Capturing a moment in time.
What a wonderful thing to offer students!
There are several ways of capturing the thoughts and ideas of children in the classroom.
Crucially, most of these are extremely accessible. They can choose and use these items themselves. Below are a few of the
Talking Tins
Originally manufactured for blind people, these are great for recording a short piece of sound.See the talking products website
Digital Cameras
Can be used for a huge range of activities. There are some that have been designed specifically for use in schools. These are rugged, and simply designed.
Voice recording
The TTS Group has made a number of products, including microphones, cameras and visualisers.
- voice recording
A note on voice recording specifically - these are an excellent tool for working with EAL children. They can record in their home language, and then provide a translation for the rest of the class. The other way round, they can be used to help EAL children who need constant modelling of language.
Podcasting
This is a great way to get kids interested in ICT.
Use of genre is great too - they can be news reporters, or sports people being interviewed after an olympic win!
Even better - a VODcast, or put more simply, a video.
Film children doing funny things.
A note on safety - make sure that, if children are using video and taking videos on their own mobile phones etc., that they are being SAFE with it.
We may not have control over how some videos are used outside of class, so we need to teach kids about e-safety. Refer to earlier posts about this for more info...
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