Blog Post #4

Langwitches Listening-Comprehension-Podcasting

The first podcast I listened to was Langwitches Listening-Comprehension-Podcasting. It is a collection of recordings from 2nd Graders telling the story of Purim. Although the students were able to get an understanding of how to use the tools that were needed to complete this project, the true purpose of the assignment was for the students grasp writing a script, listening, comprehension, collaboration, speaking skills, and fluency in the language of Hebrew. After listening to the podcast, I am astounded by how fluent the students were able to execute the language. It is as if the students were native speakers. I am not able to speak the language at all but it is easy to see that the rate at how these students were speaking was impeccable.

Langwitches - Podcasting with 1st Grade

Langwitches - Podcasting with 1st Grade is a podcast of a 1st grade class telling the story Vacation Under the Volcano by Mary Pope Osborne. This podcast is interesting because it allowed the students to read and learn a story in a different way. The students were able to become more involved with the story. I believe that by doing this, the students were able to gain a better understanding of the story. I could also tell that the students enjoyed this project and were very enthusiastic about it. Using podcast the students were more excited about reading and learning.

Langwitches 1st Graders Create Their Own Read Along Book

In Langwitches 1st Graders Create Their Own Read Along Book, the students are once again retelling the story Vacation Under the Volcano by Mary Pope Osborne. However, these are not the same students. These students are the new first grade students in the class. This time the teacher was so excited about how well the previous students did that she had gotten a head start on the project. This podcast was better than the previous. I am assuming that is because the people who were in charged in editing and recording had experience from last years recording. Overall, the students were once again enthused and excited about the story. I believe that allowing the students to do these podcast allowed helped the students to be more involved.