Softcover

ISBN 10: 1855394480 ISBN 13: 9781855394483

Publisher: Network Continuum Education, 2008

This is the book to give teachers the confidence to use audio equipment in their classrooms and to really engage with students right across the curriculum.There is a need to motivate and in some cases re-engage students who feel that the classroom of 2007 means nothing to them - it does not speak in their language or culture, or communicate to them in a way that seems natural. They are the mp3, mobile phone generation, used to bits of on-demand information. Equally, they are lacking in the speaking and listening skills vital for future economic life; the skills so long regarded as 'soft skills' that form the basis of any job interview.This book gives practical advice to teachers on how to use audio in the classroom across the curriculum and put audio as used today into context. Anyone can record audio - it's how you do it that transforms ordinary into extraordinary.The author draws on his own experience with classroom trials from the UK and China, as well as case studies and contributions from academics, consultants and broadcasters.

Review:

"This book is an accessible guide and a powerful tool for teachers to include in their 21st century toolkit" Education Today, 1 Nov 2008--Sanford Lakoff

About the Author:

Mike Kinnaird teaches audio/media studies in an 11 to 18 school and is a part time lecturer at a university. He provides audio materials to the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust and has advised the trust on the use of audio to create international networks. He is currently advising the London Centre for Leadership in Learning, and is a member of Skillset East Midlands Education Focus Group. Previously, he was a staff producer at the BBC for almost 15 years. He continues to present and produce programming for BBC Local Radio, and has contributed to most BBC local stations and the networks, including Today, World at One, World this Weekend, Radio 4; Newsbeat, Radio One; Drivetime, Five Live.