Recently, in Mr. Argall's 8th Grade Social Studies Class, the students read the book Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. Ms. Martinez (Special Ed Co-Teacher) and Mr. Argall felt the content was above the reading level of several students in the class, so they obtained the audio version of the book (mp3 files). CD-ROM discs were duplicated and distributed to these specific students.
As an alternative, Ms. Martinez explored the option of PODCASTING with Mr. Driver. Podcasting simply refers to distributing audio files via the Internet.
As a result of this need, we have created a Wilkinsburg PodCasting site at:
WSDpodCasts
Congratulations to Mr. Argall and Ms. Martinez, for recognizing a need among a subset of their students, and taking the necessary steps to close the gap.
If you have a need to use PodCasting to reach some of your students, please contact Mr. Driver.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
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