It is like having a teacher in your pocket

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It is like having a teacher in your pocket!

• Ronda Stonecipher
• San Marcos CISD
• Coordinator of Instructional Technology
• Niki Konecki
• Coordinator of Bilingual/ESL and Innovative
  Programs
• San Marcos CISD
• Melinda Base
• Teacher, Newcomer Academy
• San Marcos High School

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Podcasting in the Bilingual/ESL Classroom

• Enhancing Teaching and Learning Through Portable
  Computing

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Accelerate Learning

• Go from Ordinary to Extraordinary!

Create
Distribute
Access
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In This Presentation
iPods Can Be Used for Learning in the
Bilingual/ESL Classroom!
iPod is a great access device for learning
Podcasting and iPods simplifies content
distribution
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Why Use iPods

• Differentiation
• Scaffolding for new learning
• Portable anywhere anytime Learning
• Review and reinforcement
• Creativity imagination
• Collaboration
• Student centered

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Uses for Podcasting in Education

• to provide audience for student work
• for multi-lingual education
• for helping students with reading and/or other
  disabilities
• for distance learning
• to provide just-in-time help for all learners
• to facilitate self-paced learning
• for remediation
• to provide the ability for educators to feature
  guest speakers from remote locations
• Edit, revise and persist longer on published work

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News Coverage
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Learn by Listening
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evolution genetic erosion plants physics
comprehension literacy vocabulary grammar
myths novels culture economics democracy
revolution functions statistics summarizing
evolution genetic erosion plants physics
comprehension literacy vocabulary grammar
myths novels culture economics democracy
revolution functions statistics summarizing
evolution genetic erosion plants physics
comprehension literacy vocabulary grammar
myths novels culture economics democracy
revolution functions statistics summarizing
evolution genetic erosion plants physics
comprehension literacy vocabulary grammar
myths novels culture economics democracy
revolution functions statistics summarizing
evolution genetic erosion plants physics
comprehension literacy vocabulary grammar
myths novels culture economics democracy
revolution functions statistics summarizing
evolution genetic erosion plants physics
comprehension literacy vocabulary grammar
myths novels culture economics democracy
revolution functions statistics summarizing
evolution genetic erosion plants
music
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Recognition

• US Dept. of Education
• KEYE of Austin
• WOAI of San Antonio
• Texas Lone Star Magazine Cover Story
• San Marcos Daily Record
• Radio Interviews
• TexasISD.com
• Texas Legislature Presentation

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Reach All Learners
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Keys to Success

• Board Support
• Administrative Support
• Parent Involvement
• Professional Development
• Technical Support
• Apple Support

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Curriculum Resources

• Easily Shared Resources
• UnitedStreaming Video
• Teacher PowerPoint Lectures
• Educational Podcasts
• Audio books
• Audio of Vocabulary Spelling
• Music
• Student Created Projects
• Parent News
• Student Videos

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Results

• 50 showed improvement by 1 letter grade from
  fall to spring (all subjects)
• 98 showed improvement since inception of iPod
  Project
• 63 progressed 1 level TELPAS
• 100 show improvement in science

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Expansion

• Pre-K Bilingual
• High School ESL
• SSI grade levels
• Gifted and Talented
• Special Ed

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Lessons Learned

• Better able to meet State Expectations
• NCLB
• Improved Performance
• Confident Students
• Engaged Students
• Learning is Fun

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Hardware

• Nice but not all necessary
• 30 Gig Video iPod
• Charger
• Shock Absorbent Skin
• PC or Mac
• Microphone
• Digital Camera
• Digital Video

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QuestionsCreditsMaria Henderson of
AppleRonda Stonecipher of SMCISD
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