Video Online

Dr. Elizabeth Hanson-Smith

Command Performance/Computers for Education

http://webpages.csus.edu/~hansonsm/
video_references.html

Advantages to Using Video

Online
Ease of use
Authenticity
Individualization
Learner autonomy
Language and culture
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Using Ready-made Content

and Lessons
Advantages:
Teachers spend less time planning
Students can access anywhere

Example:

ENGLISH BITES

http://australianetwork.com/

Example:

Real English Online

http://www.real-english.com/

Example: PBS

TEACHERSOURCE

http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/

Example: Discovery

Education

http://school.discoveryeducation.com

Example: Mars

Exploration -NASA

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/m2k4/frameset.html

Using Authentic Content

Advantages:
Rich content
Can fit your curriculum exactly
Disadvantages:
You do a lot of work
preparing lessons
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Example:

Movie Trailers

http://www.apple.com/trailers/

El Rebumbio (with Hot Potatoes)

http://www.elrebumbio.org/lord/lord.htm
by Sara Martin
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Example: BBC

Video Nation

http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation

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Accessing language and culture

Examples:
Women in the Global Community
http://www.loc.gov/locvideo/fulbright/

Council of Europe

http://www.coe.int/t/e/multimedia/
archives_video/default.asp

Sample dance lessons

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Accessing science content:

Example:

Webcams

Jersey City Peregrine Cam

http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/peregrinecam/

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Finding safe content:

Webcam Central
http://www.camcentral.com/

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"Simulated" Webcamming
London Video Bus Tours

http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/panoramics/bus_tour.shtml

Beijing Guide: Great Wall of China

http://www.thebeijingguide.com/great_wall_of_china/

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Can I create video-based

content lessons myself?

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Exercise generator:
Hot Potatoes
Arneil & Holmes
Univ of Victoria

http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/

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Example: Lord of the Rings

HotPot Exercise

http://www.elrebumbio.org/lord/lord.htm
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Support community:
Real English Online Yahoo Group
Hanson-Smith & Marzio

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Real_English_Online

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Online Tools & Resources

for Language Support
Instant online translation:

Babelfish - http://babelfish.yahoo.com
Voycabulary - http://www.voycabulary.com

Online concordancer:

LexTutor (The Compleat Lexical Tutor)

- http://www.lextutor.ca

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Tools & Resources for

Movie Production
Apple iMovie - http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie

Windows Movie Maker http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/moviemaker/default.mspx

Jumpcut (all online) - http://www.jumpcut.com

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Online Tutorials
Atomic Learning -

http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/home/

Kid's Vid - http://kidsvid.altec.org

MightyCoach.com -

http://www.mightycoach.com

(and most vlogs and video makers)

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Using student creativity for

Project-Based Learning:
Give the students
the camera
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Ways to Create Video:

iMovie (Apple)
Movie Maker (WinDOS)
JumpCut (all online)

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Ways to Present Video

Presentation software:

HyperStudio
MS Powerpoint

HTML editors:

SeaMonkey
Dreamweaver
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Ways to Store & Share Video

Jumpcut - http://www.jumpcut.com/
YouTube - http://www.youtube.com
Tinypic.com - http://tinypic.com
Freevlog - http://freevlog.org
AuthorStream - http://www.authorstream.com
OurMedia - http://www.ourmedia.org
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Examples of Student Projects:

5th Grade Portfolio Project

http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/movie/
http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/
sandburg/blickhan/index.html

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For more examples of student

projects, see
Video References http://webpages.csus.edu/~hansonsm/video
_references.html
EVO Video Archive http://evovideo.wikispaces.com

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Elizabeth Hanson-Smith
ehansonsmi@yahoo.com
my website:

http://webpages.csus.edu/~hansonsm/

my technology blog:

http://ehansonsmith.blogspot.com

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