I think I found a gem.
I have been really finding the teaching of oral Language skills difficult over this term, particularly in the ‘using technology to enhance…’ sort of way.
But today I was teaching in an Intermediate (Y8) class today in Hastings, New Zealand who were working on ‘projects’ on oral language-
One group was practicing and a play, another looking a Shakespeare’s Macbeth. But the group I was most interested in were considering Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech. They have to go on Youtube and listen to the footage then they accessed the ‘script’ via the web.
They had to identify the techniques MLK used in his speech to connect with the audience and then answer some questions independently.
They needed to find out about:
All through the web and then present their findings.
If I were doing this with my class I’d have them use photo Story or Voicethread to make the final presentation.
What a fantastic use of technology in the classroom context.
I must confess this session was not my creation but the teacher of the class. Well done.
