As a teacher, there is really very little down time in my day. It seems that there is always something to do: planning, grading, writing lessons, and of course teaching! Throw in a few meetings and time to meet with kids, and that makes for a pretty full day. So it’s no wonder that I’m always looking for ways to work “smarter” and more efficiently. And the other day I discovered a great way to do that.
My RLA students just finished their personal narratives. Suddenly I’m faced with a pile of 40+ papers to read and grade. Not only that, but I want to provide feedback for each student so that they know how to develop their writing skills moving forward. Phew! Something had to give, or I’ll never get done. The thing that gave was my “old” tedious ways of writing out feedback to students. Instead I tried recording my commenting via an online voice recording service called Vocaroo.
I found the Vocaroo interface simple to use. In the end, I was able to record more feedback comments in less time than it used to take me to type up my thoughts. So, it was a true “win-win” situation. And with the time I saved, I was able to do something I truly love to spend time on: sleep.
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The other day, we talked about how good readers respond to their reading by:
