I just learned a new bit of technology from librarian friend, Beth Jones, who works at Collins Elementary. She has been recording podcasts of her students giving booktalks on books they have recently read. The booktalks are then made available to other Collins' students to listen to. These podcasts work as advertisements, enticing friends and classmates to " check the books out!" I have just set up a podcast account for H.R. Moye Elementary Library at http://podcastmachine.com/podcasts/5313. We will be using a program called Audacity to play the podcasts once they are recorded. I am just becoming familiar with this wonderful software application, so stay tuned for more information. I look forward to using this in conjunction with our Bluebonnet Book Reading Program and Accelerated Reader, encouraging students to share their favorite books with one another.
