iPods & Podcasting for Whole Language Instruction

1. iPods & Podcasting for Whole Language Instruction Grace Poli Media Specialist José Martí Middle School Union City Board of Education Union City, New Jersey Sunday, March 22, 2009

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3. iPods are one of the most popular forms of technology Sunday, March 22, 2009

4. Critical Components... Writing - Vocabulary and grammatical structures Listening - Audio books, poems, and songs Speaking - Voice Recorder, verbal quizzes, and class discussions Reading - Podcasting Sunday, March 22, 2009

5. Musical Lesson Ideas Sunday, March 22, 2009

6. Sample Lessons You’re Beautiful Adjectives & Nouns James Blunt Open Ended Questions Tom’s Diner Progressive Form of the Verb Suzanne Vega Reading Comprehension Say Spelling John Mayer Reading Comprehension Bad Day Sequencing Daniel Powter Sunday, March 22, 2009

7. Student Assessment Complete grammar activity Read lyrics, without listening to the music Reading comprehension Oral assessment Sunday, March 22, 2009

8. Creating Lessons 1. Find a song, artist and the lyrics 2. Determine language patterns, vocabulary and syntax in the lyrics 3. Create lessons by removing the key words and phrases to be learned from the lyrics Sunday, March 22, 2009

9. Example Lessons Lesson 1: Advanced Students Write complete words, phrases and open-ended questions Lesson 2: Intermediate Students Complete sentence syntax (nouns, verbs, etc.) when provided with context clues, and include word bank Lesson 3: Severely-Limited English Students Identify words provided using a translation dictionary Sunday, March 22, 2009

10. Free Foreign Language Lyrics Spanish http://spanishlyrics.org http://donquijote.org/spanishlanguage/lyrics/ Italian http://www.a-z-music-lyrics.com/ French, German, Italian, Spanish, World http://onlylyrics.com Sunday, March 22, 2009

11. Music Downloads iTunes Store ➔ Free Latin downloads weekly (iTunes Latino) Amazon ➔ Latin & World Music (Check out Free MP3 downloads) Sunday, March 22, 2009

12. Audiobooks Sunday, March 22, 2009

13. Beneﬁts of Audiobooks Proper word pronunciation Improves listening and comprehension skills Engage students in active reading Increases vocabulary comprehension Students can follow along with printed text Listen and learn at your own pace: slow down, fast forward, go back or bookmark a section Sunday, March 22, 2009

14. Importing Audiobooks 1. Purchasing audiobooks in the iTunes Store 2. Audible.com - Language Instruction French (108), German (53), Italian (74), Spanish (120) 3. AudioBook Builder http://www.splasm.com/ audiobookbuilder/ - $10.00 cost Sunday, March 22, 2009

15. Ebooks at Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org Sunday, March 22, 2009

16. Voice Recorder Sunday, March 22, 2009

17. Beneﬁts of iPod Voice Recorders Sunday, March 22, 2009

18. Beneﬁts of iPod Voice Recorders Improves English Fluency Improves word pronunciation Increases comprehension of words and phrases Student learn to speak more clearly The iPod becomes a portable recorder Once recorded on the iPod, audio can be used anywhere (Podcast, iMovie, PowerPoint, etc.) Sunday, March 22, 2009

19. Conversational Questions http://iteslj.org/questions/ 1. What is your name? My name is Joel. 2. How old are you? I am 13 years old. 3. What country are you from? I am from Dominician Republic. 4. How long have you been in the United State? I have been in the United States for one year. 5. Do you have brothers and sisters? I have two sisters and one brother. 6. What is your favorite book? My favorite book is Narnia. 7. Who is your best friend? My best friend is my mother. Sunday, March 22, 2009

20. Rubric: iPod Voice Recorder Oral Reading Evaluation Oral Reading Evaluation Using the Voice Recorder Name ________________ H.R. _______ Date _______ Excellent (5), Good (4), Average (3), Fair (2), Poor (1) Fluency 5 4 3 2 1 Clarity 5 4 3 2 1 Pronunciation 5 4 3 2 1 Comprehension 5 4 3 2 1 Total ____________ Grade __________ Comments: Student selected a magazine of their choice with the purpose of reading an article using iPod voice recorder. Sunday, March 22, 2009

21. Conversation Questions http://langmedia.ﬁvecolleges.edu/ Sunday, March 22, 2009

22. Conversational Questions http://langmedia.ﬁvecolleges.edu/ “Greetings a Relative” Italian Transcript Elena: Ciao zia! Zia: Come stai? Elena: Benissimo e tu? Zia: Bene! Da quando sei arrivata? Elena: Siamo arrivati la settimana scorsa! Grazie mille per averci invitato! Cosa ci hai preparato stasera? Zia: Ma, non so se vi piacciono le lasagne al pesto! Elena: Ah, certo le lasagne al pesto! Son Bunoissime! Zia: Che sono tipiche de Genova. Il coniglio e poi la crostata Quicktime v’ho fatto! Elena: Allora due sono ancora a scuola, l’altra é andata a Real Video goicare a pallone, ma tornerà per cena. E la mamma come sta? Elena: La mama sta benissimo. E la tua mamma? Italian Transcript Zia: La mia mamma è un pó vecchietta ma sta bene peró, verrá English Translation presto a trovarci anche lei, speriamo stasera. Elena: Bene bene! Sunday, March 22, 2009

