【正文】 h a creative outlet. ? Podcasts tap into a mode of media input that is monplace for digital natives. ? Podcasts empower students to form relationships with the content and each other in relevant ways. How can podcasts be used? ? In the classroom, educators and students can use podcasts to inform others about class news, current events, and areas of interest. ? Students can use a podcast forum to persuade their peers to help others, make a difference, or try something new. ? Podcasts can also be used to edutain others through creative narratives. How can podcasts be used? ? Podcasts engage students in thinking critically about their speaking fluency and munication skills. ? The opportunity to create a podcast about what students would like to discuss and share with others is extremely motivating. Ideas for Podcasts ? Daily practice lessons recorded by the teacher or students ? Narratives ? Conversations ? Oral histories ? Vocabulary and/or concept practice ? Oral tests Ideas for Podcasts ? Podtours ? Unit or topic podcasts as overview/review of unit ? Oral reports ? Supplement instructional materials with existing podcasts created by others ? Information for parents My Class Unit Podcast Segments Political Policy Overview one governmental/political trend Vocab Vibes Explain and use two vocabulary words Innovation Station Define and explain the impact of one invention or innovation Cultural Commentary Explain the motivation for and effects of one new cultural trend Business Report Discuss the economic impacts of one event, trend, law, etc. Rewind the Mind Select one event or decision and hypothesize about what would have happened if the result had been different My Class Unit Podcast Segments Living History Interview one character Kids39。s a lack of instruction Why Students Shouldn’t Blog ? People will read it. ? People might not like it. ? They might share test answers with others. ? They might be found by a child predator online ? They might write something inappropriate. ? They might find something inappropriate. ? They might get other students to start blogging. Why Students Should Blog ? People will read it. ? They might like it. ? They might share what they39。Teaching for Rigor and Relevance Why, What, How Sometimes teaching feels like this . . . The “New” Rs ? Dr. Willard Daggett – International Center for Leadership in Education ? Rigor, Relevance, Relationships – Why is change needed? – What needs to be changed? – How do we implement such changes? An Answer to the WHY The World is Flat ? Thomas L. Friedman ? Describes the unplanned cascade of technological and social shifts that effectively leveled the economic world ? Implications for educational systems – .php The Flatteners ? Fall of the Berlin Wall / rise of Windows OS ? Netscape IPO / dot boom ? Work flow software / design, display, manage, and collaborate The Flatteners ? Open sourcing / self anizing collaborative munities ? Outsourcing ? Offshoring ? Supplychaining ? Informing (affinity works) The Flatteners ? The Steroids: Digital, Mobile, Personal, and Virtual –These are all the ―new‖ gadgets, technologies, social norms, and etc. that are accelerating the other flatteners In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. Eric Hoffer Get flat or be flattened Gathering data for the WHAT Items to Consider for the HOW ? Learning profile of the digital natives ? Emerging 21st century literacies ? Rigor and relevance framework ? Impact of Web