Module 4

Today we met and learnt about Podcasts, Vodcasts and different video sites we can use in  our classroom. I am more familiar with these tools as I have previously used both in my teaching. I have always used these tools to present information to the class in an engaging and motivating way, but  I am keen to look for ways that students can use the tools to present their own work.
YouTube is a website that is constantly used in my year 1 classroom. The students really enjoy the visual learning that is often accompanied by a song that they can learn and sing a long to. Below is an example of a video that I have used with great success in the classroom.

 I like the idea of using podcasts to allow the children to listen to themselves read. This is a great technique to improve fluency and I have previously used Audacity with the students to accomplish this. Downloading Stories that the students can listen to would also be a great literacy group activity.

We also explored iTunes in this module. I have not had a lot of experience using iTunes for school or personal use but I am currently involved in an iPad trial at my school,so I have been using iTunes to download apps. After reading more about iTunes this week I'm excited about utilising the tool in more ways.