Podcasts: Our first attempts March 12, 2008
Posted by kjwinsper in March.trackback
I’ve been working with students and teachers at both of my elementary schools to create podcasts. Actually, these first attempts at recording the students are more like oral sharing without any bells and whistles. This is a great way for students to share what they’re doing in school with their families here and abroad. You can listen to Mrs. Johnson’s first graders share their thoughts on the Red Eyed Tree Frog and Mrs. Drollett’s second graders share reports on various animals. Also, you can find pen pal messages from Mrs. Perkson’s second grade class to their friends in China. Mrs. Rogers first graders’ Wall of Fame project is now online too! In the weeks ahead, I hope to include many more classes in this new endeavor: Mrs. Glynn’s first graders will be sharing about the life cycle of the butterfly and Mrs. Hamilton’s class will share their BioPoems. We’d love to hear what you think! Feel free to leave a comment here or on the grade level pages after you’ve listened to our online podcasts. Enjoy!
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I would love to begin doing more with my students on the computer. Were parents worried about using the technology in the classroom in this way? Do you use a basic internet permission slip or did you need to have a permission slip that explained what you were doing in detail?
Thank you for sharing,
c.ell
Hi!
Thanks for leaving a comment on our blog! Students and parents are required to sign an internet acceptable use policy at the beginning of the school year. If their parents have given them permission to use the internet, we consider this permission to do internet projects. Also, we take some safety precautions when recording the students–you might have noticed they don’t say their last names and we don’t post any pictures of the kids online. I’ve gotten nothing but positive responses from parents and students!! We’ve been having lots of fun!
Thanks again,
K. Winsper