Week#4 – Video & Audio

Video
In-class overview of the Video Guide

  • Sites that use video for language learning
  • Posting Videos on your blog
  • Downloading YouTube and other online videos
  • Editing videos with Windows Movie Maker
  • Watching TV Shows and Movies online
  • Screen capturing & sharing

Things to try…

–  Look at the Video Guide  Explore the sites listed there.  Use Diigo to bookmark those or other video sites of interest.
– Go to YouTube.com, find any video of interest and post it on your blog (instructions here)
– Use a video download tool (like Torch or  KeepVid.com) to save a video file from a YouTube Video
– Use Windows Movie Maker to edit that video.
– Use your webcam to create and post your own video on YouTube.  Become a YouTube Star!  Guide here



Audio
Explore the Audio Guide
Use Audacity to record your Pronunciation Practice.  Upload that file to your Google Drive and share it with ‘[email protected]’.

Things to do/try

  • Look at resources, use Diigo to bookmark interesting ones
  • Try to record an audio file with Audacity or online recorders. 
  • Try to extract audio from an online video
  • Try to make a Voki chatbot and post it on your blog