Dinosaur Madness!

We were doing research for the "Dinosaur in Your Backyard" Magic School Bus experiment when we came across a really cool zip code dinosaur finder Discovery link. I think I was actually more excited about it than Solana: she thought we were going to go outside and start digging for bones and wasn't as interested once she realized that wasn't happening. Another book that has inspired us is Dinosaur Valley by Mitsuhiro Kurokawa. We've read a lot of dinosaur books, but this one has the most gorgeous illustrations as well as the theme of the mother protecting her babies that Solana loves.

Booktalk #2: The Magic School Bus

I see why it's best to do podcasting as a series. Solana was much more confident the second time around and actually kept on speaking several times when I tried to wrap it up.(She's very passionate about the Magic School Bus!!) Those are key points when doing podcasting with students in Booktalk form: enthusiasm about the book they'd like to recommend and doing a series of Booktalks so that they gain confidence and think more deeply each time. I like doing the Booktalk as an interview, since it helps push thinking further, but I can also see students who prefer to work alone doing one as a monologue. I'd like to work with Solana on adding an intro and ending with music or sound effects.
I'm having issues with the volumes in both podcasts--not sure if it was our mic?