We had a great time with Mr. Tony Borders this past week. The puppets and magic were fun, but more importantly we learned many practical things about being a follower of Christ! Students, leave a comment telling one thing you liked and one thing you learned this week!
In November, our students studied many issues related to ecology including landfills, recycling, endangered animals, and water purification. As a final project, students worked either alone or in groups to create a public service announcement podcast that talked about one of the issues and possible solutions. The students were extremely creative and their scripts included commercials, radio shows, songs, raps, and dramatic stories.
The students used the iTalk app on my iPhone to record the podcasts. I love this app! (And yes, I did trust my dear iPhone in the hands of my students, but an iPod Touch with a mic should work as well. I have a Switcheasy ThumbTack Microphone which works nicely on the iTouch.) I had the students go into the hall for quiet, they used the keypad to type their names as the file name, and then they pressed the big red button to start and stop recording. It was easy for the students to use and the sound quality was great. When they were done, I was able to wirelessly connect to my laptop to download the podcasts. I edited and combined the audio files together using Garageband.
We hope you enjoy these podcasts. The students would love for you to add your comments after listening! Thanks!
Last November our students created public service podcasts about some of the ecology issues that we had been studying in Science class. This episode features the podcasts written and recorded by Michelle, Joanna, Kennedy, and LaNard.
Last November our students created public service podcasts about some of the ecology issues that we had been studying in Science class. This episode features the podcasts written and recorded by Sara, Caroline, Laine, Eulaya, Lydia, Isaiah, Ryan, and Jacob.
Last November our students created public service podcasts about some of the ecology issues that we had been studying in Science class. This episode features the podcasts written and recorded by Grace, Bella, Allissa, Tiara, Alecz, David, and John.
Last November our students created public service podcasts about some of the ecology issues that we had been studying in Science class. This episode features the podcasts written and recorded by Chloe, Abby, Megan, Gabe, and Matt.
Last November our students created public service podcasts about some of the ecology issues that we had been studying in Science class. This episode features the podcasts written and recorded by Jessica, Jasmine, Libby, Bryce, Jeff, and Emma.
Last November our students created public service podcasts about some of the ecology issues that we had been studying in Science class. This episode features the podcasts written and recorded by Hadley, Brianna, Graham, and Sam.
Last November our students created public service podcasts about some of the ecology issues that we had been studying in Science class. This episode features the podcasts written and recorded by Grace, Angel, Brooke, Mark, and Donovan.
Some of our fifth graders are helping out by being reading buddies. Here are some of them helping in Mrs. Fong’s class.
