After last weeks GAME plan update, I realized that I should have held off on a few of my key points I made. First of all, I updated my plan to include the use of podcasts and other ways to help students learn material outside of school. This, at the time, I did not realize was part of this week’s post (If you have any questions, please see last week’s post). However, one of the things that I am struggling with that idea is trying to find a good way to make vodcasts so that my students can see what I do on my computer screen and hear me narrate each step. I am currently trying to look into it, but have not found anything worth trying.
In regards to constructing a calendar and blog, I have started to update the calendar for the month of November, trying to backtrack and see what I have already covered. I plan to have this completed over the four-day weekend. The blog has been created, and I have made the first post, but I still need to inform all of the parents of the site, so that they know to check it periodically throughout the semester.
When it comes down to it, I feel as if I’m progressing well through my GAME plan, but still need to find an effective way to create the podcasts and video podcasts that would be a good place to put them online for students to access, and also what would be a great tool to use. My new inquiries focus on finding resources to help me with the podcasts, so that I can create them within the next week or two.
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Travis,
ReplyDeleteWhat type of computers and software does your school district use? We have MacBooks with GarageBand, which is a wonderful software program for creating Podcasts. It is easy to use and stores Podcasts. It also allows the Podcasts to be exported so you can link them to a website for others to view.
The first time I created a Podcast for student, I was able to hook my computer up to the plasma TV in my classroom using an RGB connection and they could see everything I did, as well as hear. You can also hook up a computer to a Smart Board for them to follow.
Ginger
Ginger,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info. I'll definitely have to try that next week. I only wish we had MacBooks. Our district got a "deal" with buying about 400 Dell computers and about 150 of which were laptops. They claim to be the best dells for students, yet within the first two uses of them, I saw keys falling off and a lot of them having system errors that do not work. I do have a macbook at home, so I might see about making the podcast that way and uploading it on to school's site or a wiki, depending on space.
Travis,
ReplyDeleteWhen looking for information on making a podcast, I found www.wikihow.com to be very helpful in helping me create and post my podcast. As for letting your parents know about your website, does your school have the parent's e-mail address in your student grading and information program? If so, you could send out a general e-mail informing parents about your website. If not, I would send home a student letter or mail out informing the parents.
Carla