Today's tech tip is all about listening and listening wisely. The resource is called Listenwise and it was brought to my attention by one of our esteemed colleagues who loves art and language arts and happens to teach 6th graders. Listenwise is described as being an award-winning listening platform harnessing the power of listening to advance literacy. It's goal is to develop good listeners so they can become good readers. Teachers can use Listenwise to introduce topics, listen as a class to scaffold and discuss topics, support students who need additional literacy practice, explore content with curricular connections, and assess listening comprehension. There is a huge section on current events in which students can choose the current event that most interests them by reading a short blurb and then listen to the entire current event. What an amazing alternative for students learning about current events in school!
Listenwise also has listening challenges so students can initially test their listening comprehension. Listenwise can also be shared with Google Classroom. Since we are working with students beginning in fourth grade to create their own podcasts, this would be a great literacy center activity too. Although Listenwise curates the podcasts, teachers should further curate them to ensure they are appropriate for their age group as some of the podcasts are more suitable for older students. This is a great find!
Listenwise also has listening challenges so students can initially test their listening comprehension. Listenwise can also be shared with Google Classroom. Since we are working with students beginning in fourth grade to create their own podcasts, this would be a great literacy center activity too. Although Listenwise curates the podcasts, teachers should further curate them to ensure they are appropriate for their age group as some of the podcasts are more suitable for older students. This is a great find!
