i chose this clip because
this is me talking about naka !!!!!
Click here to get your own player.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Getting recordings of your students online
Better than walking around a class, trying to assess your students speaking, why not record them?
Always try to find something interesting to talk about - films and music are good for a start. So go to youtube.com and choose one of your favourite films. Here's an example trailer:
Now it's time to say why you chose this particular film. I recorded myself on Audacity, exported the file as an mp3 and saved it to Podomatic.com (you need to register to join)
Click here to get your own player.
Do this as an example in class and then get all the students to post their own trailers and get them to podcast their reasons. They could also either podcast a response to one of their colleagues' trailers or simply write in text.
You can of course, video yourself while recording, but watching someone's nashers go up and down isn't particularly interesting. More fun is to use VOKI characters. You have to register as usual, then create an animated character and upload an MP3 and watch the character say your words. Here's an example:
Get a Voki now!
Well, I wish I had exam classes because then I could use the excellent voicethread site. You can upload your choice of pics from flickrstorm or some from your own personal collection. Then comment on them and embed into your blog. Here's an example:
You can get lots more ideas and info from an excellent blog by Anne Foreman in BC Bilbao: http://www.encouraginglearnerautonomy.blogspot.com/
Always try to find something interesting to talk about - films and music are good for a start. So go to youtube.com and choose one of your favourite films. Here's an example trailer:
Now it's time to say why you chose this particular film. I recorded myself on Audacity, exported the file as an mp3 and saved it to Podomatic.com (you need to register to join)
Click here to get your own player.
Do this as an example in class and then get all the students to post their own trailers and get them to podcast their reasons. They could also either podcast a response to one of their colleagues' trailers or simply write in text.
You can of course, video yourself while recording, but watching someone's nashers go up and down isn't particularly interesting. More fun is to use VOKI characters. You have to register as usual, then create an animated character and upload an MP3 and watch the character say your words. Here's an example:
Get a Voki now!
Well, I wish I had exam classes because then I could use the excellent voicethread site. You can upload your choice of pics from flickrstorm or some from your own personal collection. Then comment on them and embed into your blog. Here's an example:
You can get lots more ideas and info from an excellent blog by Anne Foreman in BC Bilbao: http://www.encouraginglearnerautonomy.blogspot.com/
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