Children are often mesmerised by the idea of being famous and the internet has sadly been used to exploit this in sometimes very sinister ways. In an ICT session, we looked at ways in which children can broadcast their learning and upload things they have made to the internet. We also looked at talking postcards, photo albums and recording pods as ways in which children can preserve their voices for others to access.
One way in which children can broadcast themselves is through podcasting. This is a nice way for schools to link up globally and share work with others. Some of these podcasts can sound very polished and give a professional element to the children's work. We looked at examples of children's own poetry which had been put into podcasts on the site I have linked below.
Schools can sign up to sites that provide platforms for podcasting. Another such site is Podium:
Podium is aimed at both Key Stage 1 and 2 level children and is suited to broadcasting among other things, children's musical achievements. We all had a chance to make mini podcasts in the ICT suite. I can see the idea appealing to the showing-off streak possessed by so many children; people made mock-up radio shows and interviewed each other.
Digital Blue is a company specialising in providing schools with innovative ICT technology. The previous week we looked at programmable robotic devices and digital microscopes, this time we worked with Digital Blue's digital video cameras to make very short stop motion animations. The very idea of being able to make any kind of animation in the classroom is highly impressive, and with the help of plasticine and some dead leaves, three of us put together the following:
The sense of pride in our work was palpable, even for three grown-ups, and the fact that children can now make and upload such creative endeavours, gives them a degree of ownership over their work, as well as the feeling that they are in some way getting themselves "out there."
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