Betty’s Instructional Technology Blog

On Monday, May 12th, I will present a workshop on implementing  the NJ Tech Standards to the ESL, Library and GEM staff members as well as the middle school teaching and learning facilitators and lab teachers. This presentation will highlight various ways we are integrating technology across the curriculum and some Web 2.0 tools we have been exploring over the last few months. The link to the presentation can be found here: http://www.gtps.k12.nj.us/technology/tech_st_libgemesl/Tech_ST_libgemesl_files/frame.htm

Sixth grade students from Roland Rogers Elementary School completed their research on “going green.” View their blog and podcasts at this site: http://rogem6a.edublogs.org

The students used Photostory and Audacity to create the podcasts. We uploaded the completed Photostory “videos” to Teacher Tube since you tube is blocked in our district. It was easy to embed the videos into our edublog site.

They will  finalize their project by including a list of their references and  a link to bookmarks they made that can be printed.

Another group working on a different blog for “sustainable living” will be posted soon. 

Today, I will be attempting to create podcasts with some sixth grade students. I will be using PhotoStory and a program called Jodix. Thanks to Dan Schmit whose “Kidcast:Podcasting in the Classroom” podcasts have been an invaluable help. 

I hope to use Edublogs to host the podcasts. The following is a test. A very bright and creative 4th grade student created the following video after researching William Shakespeare: (Quicktime is needed to view it)

shakespeare-video.mp4

The following is a sample audio file. (My first attempt at using Audacity.) There is no content, it is only a test using free music loops from http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/free.html

Click on the audio link below. (Quicktime is needed to listen)

podcast-test.mp3