Blog Post #4

Langwitches: 1st Graders Create Their Own Read-Along Audiobook

This was so cute. I love all of their voices, and how excited they sounded to make there read along audiobook. Honestly some of these kids can read better than me. This is the kind of teaching that really keeps you involved as a student, with all the sound effects and different roles they get to play. I bet still to this day all of these kids remember the story about the "Dinosaurs in the Dark" because they got to make it the story personal to themself. Another positive thing about making an audiobook is how it allows you to work with others. If they are struggling with comprehending the story’s they have their classmates to help them out. Thanks to step by step instructions in the blog on how to use this at home and in classrooms. This will be a tool I would love to use in my classroom.




Langwitches Podcasting with First Grade

After reading this post it really does give you a better understanding of what podcasting can do for kids. It says podcasting helps imporve listening, speacking, presenting, comprehension, storyteling, and much more.
I loved listening to there podcast there voices are so cute. This will also help our kids to be a little more advanced in technology and if first graders can handle i think we all could. This reminds me of being a little kid again; anytime my parents would make a video of me I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I would watch it over and over again. Working with elementary students to make a podcast not only helps them learn, it’s a fun way to keep all the children involved. When they get to be a part of making the podcast it makes them want to watch what they accomplished over and over. One of my teachers in second grade recorded us reading every week; then we would watch it and make corrections. This way of teaching was very effective for me because it was entertaining and made me want to work harder to improve so I could look better on the videos. In this project they focused on speaking, storytelling, comprehension, and of course listening. On top of that they got to do it all while learning how to use technology. I can’t wait to figure out ways to use podcast in my classrooms.



Langwitches: Listening-Comprehension-Podcasting

This was a very clever way to help teach the students. It made the students record in a random order and then they got to put it together like a puzzle to put the sentences in the correct order. The smartboard still seems to amaze me. With modern day technology the students are able to correct and edit the whole podcast in class on the smartboard. Who new creating a podcast could be so helpful, it helps them in so many ways. They had to work together as a team while working in languages unfamiliar to them. As a teacher I could use a podcast to help improve speaking, writing, leadership, and much more.