply put, school life should become more like real life, with school work organized around projects rather than textbooks, and students working in teams rather than alone. Schools should break down the two enemies of learning: isolation and abstraction.” George Lucas
- 21. 21st Century Learners •Communication to Parents
- 22. 21st Century Learners •Communication to Parents •Global Citizens / Global Learners
- 23. 21st Century Learners •Communication to Parents •Global Citizens / Global Learners •Constantly Reflecting with Larger Community
- 24. 21st Century Learners •Communication to Parents •Global Citizens / Global Learners •Constantly Reflecting with Larger Community •Self Directed Learners
- 25. Standardized Question #275 What is a Podcast? a) a specialized fishing rod for the illusive Dangle Fish b) A digital media file, or a series of such files, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers. c) none of the above d) who cares?
- 26. Assessment?
- 27. ENGAGE/PURPOSE/PREPARE “We learn from the company we keep.” Frank Smith
- 28. Data? Fall Spring 187 184 183 179 163 160 157 156 140 144 144 138 133 131 126 123 116 117 113 115 116 116 102 106 102 96 97 77 79 73 72 70 68 62 49 41
- 29. Data? Fall Spring 156 144 138 131 116 117 115 113 106 102 102 96 97 77 79 73 72 70 68 62 49 41
- 35. ASK ROOM 208 STUDENTS QUESTIONS: http://bit.ly/PN2Aay
Editor's Notes
- Marianne Minard\n
- —My site\n—we will hear the Room 208 story today\n\nQUESTION: \n\n—HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN BLOG?\n—How many of you are currently podcasting? Listened to a podcast. \n—How Many of you have your own Domain?\n\nWolf Blitzer Joke\n
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- 3rd Graders Made\n-------------------------------\n
- TURN AND TALK\n
- Emailing me Poems/Writing at home to include\n
- And what happened to the writing is that kids started writing more. I started to hear from parents that their students couldn’t wait to get to work\n
- WRITING IMPROVES\n\n“We’ve got to get it right... people listen”\n\nMy Role changed\n\nSmall group moving to Large Group\nAuthentic Lessons\nParagraph Transitions\n\n\nBailey Story\n
- WRITING IMPROVES\n\n“We’ve got to get it right... people listen”\n\nMy Role changed\n\nSmall group moving to Large Group\nAuthentic Lessons\nParagraph Transitions\n\n\nBailey Story\n
- WRITING IMPROVES\n\n“We’ve got to get it right... people listen”\n\nMy Role changed\n\nSmall group moving to Large Group\nAuthentic Lessons\nParagraph Transitions\n\n\nBailey Story\n
- WRITING IMPROVES\n\n“We’ve got to get it right... people listen”\n\nMy Role changed\n\nSmall group moving to Large Group\nAuthentic Lessons\nParagraph Transitions\n\n\nBailey Story\n
- A GREAT PROOF OF THE FACT THAT KIDS WERE MOTIVATED... \nWHEN THEY CONVINCED THEIR NEW TEACHER TO PODCAST\n
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- Blogs and Podcasts are a Living Portfolio\n
- Authentic Audience\nWriting for Teacher vs Writing for Blog\n
- Which one is more authentic?\n
- So everyday… preparing for their future by living and practicing skills they’re going to need in the 21st Century\n
- So everyday… preparing for their future by living and practicing skills they’re going to need in the 21st Century\n
- So everyday… preparing for their future by living and practicing skills they’re going to need in the 21st Century\n
- So everyday… preparing for their future by living and practicing skills they’re going to need in the 21st Century\n
- Which assessment is going to better serve our students in the 21st Century?\n
- Or Designing a Movie on their own to demonstrate learning?\n
- If we just limit ourselves to our classroom... missing out\n
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