PODCASTING!!

I used a tool called podcasting today! It is a very neat tool! I got to experiment with it during the time I was with my second grade class. I chose a couple students from the poetry center during center time. Below is an example of a student using podcasting. I had them read it through while being recorded (Student Reading-1. You can tell she was a little shaky during this reading. I played back the recording for them and had them critique their own reading with my help (were they reading too fast/slow, did they read with expression, how was their fluency?). After we analyzed the first recording, I had them read it a second time while being recorded. We listened to that one too. And each student sounded better the second time.

Below is an example of one student reading her poem called "Nature's Creatures."

You could also use podcasting to read a story or a poem how you would want it read and share it with your class. You could also create a seperate center where the children could create their own podcast presentation. As you can see, podacsting could be a very useful tool.