One of our first grade classes read the book Flat Stanley by Jim Brown. They sent paper Flat Stanleys to relatives and friends around the country and received images and stories back.
Then, inspired by the “worldwide” success” of the “other first grade class’” podcast episode of the Magic Tree House, the six year olds wanted [...]
If you have not thought of podcasting with your younger elementary school students, I encourage you to think again.
The first graders at my school had listened to the second grade podcast about animals, and had really enjoyed their story.They were especially thrilled that the second graders had received so many comments from teachers around the [...]
Second graders at my school are studying animals in their science unit. They learned about the different characteristics of mammals, reptiles and birds.
If their parents ask them tonight at the dinner table if they learned anything today, the students probably will tell them that they recorded a podcast today!
Will the parents know that they practiced:
Collaboration [...]
Shifting and changing our schools is also about reflecting and analyzing our individual teaching practice.
They cannot be talk of learning (on students’ part) and growth (on teachers’ part) without reflecting on a lesson or project:
What did I start out with?
What was the learning objective?
What were variables?
What was the outcome?
Successes and pitfalls of the lesson [...]
Third graders have been exploring animals of the Costa Rican rainforest.
Each class created a story they presented in their podcast episode. They recorded and edited their own individual segments.
Ms. Barnwell’s class from Jacksonville, Florida, jumped off a plane and parachuted into the Costa Rican rainforest. Their mission is to survive among the most dangerous and [...]
Kindergarten teachers and students transformed their classrooms into the country of Brazil. Each student became a tour guide and Brazil expert, sharing what they had learned about this country from South America.
Click on the “Play” button to listen to each podcast episode.
Listen to Mrs. Cronin’s class recording of their tour around Brazil.
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Third Grade studied endangered and threatened animals of Florida in their science curriculum. TechConnect, together with the classroom teachers planned to take this unit to the 21st century and have students, not only research facts, but become experts in their assigned animals and make a difference by share their knowledge with others. They were to [...]
