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Since the written word and spoken word are different, the process of writing a piece with the intention of recording it can change a writer’s perspective on how to punctuate, emphasize, and otherwise engage the listener in ways that seeing his words on paper alone cannot” (Reed and Hicks 2009)

I dropped by Prairie Elementary last week while the 4th grade team was having a session on writing. Lutricia Hardaway shared a piece recently written by one of her ELL students: Hell Hound.

Over the next month, we’ll be exploring the many ways to take this piece beyond the walls of the classroom.  For a starter, this budding young author has recorded her story in Audacity (next time I’ll bring a headset). What other venues would you suggest?

Here’s a podcast from Dr. Biology.

Here’s today’s class podcast.WS210001

Here’s a visitor interviewwelcome

Ask me about iPadio.com!  Here’s my first “phlog.”

Here’s the agenda for our last meeting of the year:

7:45-8:00 – Sign in

8:00-8:30 – Introductions and heading into the day – Everyone

8:30 Curriculum Companion Webinar – Kim Harrison

9:30 Learn 360 Overview – Gail

• Add links to videos within your blog discussions. Example: Let’s explore the Gold Rush*.
  

  *Citation (MLA)

  Gold Rush and Wagon Trains. Sunburst Visual Media. 2004
  Learn360. 16 June 2009
  http://learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?ID=150765

10:00 BREAK

10:15 Reflection and Writing Activity – Karen Smith

11:30 – 12:30 – LUNCH

12:30 – Show Time! A Conversation with Mathew Needleman - video and the ELL student
Teachers/teams share a multimedia project:

1:45 – Evaluations & Raffle

2:00 – Bye-Bye (but not really)