23. Conversational Questions http://langmedia.ﬁvecolleges.edu/ “Greetings a Relative” Italian Transcript Elena: Ciao zia! Zia: Come stai? Elena: Benissimo e tu? Zia: Bene! Da quando sei arrivata? Elena: Siamo arrivati la settimana scorsa! Grazie mille per averci invitato! Cosa ci hai preparato stasera? Zia: Ma, non so se vi piacciono le lasagne al pesto! Elena: Ah, certo le lasagne al pesto! Son Bunoissime! Zia: Che sono tipiche de Genova. Il coniglio e poi la crostata Quicktime v’ho fatto! Elena: Allora due sono ancora a scuola, l’altra é andata a Real Video goicare a pallone, ma tornerà per cena. E la mamma come sta? Elena: La mama sta benissimo. E la tua mamma? Italian Transcript Zia: La mia mamma è un pó vecchietta ma sta bene peró, verrá English Translation presto a trovarci anche lei, speriamo stasera. Elena: Bene bene! Sunday, March 22, 2009

24. Additional Resources for Whole Language Instruction Sunday, March 22, 2009

25. Field Trip iPod & Voice Recorder El Museo del Barrio New York, NY Sunday, March 22, 2009

26. Field Trip iPod & Voice Recorder El Museo del Barrio New York, NY Sunday, March 22, 2009

27. Discovery Education By Subject By Grade Arabic (35) K - 2 (833) Chinese (28) 3 - 5 (2046) French (269) 6 - 8 (2189) German (219) 9 - 12 (521) Italian (63) Japanese (13) Section A: Gender Russian (14) Spanish (3455) Grades: Gr. 6 - 12 Sunday, March 22, 2009

28. Discovery Education By Subject By Grade Arabic (35) K - 2 (833) Chinese (28) 3 - 5 (2046) French (269) 6 - 8 (2189) German (219) 9 - 12 (521) Italian (63) Japanese (13) Section A: Gender Russian (14) Spanish (3455) Grades: Gr. 6 - 12 Sunday, March 22, 2009

29. iTunes - Podcast 1. Learn Spanish with Coffee Top Ten Free Downloads 2. Grammar Girl’s Quick Tips 3. Just Vocabulary 4. Learn French with Coffee 5. Learn Spanish - Survival Guide 6. One Minute Irish 7. Learn Italian 101 8. Learn Spanish 101 9. Learn Japanese 101 10. Learn French with daily podcast Sunday, March 22, 2009

30. Educational Apps for the iPod Touch Pocket Chinese Spanish iTranslate Japanese Pocket French Dictionary Tutor Spanish Phrases Italian French German Chinese iTranslate WordPower iTranslate FlashCards FlashCards FlashCards German Japanese Italian Sunday, March 22, 2009

31. Podcasting Sunday, March 22, 2009

32. Beneﬁts of Podcasting Exciting new way to generate creative expression Greatly enhances the learning process Engages and motivates students to want to learn Students are better able to visualize a speciﬁc topic Student-created podcasts can be subscribed to and viewed by parents and the community Podcasts can be viewed on any computer, an iPod or a television Sunday, March 22, 2009

33. iTunes U - Teacher Podcast Union City iTunes U Site: lesson plans podcast of instructions student handouts Sunday, March 22, 2009

34. iTunes U - Teacher Podcast Union City iTunes U Site: lesson plans podcast of instructions student handouts Sunday, March 22, 2009

35. Podcasting Template Text to read (script) Image Sound Effect insert reference link insert reference link Sunday, March 22, 2009

36. Rubric: Podcasting Project Introduces who is Needs to mention Needs to add an Introduction speaking and the both introduction introduction 5 and scenario 3 1 scenario Sources researched Script/ Provided script, No script or and correctly but no citation citation Resources 5 3 1 cited Needs to be more Is factual and Is not factual or Information relevant and relevant relevant 5 3 1 factual Artwork relevant Artwork needs Needs to add Artwork and synchronized resizing and/or artwork synced to 5 timing adjusted 3 1 to audio audio Speech is clear Audio distracted Re-record audio or Audio/Music and music by background adjust sound appropriate 5 3 1 noises Effective use of Text and visuals Lacks creative use Creativity audio, text and are too simplistic of audio, text or 5 3 1 visuals or busy visuals Sunday, March 22, 2009

37. Student Podcast Example Sunday, March 22, 2009

38. Maintenance Register iPods Software updates Sync and Charge - 40 iPods Bretford iPod Cart Sunday, March 22, 2009

39. Resources Apple Learning Interchange - http://edcommunity.apple.com/ ali/ Free Foreign Language Lessons - Free Foreign Language Lessons (Download to MP3 Player, iPod or Computer) | Open Culture iPod in education: The Potential of Language Acquisition - http://e2t2.binghamton.edu/pdfs/ iPod_Lang_Acquisition_whitepaper.pdf Learning in Hand: iPods - http://learninginhand.com Sunday, March 22, 2009

40. Thanks! Grace Poli, Media Specialist gpoli41@mac.com www.teachwithgrace.com To obtain a copy of this presentation visit www.slideshare.net/gpoli Please note videos and musical lessons will not be posted Sunday, March 22, 2009

iPods & Podcasting for Whole Language Instruction

Union City High School

iPods & Podcasting for Whole Language Instruction