Saturday, April 24, 2010
Tech Tool Research
I had a great experience working with my partner on Podcasting. She and I seemed fairly compatible. I had some good sources of information and she was able to use her tech skills to help me improve my communication of them with our own wiki in which she mebedded objects. I have done my own simple podcasts for my students in which I recorded me pronouncing their Spanish vocabulary so they can practice at home. This was very helpful for the Hearing Impaired students as well as my students who dod not have family members who can help them study their Spanish. I know, however that this was not using the tool to its full potential nor was it giving students a chance to use this tool. My summer curriculum work will involve weaving Web 2.0 into the course and including student use of the technology. I learned a lot about that through this project and feel confident I can do this on my own, thanks a large degree to my partner and the impetus of this class and our Deaf/Hearing Impaired Coordinator at my building who first pushed me to make ausdio recording for her students and then my Library Media Specialist who put them on our district server for all students to access. It is just like the classis song - "I get by with a little help from my friends!"
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That's really the concept of learning about technology - getting by with help from your friends. The interesting thing is that "friends" can now include people in your virtual community as well as your physical one. You're getting a little of that taking online classes, but you'll also find lots of other professional communities out there with good ideas and suggestions. That's the joy of creating a PLN.
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you have the ability to put things on a server. That means you can actually create PODCASTS, not just audio files. The difference is that you can subscribe to podcasts through something like iTunes and they come to you rather than you having to find them.