This episode is an example of the podcasts created by my year 5/6 students (8-10 year olds) based on the poetry unit I described in my previous post. I was so blown away by the learning involved in this unit and I will go into this in depth in my next post. Sit back and enjoy this poetry podcast, all work was completed by Jade and Rachel. For other poetry podcasts you can visit our class page at http://www.room5.podomatic.com.

In this episode I explain how I use podcasting in my classroom to enhance my literacy programme. The podcasts that I mention are KPE - http://www.ptengland.school.nz/index.php?family=1

Room 208 - http://bobsprankle.com/blog/

and Room 5 - http://www.room5.podomatic.com

If you want to know more about podcasting, the podcast by Bob Sprankle called Bit By Bit - http://bobsprankle.com/bitbybit_wordpress/ does a good job of talking you through why and how to use podcasts in your classroom.

I have been asked the question on numerous occasions, 'How do I get my students to take responsibility for their own learning?' My answer to this question is that they need to understand how to learn effectively. To do this in my classroom I start the year with a unit on the brain and how it works. By the end of this unit students identify that class time is learning time, and what and how much they learn depends on the decisions they make in class. A good resource for this unit is "Learning to Learn" by Christine Ward and a website I found useful was www.brainconnection.com. Let me know what you think, do you have anything to add to my description of this unit? Have you taught anything similar and have some great ideas to share?

This podcast is an introduction. I thought I would introduce myself and my teaching background as well as my personal journey in discovering and using ICT in my classroom.

On Sunday I went to Invercargill to hear Ian Jukes speak about the future of technology in our schools. It was so thought provoking that I had to podcast about it. He has a wealth of resources and information on his website at www.ianjukes.com and I encourage you to take a look. If you are reticent about using ICT in your classroom, listening to Ian Jukes will show you why you must get on board and do so quickly. As the title of one of his presentations says, 'there is a freight train coming'. We need to get on board so that our students will not be left behind.

This podcast is aimed at taking you through the journey of using ICT effectively in your classroom. I am starting at the beginning looking at classroom environment and this is just a general introduction. The Kath Murdoch website mentioned in this podcast is: http://www.ltag.education.tas.gov.au/planning/models/inquirymodel.htm

This podcast is aimed at taking you through the journey of using ICT effectively in your classroom. I am starting at the beginning looking at classroom environment and this is just a general introduction. The Kath Murdoch website mentioned in this podcast is: http://www.ltag.education.tas.gov.au/planning/models/inquirymodel.htm