For the podcasting project in my Instructional Technology class I chose to create a podcast centered on an introductory geometry lesson for third grade. In VA the third grade SOL 3.18 requires students to be able to recognize two dimensional and three dimensional figures as well as identify characteristics such as number of faces, edges and vertices for each figure. The podcast provides a basic lecture supplemented by photos to get kids thinking about ways to recognize geometric shapes.
The podcast could be used as a supplementary lesson to provide added help for kids or an introduction to the geometry unit. After listening to the podcast I would have kids write down the characteristics of each shape in some sort of graphic organizer and maybe have them conduct a scavenger hunt to find real world examples of all the shapes. This podcast could even be converted into a project that kids create. They could be split into groups and assigned one of the geometric shapes. Then they could create a podcast for the rest of the class explaining their particular 3D or 2D shape, its characteristics and providing pictures of real world examples. Now the simple intro lecture has transformed to an interactive class project combining, math skills and technology skills with writing and presenting skills.
You can check out the podcast here.
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