Podcasting



The Accomplished team presennts:
 * "The Diary of Anne Frank"**

V. Integrating Technology into the Curriculum and Instruction Design, implement and assess learning experiences that incorporate use of technology in a curriculum-related instructional activity to support understanding, inquiry, problem solving, communication and/or collaboration.
 * Technology Standards Addressed:**

As a component to the DRAMA study addressed in the Reading curriculum(grade 8) for the fourth quarter, each of four mods was responsible for presenting a podcast for other students in the building to watch and evaluate. The podcast was a separate section of The Diary of Anne Frank that each class studied and then presented through voicethread.com. For the first couple of sessions, I was the sole director. After showing the students how to complete the voicethread process, they were then, responsible for completing their own threads, including music, voice-overs and comments to the final "Anne Frank" questions.
 * Description of Project:**

During this project, it was important for each class to be attentive to many different tasks at one time. Students that were normally too shy to dramatize felt much more comfortable, recording over the anonymous recorder, where there is not a crowd of strangers watching them......like in true plays and dramas. Their grew many opportunities for teamwork, sharing, collaboration, teamwork, healthy/motivating competition, etc. The final products were excellent! I will adopt podcasting as a part of my regular curriculum for years to come. The final celebration happened the day my class sat and read the comments that other classes had submitted to them concerning their podcast. I have attached one of my classes threads for viewing.
 * Reflection of Experience:**

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