RPI Day 7 - Thinking

 It was good today to be given some new places to explore. In particular, I really liked hearing about the Adobe podcast that has just come out. We learnt that it can put what the students are talking about into text to make it easier for them to edit, ready for the podcast. I was thinking can I use this with their reading aloud? The students would read a passage of text using the podcast, convert it into text and then analyse how well they have read. Are there any errors in what they read? 

I would like to explore it first to see how or if it puts punctuation in. During reading observations, I have found that there is still a group of students, when reading aloud, that do not read punctuation. If it does put punctuation in, I wonder if the students would notice that theirs is different to the text they have read from. 

One thing I really want to action next week is the provocation. I have chosen to do a provocation of, sports are gendered. I think this will create a good discussion amongst the students and it will link nicely to their reading - four of a kind. I will make sure that the students are reminded about the group expectations with a focus on agreeing/disagreeing with the reasoning, not the person giving that reasoning. If I have had time to explore the Adobe Podcast, I would also like the students to record their discussions on the podcast so they can listen back to them and have a written record of their discussion. If I don't get time to explore Adobe Podcast, this is something I would like to do in the future.

I found it useful looking at the different types of questions we ask students and making sure that we have a variety of literal, evaluative and interpretive questions to really get them to use critical thinking. 




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  1. NaomiJuly 29, 2024 at 10:06 PM

    Kia ora Talei

    Welcome back to Term 3 of the RPI and to Day 7: Thinking! I was so pleased to read that you picked up on a number of digital tools today like Adobe Podcast in the Express Suite of tools. I agree that the Podcast app would be perfect for read aloud activities and even for recording and reflecting on discussions. With regards a recording tool that inserts the punctuation, have you tried Google Docs Speech-to-Text? I actually read in my normal voice and name the punctuation (e.g.” On his way to the shops comma….) and it knows to place a comma into the text prin (you just have to make sure you keep your pace even).. Let me know if I haven’t explained well and I can make a short recording to demonstrate.

    I’m really excited to hear that you are looking forward to implementing your provocation. Do think about getting the students to rate their discussion at the end or to do a bit of a reflection. Like you say, you could try out the Adobe Podcast for this purpose.

    Thanks again for all your contributions to the discussion in our breakout group today and for sharing your fantastic homework outcomes!

    Nga mihi
    Naomi R.
    Literacy Facilitator - Manaiakalani Reading Practice Intensive

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  2. Sharon SpraggJuly 30, 2024 at 1:51 PM

    Kia ora Talei,

    I was also blown away by the podcasting/recording idea. I thought that it could work really well for Nicole's group. I love the idea of using it as a way of checking in on fluency for those students who struggle a little.

    Your reading provocation sounds very discussion provoking. I know that there will be a number of students who will have opinions. It has been interesting reading about this years Olympics and their push for gender equality. There are some interesting opinion pieces out there that contradict the official Olympic Committees stance on this. Could be something to add into your topic?

    Keep up the great learning and blogging,
    :) Sharon - Te Ara Tūhura Education Programme Leader

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  3. HelenPAugust 4, 2024 at 2:08 PM

    Sounds like some good ideas for you to try with your students. The Provocation fits nicely with our focus this term on taking Action, debates, standing up for injustice. It will be interesting to see what they come up with, and how they can articulate their thinking. It is great to see that you have thought about the need to remind them about your group expectations for discussions. This is so important so that your students feel comfortable and safe to share their ideas. I look forward to hearing how it goes.

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