What to do when the snow comes

PODCASTS ARE EASY (ish)

The snow has arrived in Huntly and most of the students aren't in. Classes have been collapsed but Teaching and Learning goes on. But what to do with 20+ pupils spread from 3 different classes. Ideally we should all be at the same point in the scheme of work but this is reality at the chalk face.

3 teachers, 20 kids, the necessary equipment. Make radio shows. Yes in a 50 minute period the students managed to generate enough ideas and produce enough German to come up with a short radio news programme. FANTASTIC.

Only got one recorded in the time but the rest will appear tomorrow (if we are in.)

Here they are. Leave a comment. Personally I think they did a great job in the time given.

PS Did the same with French classes the following day. Have a listen. leave a comment.

Download radio_umlaut.mp3

Download radio_rot.mp3

Download toten_hosen_radio.mp3

Download radio_grne_bohnen.mp3

Download radio_amngin.mp3

Download radio_france_1.mp3

Download radio_penguin.mp3

Download 999_radio.mp3

Comments

[Adam Sutcliffe]

Alan and Mercedes, thank you on behalf of my colleagues and all the students left in school last week. Your comments really gave me a lift. I have to say I was exremely pleased with the work the students produced in such a short time.
Alan as for the football result, as an Englishman in Scotland I tried to avoid any mention of that match, but of course I was mocked. Never mind they spoke about it in German.
Thanks

[Alan Crease]

Ich gratuliere Euch ! Ich habe die Radiosendungen gehört und sie waren super. Genial !

Bei uns in Südengland war die Schule geschlossen, weil es keine Schulbusse gab. Also hatten wir keine Deutschstunden. Schade !

Eine Frage zu den Sportnachrichten - habt ihr es gut gefunden, dass England gegen Spanien verloren hat??
Sicher nicht, oder ? :-)

[Mercedes from Worcestershire]

Well done everyone! I have just listened to your podcasts. Not bad at all! We should have more snow days like these because you really made the most of this special time. As a French teacher mainly, I was particularly interested in radio france. Good use of questionning and past tense, girls. The weather forecast was well presented to. With a little bit more time to practise, your fluency could be improved and it would then be PERFECT! I liked the jingle too. It gives me a lot of inspiration for the future podcasts I will try to do with my pupils next week. Thanks for that.