Video


 Video
  There are many useful ways of using Video in CALL. The biggest challenge of using video can be internet connection speed. If it's not fast enough, it can be difficult to watch online video. As a result, downloading videos ahead of time (when possible) is always a good idea.  See the 'Download Tools' Section below and this  Video Download Guide.

Below are some sites that use video to teach a variety of langauge learning skills. Hopefully, your internet connection will strong enough to let you check out some of these resources.  If not, download some of these sample videos and share them with your classmates.  

Video Downloads
If the connection is slow, have one person download these files and share them.
To save these files, RIGHT click, save link as (or save target as)
Sozo Exchange  buzz.mp4   facetious.m4v
Daily English Show - DailyEnglishShow965.wmv  (show transcript)
Rachel's English - Rachel-F_V Consonants.wmv (transcript)

If the connection is OK, check out some of these EFL sites that use video

One of my favovite EFL Video producers is Sarah, who makes
The Daily English Show

The video to the right is one of  her  shows.  Click the play button to watch it.
A transcript of this show is at:
http://thedailyenglishshow.blogspot.com/2009/02/965-quiet-vs-quite-i-like-totally-love.html

This video is episode#965.  There are many more here:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=thedailyenglishshow&view=videos


I've invited Sarah to virtually visit our class on Wednesday. If you have any questions for her, please post them here:

Lists of other video sites & resources

Links to other video related tools and sites

Online Video Sites & Tools
DotSub lets you choose our subtitle langauge
The video below is an example of Dotsub.com's option for creating subtitles in many languages

 


Assorted Video Tools

Download Tools that help you save video or audio files to your computer from Video Hosting sites (like YouTube)
    For information on how to use some of these visit the Video Download Guide .

Video Production Tools (PC Based)

Live Video Telephony

 Optional Tasks: 
  • After looking at some of the video sites and tools above, write your daily reflection (on Posterous.com) about your thoughts on how you might be able to use video in your teaching situation. 
  • Upload a video to YouTube - See the YouTube Publshing Guide for information about become a YouTube start by uploading videos or recording from your webcam.