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Term 2 contemporary tool: Podcasting of book reviews. Create a database of book reviews where students can access and download on their mp3 players. Had to modify project. In Humanities class tudents will create a podcast on one aspect of ancient Egyptian life, 2-3 minutes, they will generate their own questions based on the -The five w's - who what etc. Once they have their questions they will research and present their findings as a podcast. Their podcasts will be loaded onto school's intranet and made available to all students to use in future for revision, modeling etc.

Term 2 focus in my classroom: Investigate podcasting, what skills are needed to produce a good podcast.

Why I have decided to use this CT? To do something different to the traditional Powerpoint presentation where students stand in front of the class and read whatever ids displayed on the screen. It will give students a purpose and audience beyond the classroom.

Expectations of CT usage

Comparison of CT to my 'traditional' teaching techniques

How use of the CT will benefit me?

How use of the CT will benefit my students?

Reflections


 * Questions for survey monkey.**

Have you enjoyed completing the podcasting assignment in your Humanities class? What was different about this task compared to previous tasks in this subject? What new skills did you develop whilst completing this task? Was the task easy or difficult to complete? Why was it easy or difficult? Which aspect of the task did you enjoy the most? Which aspect of the task did you enjoy the least?


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 * **Classroom activity** || **Contemporary Tool (CT)** || **Rationale for using the CT for the activity** ||