Blog Post 4

Blog Post 4
Langwitches - 1st Graders Create Own Read Along Book

I think it's interesting getting students to record their own audio books. It has a lot of benefits for understanding the material. It also helps keep the student interested. It gives the student a script which is very helpful in comprehension. We shouldn't forget what we wanted to say and digress for too long. We should remember to control the length of the podcast.


Langwitches - Listening-Comprehension-Podcasting

I never thought podcasting could be used like it was in this video. It seems so obvious that it would be helpful in teaching someone a new language. Repetitive use of a word that is used in context is the best way to learn a new word or phrase. When we make our podcast we need to remember these methods because they seem to be very effective.

Langwitches - Podcasting With First Grade

This would have been fun to do when I was in elementary school. This aids a child in learning proper communication skills. After all, it's an interview style script, so the students have to talk with each other to make sure the script sound like it was well thought out. Additionally, when they're acting for the podcast, they have to make it sound more natural by not reading directly off of the script. That would be something we could use to improve our podcast--instead of reading directly off of our script when we record, have it memorized, maybe with some cue cards to help out when we lose our place. If it were only audio we could cut out any blips in the conversation, but being a video podcast, it's best to be completely prepared before you even consider beginning.