Cecilia+Driscoll

Project Faciliator__** I was faciliator for Visual Arts teacher Susan Mikula as she developed her Year One podcast and blog. These were new projects for Susan, but she is technologically savvy and needed minimal help with the technology. As always, any project starts with good content. As a distinguished teacher, Sue applied her skills to Art content learning to create the technology-infused lessons shown in her outcomes and reflections.
 * __YEAR TWO REFLECTIONS

__**Training**__ I continued my learning this year through CSLO workshops in podcasting, Smart Board, and online resources. Independently, I explored and used digital video much more for student feedback and assessment this year. I also expanded my knowledge of the Follett Library software, as I became more involved in day-to-day applications of the system this year. I appreciate the ongoing generous and friendly support of Michelle Krieger and Danielle Delude during this process.

__**YEAR ONE REFLECTIONS**__

__**Blog Project Outline**

Participating Class/Students 3rd Grade Students__ Each student will choose a magazine article and write a summary of main idea and details.

__Blog Outcome and Self Reflection__ The outcome of this project accomplished several goals. The students practiced the developing ELA skill of identifying main ideas and details. They became more familiar with magazines in the library, and with the library media webpage. They recognized the importance of clear, concise writing within the blog format.


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__**Podcast Project Outline**__

__Participating Class/Students 2nd Grade Classes - All classes, all students__

2nd Grade Students will write and illustrate their own "folktale" type narrative based on a familiar folktale in an alternate setting. Through this creative process, students will reinforce their learning of the parts of a story and story vocabulary, as well as their knowledge of science facts relating to their story's setting. They will also understand how details and a meaningful sequence create an interesting story. Practicing for the podcast will build fluency and deepen their comprehension.

__Podcast Outcome and Self Reflection__

The podcasting process really helped the children focus and reflect. The completed projects were impressive, as shown with 2-1 on the library website. It is so great that the children can turn learning and content into presentation without spelling and writing mechanics to slow them down. They loved watching their class presentations and the project built individual confidence and class community.

I learned much from Michelle and Danielle, and also from the BOCES training I received midway through my first project. I continue to learn through errors, challenges, and successes - to manage the mechanics of the microphone, to prepopulate the pictures before student recording, and to coordinate whole-class activity with individual recording. I was so pleased with its effectiveness as a presentation method that I have begun podcasts with the 2nd grade research project on America themes. I am looking forward to more podcasting next year.