This I Believe Activity

I worked with a teacher on a project that I think went really well. She had students write essays to make a statement based on "This I Believe" through NPR. After students finished the essays we had them use Audacity to record them. I showed them some minor editing features in case they made a mistake or two. Once they finished the audio fies we uploaded them into SCORE in a merged course so all of her students could listen to any of the finished products. Their requirements now are to listen to at least 3 and post to a discussion forum based on their beliefs. I thought the kids did a nice job with their essays and I have enjoyed listening to some of them to this point.