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data, synthesize new information, and express new ideas via a presentation to others. Information posted on the Web is public unless the school division’s Intranet is protected (password required). This open access can promote ongoing assessment, analysis, and revision through feedback from experts or from classrooms around the world. Your students have the opportunity to defend their ideas and creations in an authentic way.


Podcasts Podcasts allow students to create or to access audio or video from the Web. Podcasts may be accessed on classroom computers or on MP3 players such as iPods or Zunes. Podcasts can be listened to live or can be downloaded and listened to at a later time. If your students complete research and create their own podcast, data collection and script writing are necessary steps for the final product. Each step allows teachers to evaluate student understanding about the topics and content being explored. Teachers can demonstrate a software tool such as Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) (a free download from the Internet), that allows students to record, edit, and save their audio. Apple’s iMovie software is preinstalled on a Macintosh computer, and Microsoft’s Photostory is a free download from Microsoft’s Web site. Both allow students to add content, images, edited audio, and credits. Students can post their podcast to Podomatic (http://www.podomatic. com/) or iTunes (http://www.apple.com/itunes/) to share with the world. You can also add the link to your class Web site so parents and the school community can access student podcasts.


How Can Podcasts Improve Learning and Assessment? Podcasts align with learning standards as well as integrate content areas. Students can explore and defend issues, as well as collect, analyze, and present research and information on a selected issue. They can also use podcasts to gather voice and video media about a topic, and then present the information through a podcast that will be shared globally. Posting student created products on the Internet is an authentic way for students to demonstrate their understandings. Global readers (perhaps even a sister class in another area of the world!) have an opportunity to comment on the student created content and make suggestions. The student engages with the outside commentators, considers the recommendations, and changes the project accordingly thereby demonstrating authentic learning through a real world application.


Weblogs Weblogs are another form of technology that incorporates authentic assessments. Weblogs, or blogs as they are commonly known, are easy to use Web pages that allow students to post reflections or commentaries on issues and content being explored in the classroom. A


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