Wiki Wiki

I am very proud of myself today! I got roped into chairing a committee for accreditation, and I decided that we were going to be a virtual committee! I just created the wiki-- all of the members can edit, add new information... we can upload artifacts. And think how happy the teachers will be when they realize that they don't have to attend lots of silly meetings!
I love technology!

Another Portfolio Idea

How can I use the podcast in my students' Electronic Portfolio's? Part of the portfolio is recording their reflections throughout the year. Maybe it would be a good idea to have them Podcast their reflections... give them a name... add some sound... it might make them more enthusiastic about that segment of the portfolio.

Podcasting is more than just a voice recording!

What is Podcasting?

A couple years ago our TRT announced that we could podcast. It sounded so exciting until I realized that he basically meant record our voices. I have used audacity with all of my classes and it is for foreign language an extremely useful tool. It is only recently however, that I really understood the idea of podcasting. I began using a podcast called notesinspanish.com where a Spanish couple talks on different themes to different language levels. This is a great resource for me as a teacher, and really makes incoorporating the podcast into a lesson more realistic. It isn't just a speaking sample anymore, it is an authentic tool for learning.