Avon Community School Corporation

Michele Frossard

http://www.avon-schools.org/

Vision and Purpose: Vodcasts and

Podcasts in the K-12 Classroom

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About Us

10 Miles West of Indianapolis

8900 Students 600 Educators 7 Elementaries (K-4) 2 Intermediates (5-6) 2 Middle Schools (7-8) 1 High School Advanced Learning Center 85th Fastest Growing

School District in Nation

Represents who you are as a district? Addresses the digital divide of all

stakeholders? Brings together a multitude of 2.0 Web

Tools to achieve a single purpose? Provides two-way communication? Prepares students for 21st Century

Skills? Is it secure? Grows with changing technology?

Vision and Purpose Checklist

What our Data Show Over 1,100 Podcasts and Vodcasts have

been added this year into our classroom as opposed to 0 three years ago.

There were 98,449 visits this week. 7,474 of the 98,449 visitors logged in.     There were 411,436 visits in the past 30

days. There were 8,150,603 visits in total.

Web 2.0: Classroom Web Page Core Communication Files Slideshows Announcements Links Quiz * Submit Work* Contact Information Bringing together a

multitude of 2.0 Web Tools to achieve a single purpose

Podcast

Vodcast

Podcast Vodcast

Visual

Newer Technology

K-12 Love It!

Demonstration

Audio

Older Technology

K-12 Like It.

Lecture

Downloadable/On Demand

Microphone and Computer•Sound Recorder• Digital Recorder

Audio Editing Software•Audacity/Garage Band•Easy to use/Free!

Content Manager/Host•Third party hosting sites•School Fusion Web Page handles all of ours.

Digital CameraVideo Editing

SoftwareContent Manager

Response to Vodcasts and Podcast via Blogging

Classroom blogs are an alternative to deliver curriculum to students.

Vodcasts and Podcasts can serve as writing prompts and blogs.

Students use higher level thinking strategies evaluating and responding.

Students develop writing and communication skills.

Cross Curricular Integration

Language Arts› Writing prompts› Reading

reflections› Literary journal› Character

analysis› Compare/

Contrast stories or characters

Social Studies› Writing prompts› Effects of

historical events on today’s society

› This Day in History discussions

› Most influential people in history

› Political debates

Benefits of Vodcasts and Podcasts

Accessible anywhere internet is available

Allows students to work collaboratively and participate with purpose.

Incorporates current digital native technology

Spawns planning, observation, and discussions in and out of class

Brain Compatible› Text› Visual › Auditory

Benefits› Low Cost› Motivation › Creativity› Collaboration› Accessible

anytime› High Quality › Ability to Share› Composers

› Encourages no-frills communication

› Engaging and fun› Used as a visual

demonstration tool for direct instruction or assessment

› Homebound students benefit

Cross Curricular Integration

Mathematics› Story problems› Written expression

(how did you find the answer)

› Order of operations

› Lab demonstrations and reflections

› Gathering data for analysis

Science› Lab experiment

reflections› Step-by-step

procedures› Compare/

Contrast lab results

Cross Curricular Integration

Art› Present artwork and share personal interpretations› Effects artwork has on audience› Debate artwork› Compare/Contrast periods of movements in history

Music› Student performances viewable for the world› Gives a broader purpose› Experience extends beyond the

real time performance

Alternative Resources

› www.youtube.com› www.teachertube.com› http://www.poderator.com/› http://www.musicalley.com/› http://audacity.sourceforge.net/› http://www.podomatic.com/featured› http://www.stager.org/podcasting.html

Podcasts and Vodcasts

Science: Culminating Project Vodcast Language: Work Stations Reading: Fluency Modeling Reading: Word Recall Practice Language Arts: Workstations Science: Life Science Integration:

RBTV-New School Vodcast Site

More Vodcasts

TIS: Variety of Samples/Pro Development

Language Arts: Literacy Workstations Math: AP Calculus Science: AP Chemistry

Alternative Web 2.0 Resources

Podcasts/Vodcasts› www.youtube.com› www.teachertube.com› http://www.poderator.com/› http://www.musicalley.com/ (copyright-

friendly music)› http://audacity.sourceforge.net/› http://www.podomatic.com/featured› http://www.stager.org/podcasting.html

Visit Avon Community School Corporation at

http://www.avon-schools.org/

Or School Fusion At

Booth #810

Questions?