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Hi all I am looking for a class to be our 'podcasting buddies' for term two this year (23rd April to 29th June). My students are year 5/6 which makes them between 9 and 10 years old. I would like to explore ways of using enhanced podcasts to explain our culture to students of another culture. I was thinking of starting with having the students create a still image story about their school life and then seeing how the unit progressed. The students will have contact with their buddy class through posting podcasts and making comments on each other's podcasts. So if you are new to podcasting or a podcasting 'oldie' drop me a line and we can plan this unit together. email: jane@pinehill.schoolzone.net.nz skype: janenicholls1 (in New Zealand) Looking forward to making connections :-)

Hi all I am looking for a class to be our 'podcasting buddies' for term two this year (23rd April to 29th June). My students are year 5/6 which makes them between 9 and 10 years old. I would like to explore ways of using enhanced podcasts to explain our culture to students of another culture. I was thinking of starting with having the students create a still image story about their school life and then seeing how the unit progressed. The students will have contact with their buddy class through posting podcasts and making comments on each other's podcasts. So if you are new to podcasting or a podcasting 'oldie' drop me a line and we can plan this unit together. email: jane@pinehill.schoolzone.net.nz skype: janenicholls1 (in New Zealand) Looking forward to making connections :-)

Hi all I am looking for a class to be our 'podcasting buddies' for term two this year (23rd April to 29th June). My students are year 5/6 which makes them between 9 and 10 years old. I would like to explore ways of using enhanced podcasts to explain our culture to students of another culture. I was thinking of starting with having the students create a still image story about their school life and then seeing how the unit progressed. The students will have contact with their buddy class through posting podcasts and making comments on each other's podcasts. So if you are new to podcasting or a podcasting 'oldie' drop me a line and we can plan this unit together. email: jane@pinehill.schoolzone.net.nz skype: janenicholls1 (in New Zealand) Looking forward to making connections :-)

I have been listening to a lot of podcasts lately that have been talking about the disparity between the use of technology at home versus school. Students are doing things at home on their computers that they are not able to do at school. With the whole debate about myspace and ethical use of technology it is vital that we empower our students in the use of technology in as many ways as we can. David Warlick mentioned in a keynote I attended that students are beginning to think of all things as 'clickable' even their parents. This resonated with me as I thought of what that really meant. Students are beginning to get used to having power. Power to find out what they want at the click of a button. I'm used to that power. If I want to know I find out. If students want to do something or find something out at home they 'click'. If they want to find out something at school they ask the teacher who may or may not know but they are not given that freedom to continue 'clicking' until they have explored their wonderings to their hearts content. In this podcast I interview two students, one in primary (elementary) school and the other in intermediate school (year 8). These students discuss the difference between their use of technology at home and school. I can add to their discussion though, as they are my children. One mentions that she uses the computer to find out stuff she is interested in and then rearranges that information to help her process it. The other mentions that he likes to find guitar tabs and make music on the computer. I can also add that they do a lot more than this. They explore their world and answer their questions, they create their world through the making of music and movies, they share their world through posting these on youtube and they connect with others through ichat and skype... and much more. Listen to how they use these powerful technologies in their classrooms though...

I have been listening to a lot of podcasts lately that have been talking about the disparity between the use of technology at home versus school. Students are doing things at home on their computers that they are not able to do at school. With the whole debate about myspace and ethical use of technology it is vital that we empower our students in the use of technology in as many ways as we can. David Warlick mentioned in a keynote I attended that students are beginning to think of all things as 'clickable' even their parents. This resonated with me as I thought of what that really meant. Students are beginning to get used to having power. Power to find out what they want at the click of a button. I'm used to that power. If I want to know I find out. If students want to do something or find something out at home they 'click'. If they want to find out something at school they ask the teacher who may or may not know but they are not given that freedom to continue 'clicking' until they have explored their wonderings to their hearts content. In this podcast I interview two students, one in primary (elementary) school and the other in intermediate school (year 8). These students discuss the difference between their use of technology at home and school. I can add to their discussion though, as they are my children. One mentions that she uses the computer to find out stuff she is interested in and then rearranges that information to help her process it. The other mentions that he likes to find guitar tabs and make music on the computer. I can also add that they do a lot more than this. They explore their world and answer their questions, they create their world through the making of music and movies, they share their world through posting these on youtube and they connect with others through ichat and skype... and much more. Listen to how they use these powerful technologies in their classrooms though...

