Video-Podcast

I used the software Audacity to do my podcast. This is a very easy recording software that enabled me to record my voice and message. Then I used the Movie Maker software to incorporate pictures to go along with my podcast. I was able to take the Audacity recording software and put it over my pictures in Movie Maker so I could time it more accurately. At first I had some difficulty, but was then able to save my recording as a MP3 and then insert it into my slide show (However, I had to call Help Desk to get this installed so I could save my recordings from Audacity as MP3's). It was a learning process but one that was worthwhile! I feel like I could use this software with my students, especially for working on fluency and letting the student's hear their voice and how they sound when they read! That is huge:)

Interactive Lesson

I currently do not have a interwrite board in my classroom. However, I was just informed by my principal that all 5th grades in the district will have them by this Spring! I have been starting to get some lessons planned so that when I do get my board I will be ready to go:) I came up with a short lesson on using the interwrite board to facilitate math. We have a daily math problem that we do everyday. In my video, I am able to display the question, have one of my students interact with the board, and then use different tools to help student's understand how to use a protractor to measure different angles.