The three podcasts that I chose were Willowcast #32 –
Inspiring Inventors, Willowcast #30 – Effective Energy, and Willowcast #21 –
Endangered Animals Everywhere. Either second or fourth grade elementary
students did all three podcasts.
Inspiring Inventors podcast discussed invention vocabulary, inventors, made jokes about inventions, spoke about poetry, mentioned facts about inventions, gave a book review about an inventor, and closed the session with patent information. You could tell young readers read the speaking parts, since the audio was very monotone. However, the speakers spoke loud and clear and gave very insightful information regarding inventors and inventions. I felt this podcast was very well laid out for second grade students.
The Effective Energy podcasts discussed renewable energy and solar energy. The podcast began with descriptive information and then moved to discussing “Did you know?” questions. Wonderful websites and poetry were also included in the session. This podcast was not as long as the first podcast that I listened to but it was informative and educational.
Endangered Animals Everywhere podcast discussed threatened and endangered animals. The podcast began with vocabulary discussion and moved to questions, jokes, species spotlight, and poetry. The students also chose to speak on how things could be done differently to help with endangerment. This podcast was more organized and informative than the other two podcasts.
I enjoyed getting to listen to the podcasts and think they would be a great way to incorporate group work among the class. The students could take turns researching and speaking about what they learned
Inspiring Inventors podcast discussed invention vocabulary, inventors, made jokes about inventions, spoke about poetry, mentioned facts about inventions, gave a book review about an inventor, and closed the session with patent information. You could tell young readers read the speaking parts, since the audio was very monotone. However, the speakers spoke loud and clear and gave very insightful information regarding inventors and inventions. I felt this podcast was very well laid out for second grade students.
The Effective Energy podcasts discussed renewable energy and solar energy. The podcast began with descriptive information and then moved to discussing “Did you know?” questions. Wonderful websites and poetry were also included in the session. This podcast was not as long as the first podcast that I listened to but it was informative and educational.
Endangered Animals Everywhere podcast discussed threatened and endangered animals. The podcast began with vocabulary discussion and moved to questions, jokes, species spotlight, and poetry. The students also chose to speak on how things could be done differently to help with endangerment. This podcast was more organized and informative than the other two podcasts.
I enjoyed getting to listen to the podcasts and think they would be a great way to incorporate group work among the class. The students could take turns researching and speaking about what they learned
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