Comments on: Google Earth and Audio Books http://www.thethinkingstick.com/google-earth-and-audio-books/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-earth-and-audio-books Educator Consultant Author Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:34:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Clint H http://www.thethinkingstick.com/google-earth-and-audio-books/#comment-3726 Clint H Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:31:07 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=812#comment-3726 Those both sound like rewarding and enjoyable lessons, both for the students and the teachers! I think what I like most is the idea of community that is fostered when the older students provide a service for the younger students. In so many international schools, where elementary, middle and high school students share the same space, it is a wonder that this doesn't happen more often! Those both sound like rewarding and enjoyable lessons, both for the students and the teachers! I think what I like most is the idea of community that is fostered when the older students provide a service for the younger students. In so many international schools, where elementary, middle and high school students share the same space, it is a wonder that this doesn’t happen more often!

]]> By: Andy http://www.thethinkingstick.com/google-earth-and-audio-books/#comment-3725 Andy Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:08:53 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=812#comment-3725 This posting was really a pleasure to read, Jeff. I enjoyed hearing about the lessons you did, but also how you and your students were processing the learning. I found so many points of value in it. Thanks very much for sharing. It's amazing with audio, as students hear their own voices and repeat the recording process, how adept they become at editing. Perhaps its from years of listening, but it's fascinating how many have an easily trained ear. Thanks again. This posting was really a pleasure to read, Jeff. I enjoyed hearing about the lessons you did, but also how you and your students were processing the learning. I found so many points of value in it.

Thanks very much for sharing.

It’s amazing with audio, as students hear their own voices and repeat the recording process, how adept they become at editing. Perhaps its from years of listening, but it’s fascinating how many have an easily trained ear.

Thanks again.

]]> By: AllanahK http://www.thethinkingstick.com/google-earth-and-audio-books/#comment-3724 AllanahK Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:41:08 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=812#comment-3724 Have you been stealing my lesson plans??? I always give the kids 10 minutes of play first and generally when they share something they have found out in playtime with the whole class I find out new stuff as well. So you are going to keep Chrissy on then. Cos we'll have her back any time! Have you been stealing my lesson plans???

I always give the kids 10 minutes of play first and generally when they share something they have found out in playtime with the whole class I find out new stuff as well.

So you are going to keep Chrissy on then. Cos we’ll have her back any time!

]]> By: Jerry Swiatek http://www.thethinkingstick.com/google-earth-and-audio-books/#comment-3723 Jerry Swiatek Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:18:20 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=812#comment-3723 I loved the audiobook idea so much that I've already contacted the Reading Coach at the primary school next to us and I'm going to try to do this with some of our high school students. We have many low level readers at our school and I think this would be a great way for them to practice. So not only do our students get the extra work needed to improve their reading, but the young kids get great new audiobooks! Thanks for the great idea Jeff... I loved the audiobook idea so much that I’ve already contacted the Reading Coach at the primary school next to us and I’m going to try to do this with some of our high school students. We have many low level readers at our school and I think this would be a great way for them to practice. So not only do our students get the extra work needed to improve their reading, but the young kids get great new audiobooks! Thanks for the great idea Jeff…

]]> By: Tom http://www.thethinkingstick.com/google-earth-and-audio-books/#comment-3722 Tom Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:19:52 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=812#comment-3722 Great to hear about the lessons you have enjoyed this week Jeff - strangely enough we have just finished a unit of work in literacy that is a combination of storytelling and Google Earth. http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/12/01/google-earth-is-our-paper-part-5-a-week-in-review/ Have you thought about the digital narrative potential of GE? Great to hear about the lessons you have enjoyed this week Jeff – strangely enough we have just finished a unit of work in literacy that is a combination of storytelling and Google Earth. http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/12/01/google-earth-is-our-paper-part-5-a-week-in-review/

Have you thought about the digital narrative potential of GE?

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