I have been listening to a lot of podcasts lately that have been talking about the disparity between the use of technology at home versus school. Students are doing things at home on their computers that they are not able to do at school. With the whole debate about myspace and ethical use of technology it is vital that we empower our students in the use of technology in as many ways as we can. David Warlick mentioned in a keynote I attended that students are beginning to think of all things as 'clickable' even their parents. This resonated with me as I thought of what that really meant. Students are beginning to get used to having power. Power to find out what they want at the click of a button. I'm used to that power. If I want to know I find out. If students want to do something or find something out at home they 'click'. If they want to find out something at school they ask the teacher who may or may not know but they are not given that freedom to continue 'clicking' until they have explored their wonderings to their hearts content. In this podcast I interview two students, one in primary (elementary) school and the other in intermediate school (year 8). These students discuss the difference between their use of technology at home and school. I can add to their discussion though, as they are my children. One mentions that she uses the computer to find out stuff she is interested in and then rearranges that information to help her process it. The other mentions that he likes to find guitar tabs and make music on the computer. I can also add that they do a lot more than this. They explore their world and answer their questions, they create their world through the making of music and movies, they share their world through posting these on youtube and they connect with others through ichat and skype... and much more. Listen to how they use these powerful technologies in their classrooms though...

This podcast is a record of the conversation held between two south island New Zealand teachers and a teacher in Wales, United Kingdom. How close we are and how far away we are! The meeting of minds of people from different countries, cultures, lifestyles, yet we share the same passion, effectively teaching our children to function with success in this wonderful world of ours.

This podcast is a record of the conversation held between two south island New Zealand teachers and a teacher in Wales, United Kingdom. How close we are and how far away we are! The meeting of minds of people from different countries, cultures, lifestyles, yet we share the same passion, effectively teaching our children to function with success in this wonderful world of ours.

This podcast is a record of the conversation held between two south island New Zealand teachers and a teacher in Wales, United Kingdom. How close we are and how far away we are! The meeting of minds of people from different countries, cultures, lifestyles, yet we share the same passion, effectively teaching our children to function with success in this wonderful world of ours.

Today I had my first Skype call! I know, a bit slow, but life is so hectic I hadn't got around to it before. I had a conversation today with Allanah, a teacher from Appleby School in Nelson, New Zealand. Allanah has been doing some amazing things in her middle primary classroom with podcasts and blogs. Her class podcast can be found at: http://allanah.podomatic.com/ , and her class blog can be found at: www.moturoa.blogspot.com and her student blog at: http://aakids.blogspot.com/ . This podcast is a conversation about using technology in schools, and our thoughts on podcasting and blogging in the classroom. Hope you enjoy :-)

Today I had my first Skype call! I know, a bit slow, but life is so hectic I hadn't got around to it before. I had a conversation today with Allanah, a teacher from Appleby School in Nelson, New Zealand. Allanah has been doing some amazing things in her middle primary classroom with podcasts and blogs. Her class podcast can be found at: http://allanah.podomatic.com/ , and her class blog can be found at: www.moturoa.blogspot.com and her student blog at: http://aakids.blogspot.com/ . This podcast is a conversation about using technology in schools, and our thoughts on podcasting and blogging in the classroom. Hope you enjoy :-)

Today I had my first Skype call! I know, a bit slow, but life is so hectic I hadn't got around to it before. I had a conversation today with Allanah, a teacher from Appleby School in Nelson, New Zealand. Allanah has been doing some amazing things in her middle primary classroom with podcasts and blogs. Her class podcast can be found at: http://allanah.podomatic.com/ , and her class blog can be found at: www.moturoa.blogspot.com and her student blog at: http://aakids.blogspot.com/ . This podcast is a conversation about using technology in schools, and our thoughts on podcasting and blogging in the classroom. Hope you enjoy :-)

We had a professional development day at Pine Hill School today where the teachers and teacher aides learnt all about podcasting. As I have said before, everything about Pine Hill School is top quality! This is especially true of our teacher aides. In the episode Adie and Mary reflect on a numeracy evening they attended and what this means for our school.

We had a professional development day at Pine Hill School today where the teachers and teacher aides learnt all about podcasting. As I have said before, everything about Pine Hill School is top quality! This is especially true of our teacher aides. In the episode Adie and Mary reflect on a numeracy evening they attended and what this means for our school.

We had a professional development day at Pine Hill School today where the teachers and teacher aides learnt all about podcasting. As I have said before, everything about Pine Hill School is top quality! This is especially true of our teacher aides. In the episode Adie and Mary reflect on a numeracy evening they attended and what this means for our school.