Podcasts

This podcast, using Garageband, represents a 'sample' assessment after a study of U.S. Landmarks. The assignment would have been to explain the importance of the chosen landmarks. In this way, the podcast could be used to assess higher order thinking skills such as analyzing, synthesizing or evaluating. However, this assignment could be differentiated depending on the needs of the child. The assessment could be simply identifying the landmarks and stating a fact. The rubric on the Rubric page goes along with this podcast. This is just one of the many ways that multi-media could be used to assess a student's understanding of a topic while incorporating a UDL approach.

media type="file" key="Landmarks in the USA.m4a" width="317" height="317" Podcasts would appeal to students and thus engage them. Using authentic pictures also makes it more real. Having a target audience would help make the project even more meaningful.