Sunday, November 18, 2007
JED i-knights - adding sound and video
Welcome to the second half of your technology sessions. This week you and your group should work together to FINISH the blog site you started last time so it is nice and presentable for your group!
There are 2 suggested activities here but you are welcome to try anything you like.
enjoy
There are 2 suggested activities here but you are welcome to try anything you like.
enjoy
Using video
You can USE youtube videos by embedding them into your blog ... ideally you should ADD some REASON for the video ... perhaps a descriptive text, maybe even some questions so that people have to watch the video and provide answers in the COMMENTS
You can also become a youtube MEMBER and upload your own videos ...
You might want to EDIT your video first:
You can do this online by joining JUMPCUT: http://www.jumpcut.com/
Windows Movie Maker is also a possibility - this is a free editing program which you can get from here
NOTE: Video files are usually large because they contain a lot of information - they can take a long time to upload ... sometimes it is actually much quicker to make a youtube account to upload and convert your video and then EMBED in your blog!
NOTE: If you are EDITING a video, it can take a long time to RENDER (prepare)
You can also become a youtube MEMBER and upload your own videos ...
You might want to EDIT your video first:
You can do this online by joining JUMPCUT: http://www.jumpcut.com/
Windows Movie Maker is also a possibility - this is a free editing program which you can get from here
NOTE: Video files are usually large because they contain a lot of information - they can take a long time to upload ... sometimes it is actually much quicker to make a youtube account to upload and convert your video and then EMBED in your blog!
NOTE: If you are EDITING a video, it can take a long time to RENDER (prepare)
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
podcasting for ELT
Video (and youtube) provides a fabulous rich vein of resources ... but videos are not as portable as PODCASTS which can be downloaded to mobile phones and MP3 players ....
You can use the large number of podcasts available by simply ADDING them as a live link into your own blog, for example: http://www.abc.net.au/services/podcasting/ takes you to the ABC radio podcasting site ... you can download these freely.
And there are many many ELT podcast websites - there are some lonks to these in the side panel or just do a goolge search for ELT podcasts!
OR you (and your students) could make your own!
GO TO: http://www.mypodcast.com/
This site offers a FREE podcast hosting service AND a nice little RECORDER
You will have to become a member and give yourself a username and password. You also have to DOWNLOAD the recording software ...
have fun ...
You can use the large number of podcasts available by simply ADDING them as a live link into your own blog, for example: http://www.abc.net.au/services/podcasting/ takes you to the ABC radio podcasting site ... you can download these freely.
And there are many many ELT podcast websites - there are some lonks to these in the side panel or just do a goolge search for ELT podcasts!
OR you (and your students) could make your own!
GO TO: http://www.mypodcast.com/
This site offers a FREE podcast hosting service AND a nice little RECORDER
You will have to become a member and give yourself a username and password. You also have to DOWNLOAD the recording software ...
have fun ...
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
JED i-knights blogging and WEB 2.00 overview
An introduction to web 2.00 from http://mediatedcultures.net
if you want a copy of the power point file that was used as an introduction to the first technology sessions, you can download it here:
teaching with technology - welcome to web 2.0
if you want a copy of the power point file that was used as an introduction to the first technology sessions, you can download it here:
teaching with technology - welcome to web 2.0
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