Thing #4 - Podcasting

I really enjoyed watching and listening different voicethreads. At this moment, there are several ideas I have seen and would like to incorporate in my classroom. One is to have students recommend or review books they read as is done in the following sample http://voicethread.com/#q.b56011.i289587 . The students will be given some time to prepare for presentation: think about the recommendation/review, write it down, and finally record it with a teacher's help. This way students will be practicing their speaking skills, which is very important for second language learners. Another way is having students watch a presentation http://voicethread.com/#u364007.b478355.i2547479 to learn about multiple meaning words. This thread would be used at the beginning of the lesson as a short presentation before the students start exploring multiple meaning words on their own. In the same way I would use http://voicethread.com/#u364007.b756694.i4007457 to have students think about their choice of words when they are given a writing prompt. Or it could be used before students start editing their writing.