Podcasting



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 a) Explore and use teacher selected technology tools, including software and hardware, to learn new content or reinforce skills b) Explore teacher-selected, technology tools that enhance learning
 * Title: ** ** Recycling Center Field Trip **
 * Technology standards addressed: **
 * Standard 3.0 – Technology for Learning and Collaboration ** : Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration
 * A. Learning **
 * 1. Explore and use technology tools in an instructional setting for learning **

a) Participate in a class or small group lessons using technology for shared writing or language experience stories b) Participate in a class lesson using technology tools exploring, collecting, and displaying data
 * B. Collaboration **
 * 1. Explore and use technology in an instructional setting to encourage collaboration **

a) Use appropriate technology tools to support learning goals b) Identify that a variety of forms of digital content (CDs, DVDs, websites, videos) can be used to learn information about a subject
 * C. Increase Productivity **
 * 1. Explore and use technology to increase productivity **

a) Recognize that various media formats are used to communicate ideas (such as CD, DVD, VHS, digital, and analog)
 * Standard 4.0 – Technology for Communication and Expression ** : Use technology to communicate information and express ideas using various media formats
 * Communication **
 * 2. Explore the various media formats used in daily life **

Ms. Courtney took us on a tour where we could see the trucks unloading the recyclable trash and the bulldozers that pushed the trash into a huge mound. We also were able to see the machines that separate the trash and compact the trash into large bales that are sent other places to continue the process of being created into something new. A short video was also shown depicting this process. The visit to the recycling plant concluded with each child being given a small toy that was made from recyclable trash. The podcast shows a few pictures that were taken during the field trip. Students were recorded making comments, in response to a question, about each picture according to what they saw on the trip.
 * Description: ** Our class took a field trip to the recycling center. Ms. Courtney, our tour guide, began by showing us various types of trash that can be recycled—newspapers, cans, plastic bottles, glass, etc. We learned that we should rinse out these containers and put them in the recycling bin at our home. Ms. Courtney showed us 3 plastic bottles with trash at various stages of being reused. The first bottle contained small pieces of cut-up plastic of various colors and with label bits still attached. The second had small pieces of cut-up plastic now cleaned, all white with no labels. The last bottle had the plastic pieces now converted into a cotton-looking material that is then used to create a new product.


 * Reflection: ** The children enjoy hearing themselves as they listened to the playback of their recorded comments. They were also very excited to hear their classmates when the final project was shown. Overall, however, the podcast did not generate as much interest and excitement from the students. I had also anticipated increased/ expanded language from the children but that did not materialize either.