Podcasting

 The purpose of this voicethread is to introduce students to books that are series. Some of the series that we have at Seabrook are: The American Girl series, the Cam Jansen series, The Magic Tree House series, Junie B. Jones series, the Henry Winkler series, Amber Brown series, Captain Underpants series, The Little House series by Laura Ingles Wilder, Frog and Toad series and the A to Z Mysteries series. Beverly Cleary has several series--Henry Huggins, Ramona, and Ralph the Mouse.
 * Description**

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I. Information Access, Evaluation, Processing and Application--Access, evaluate, process and apply information efficiently and effectively. II. Communication-Use technology effectively and appropriately to interact electronically. II. Communication--Use technology to communicate information in a variety of formats. III. Legal, Social, and Ethical Issues--Demonstrate an understanding of the legal, social, and ethical issues related to technology use. IV. Assessment for Administration and Instruction--Use technology to analyze problems and develop data-driven solutions for instructional and school improvement. V. Integrating Technology into the Curriculum and Instruction--Design, implement, and assess learning experiences that incorporate use of technology in a curriculum-related instructional activity to support understanding, inquiry, problem-solving, communication and/or collaboration. VI. Assistive Technology--Understand human, equity, and developmental issues surrounding the use of assistive technology to enhance student learning performance and apply that understanding to practice. VII Professional Growth--Develop professional practices that support continual learning and professional growth in technology.
 * Teacher Technology Standards**

2. Digital Citizenship: Demonstrate an understanding of the history of technology and its impact on society, and practical ethical, legal, and responsible use of technology to assure safety. B. Legal and Ethical Issues 1. Practice responsible and appropriate use of technology systems, software, and information a) Explain the purpose of and follow the acceptable use policy c) Practice responsible use of technology systems 2. Demonstrate and understanding of current legal standards a) Demonstrate social and ethical behaviors when using technology (such as appropriate copying and pasting, legal downloading, intellectual property recognition, and obeying copyright laws) c) Practice strategies for avoiding plagiarism when using digital content 3. Understand current internet safety guidelines c) Use safe and correct security procedures when working online (such as not disclosing personal information and protecting passwords) 3. Technology for Learning and collaboration: Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration B. Collaboration 1. Use and explain how technology tools encourage collaboration a) Use technology tools to work collaboratively within the classroom b) Use technology tools to exchange ideas with individuals or groups outside of the classroom c) Participate as part of a class in online collaborative projects or information exchanges 4. Technology for Communication and Expression: Use technology to communicate information and express ideas using various media formats. B. Expression 1. Use and understand how technology can be used to express ideas a) Use multimedia and publishing tools to express original ideas with print, drawings, digital images, existing or original video, sounds, and/or personal recordings
 * Student** **Technology** **Standards**

Standard 1: Students will demonstrate an appreciation of literature as a reflection of human experience and reading as a pleasurable activity. Standard 5: Students will be able to interpret information to generate new understandings and knowledge. Standard 7: Students will demonstrate responsible attitudes toward the use of information.
 * Maryland Library Media Voluntary State Curriculum**

Outcome 3: Apply reading, research, and critical thinking skills to communicate new understandings. Outcome 6: Demonstrate an appreciation of literature and other creative expressions as a source of information and recreation. Outcome 8: Apply ethical behavior to use of information.
 * Maryland Library Media Learning Outcomes**

Standard 3: The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively. Standard 5: The student who is an independent learner appreciates literature and other creative expressions of information. Standard 6: The student who is an independent learner strives for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation. Standard 7: The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and recognizes the importance of information in a democratic society. Standard 8: The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and practices ethical behavior in regard to information technology. Standard 9: The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and participates effectively in groups to pursue and generate information.
 * AASL/AECT: Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning**

The project involved letting students know about some of the book series that we have in the media center. After students made comments on The A to Z Mysteries and the Books in a Series, I let them make comments on the sample I did when we learned about podcasting. The dolphin has two student comments and one of the pictures of the black-eyed susan has one student comment.
 * Summary:**

Over all, I guess the experience was good--frustrating at times but successful. I would forget to make the voicethread public and then would have to delete and embed again. Also I had problems with adding the additional identities. I added them but forgot how to get on the side of the media. Finally that fell in to place. The students really enjoyed making comments for each of the media.
 * Reflection**: