I actually look forward to trying to use some of these tools. Thanks to Keri, I have done a screencast on how to develop sensory language in writing that got the wheels turning about the many mini-lessons I have given 5 times a day and repeated several times each year. I now imagine my library of screen casts using kids' sample text to show
- "Revising to Strengthen Verbs"
- "Figuring In Some Figurative Language"
- "Setting the Mood--Pictures and Music in Words"
- "Liking Linking Verbs"
- "Abstract Nouns for Concrete Kids"
- "Editing for Dummies"
- "Quotation Marks for Clods"
- "Do-you-Wanna-Dialogue?"
- "Time-out for Teachers" ---
(OK-I know I need to keep these instructional but its 11 p.m. and hallucinations are setting in.) I see myself sitting back, hitting "press-to- play," and blissfully grading essays while my cherubs sit riveted to a virtual me!
Screencasting was much less complex than I had imagined. I see it as an amazing tool for classes, for cross-house anchor lessons, and for kids who are out. I do some read alouds, and this might help--so long as I could do 5 minute segments.
As a former college radio enthusiast, I nostalgically read about the idea of DIY podcast radio--kids LOVE the radio station at Exchange City so there might be some way to tap into that--but it will take some work to figure it out. Richardson does not directly address the issue of how music can be broadcast without violating copyright laws or paying the BMI fees or other licensing fees that I remember having to pay to run the college station. But that is for another year.
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