I have decided to make a pod cast for a recent writing assignment that I assigned to my 7th graders. It is an assignment that I introduced and discussed in class, but also an assignment that requires some participation from their parents. I emailed the parents a brief explanation, but later thought that if I could have attached a quick pod cast, it might have helped clarify any questions or confusion. It also could be useful with so many students absent. I could refer them to the podcast rather than explain it to students individually. The use of pod cast is not something I am familiar with and this is a good introduction to their uses.
As far as Skype goes, I am not clear on how I would use this in my classroom at this time. We have used iChat to talk to my parents. It has been fun for my kids to see Grandma and Grandpa on the computer and it keeps them up to date on the activities in our house.
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What a great idea to send out a podcast to explain assignments! I hope it does cut down on the questions you usually receive. Could you also post such podcasts to your class website? Right now I post a lot of the assignments, but I'm sure parents would appreciate being able to hear your explanations, as well.
ReplyDeleteOr, maybe you could simply record the class day you introduce the assignment to the class, complete with students' questions and your answers. How great would that be!