9.06.2009

Using audio clips for your class, teaching to learn...

http://smarthistory.org/ is a wonderful site that will give you lots of ideas about using different tools to reach students about a given subject area. This site is all about Art History.
http://smarthistory.org/blog/ Of course the best way to learn is to teach, so another interesting use of audio in the classroom is having students create their own podcasts. The Education Department of the American Art Museum has a very popular student podcast program, in which high school students record their reflections on selected artworks in the collection. Through the process of creating a script about an artwork and listening to their own words, the students’ writing skills improve immeasurably, in addition to their visual arts literacy.
click on the blog post to learn more http://smarthistory.org/blog/