Well I have finally braved it and did it! I created my own class podcast.
I used the website http://www.podbean.com It is free to sign up for and depending on your file size it can remain free. If you need more space you can also buy more, either by month or year subscription. This is great for teachers since we are in the classroom 10 months of the year.
I have chosen to use my first go-around of the podcast to record my read-aloud novel study. This way if students have missed days of school they can go to the podcast and listen!
Feel free to check it out: http://missrakievich.podbean.com
About Me
- AshLynn
- This is my fourth year teaching and I have taught almost every subject from grades 4-9. My goal is to create independent and critical thinkers. Follow me on pinterest: http://pinterest.com/ashleerak/
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
A Profound Moment
There was a sad ending to this week at school. Our Principal's mom passed away from Alzheimers at a young age.
The day after being notified of the loss, I had my students write their own card and prayer for our Principal and her family. To start we talked about own experiences with death and what sort of things might we be praying for given the circumstances. The school I am at has a lot of First Nation students which seem to be, for the most part, more spiritual in these times. We were just about to wrap up our brainstorm session when one little grade 4 girl put up her hand and started talking...
"Sometimes when people die they think that that person will be alone and they worry about that. I hope that she knows that all of our family members and friends that have died are all keeping her mom company up in Heaven."
Now it took all my might not to start crying (my own grandma passed away from the same thing back in August) and what a thing to come out of the mouth of a 9 year old. So profound and genuine. These are the moments that renew our faith and remind us of the wisdom of babes.
The day after being notified of the loss, I had my students write their own card and prayer for our Principal and her family. To start we talked about own experiences with death and what sort of things might we be praying for given the circumstances. The school I am at has a lot of First Nation students which seem to be, for the most part, more spiritual in these times. We were just about to wrap up our brainstorm session when one little grade 4 girl put up her hand and started talking...
"Sometimes when people die they think that that person will be alone and they worry about that. I hope that she knows that all of our family members and friends that have died are all keeping her mom company up in Heaven."
Now it took all my might not to start crying (my own grandma passed away from the same thing back in August) and what a thing to come out of the mouth of a 9 year old. So profound and genuine. These are the moments that renew our faith and remind us of the wisdom of babes.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Hoarders
Watching Hoarders right now and it gets me thinking... you know those classrooms where teachers have millions of things from 30 years ago and its wall to wall paper, boxes, and books?
I wonder if they will do a Hoarders- Teacher Edition?
I wonder if they will do a Hoarders- Teacher Edition?
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