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I did mention a podcast in my last post.  Finally, the first one from my students is up on the net!  Our factual recounts are now being produced in a new format and for a much wider audience.

The first podcast is (and those still coming will be) up on our class blog.

We’ve been working in my class this term on a goal of each student being involved in recording a podcast.  Today, we recorded the first tracks – two pairs of students recorded audio that they will need to edit a little before uploading (just been subscribing the class to podomatic tonight).

I’ll blog more about it at another time when it’s not so late (after all, it’s a school night!), but they’re really starting to get engaged now the recording’s going and they can see the exciting end in sight.  I played the first recordings to the class this afternoon and they absolutely loved them – spontaneous applause burst out after playing each track.

And I’ve discovered a fantastic side-effect – I told the class today they had to work in total silence while the recordings took place, and they did – for a full 25 minutes!  My class never does that!