I have always been impressed with the way foreign language teachers infuse the enhancing of reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills with their content on a day to day basis. The combination of differentiation, utilization of technology, active learning, and content acquisition in well run language classes is truly remarkable. I have worked hard this past school year to actively promote and grow the skill set of my students, rather than simply "give them information." A site that I have found great value in is
Vocaroo, an easy to share voice recording platform.
"No man ever listened himself out of a job"-Calvin Coolidge
To culminate our final unit on Political Philosophies and Media Literacy, I created sample audio clips for class analysis that highlighted a political philosophy's views on a particular issue within the American political scene. Students were able to practice applying context clues and key words to the identification of a given philosophy and position. In the age of infinite access to information, I reckon the ability to identify and recognize bias is of the utmost importance. Also, instead of listening to me (again) read the statements in front of the class, the playing of the different audio clips give students natural transitions and miniature breaks throughout.
Freedom of Speech According to a Statist
I have blogged before about the need to use technology and digital resources as a medium to more effectively promote the critical reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills that have separated the successful from the rest of the pack for scores of generations. Something as simple as utilizing a free voice recorder can take a traditional type of activity/skill like
listening and enhance the delivery and results.
Corporate Welfare/ Bailouts According to a Libertarian
Student Loan Interest Rates According to a Liberal
How else can we utilize the infinite resources around us to better promote and enhance listening skills? What tools do you use?
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