A learning journey with no fixed abode
I don’t remember where the story comes from but a grandson asks his grandfather.“Were you hero in the war?” And the Grandfather answers “No, I just fought beside some.”
It came to mind today as I sat and listened to the Minister of Education.
I’m sat beside Chrissy and AllanahK and Jane, on skype chat with Rachel Boyd and Durff.
If anyone should ask I felt like saying “No, I sat with some.”
As I walked out of the session I was happily chatting to a Principal I know and got in the elevator.By the time the lift got to the ground floor I realised I did not have my coat. “Darn”
So I go back up in the lift to the room and go to my place, no coat. “Darn”
I think to myself, where did I got earlier, that’s right, I had lunch with Jane and Chrissy at the Blogger café. I trip out of the
Crown
Plaza, across the road, up a couple of escalators, the blogger café. No coat. “Darn”
Think Simon, think. Third row back in the main hall. Must of left it there, so I sneak in, trying not to look too obvious. Trying harder not to interrupt Tony Ryan while he prepares. I look. No coat. “Darn”
I’m out of options, I text Chrissy and ask if she’s seen it this morning. I hit SEND. The second I do that. I remember, I took it off this morning and hid it under one of the stands. “DOH!”
So Julia, am I right,left, half or no brained?
Here’s my attempt at the podcast from yesterday.
http://dragon09.podomatic.com/entry/2007-10-02T15_08_17-07_00
Yesterday was such a fun day for me. I went to see Jane Nicholls podcasting session-until 4.30p.m. and what a treat. It is great to be hearing about all that she does with her class and has been learning about over the last year. Some facts I managed to type before she moved on:
Hits on Google for podcasting24 hits 2000 124,000,000 in Novemeber 2006
The uptake of podcasting in the last six years is huge.
Take a look at this: Ask a Ninja- What is podcasting?
A couple of recording suggestions:TunetalkOlympus WS100 Digital voice recorder
Steps involved in developing an effective podcasting session focused on the development of oral language:
So often we, myself included, Oral language is reduced to “news time” and standup feedback or presentation. So many kids appear unable in their oral language, whereas it is more to do with there confidence in front of an audience rather than inability with oral language. Podcasting does offer a solution, to a point, where the students can record their session, over and over if necessary, without an audience present and then show it when they are happy, comfortable and ready.
I had a go a podcasting myself during the session, everyone did and they can be found on the ULearn blog, sometime. Well Done Jane!
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