Vlogs Blogs and PodCasts Providing Vocabulary and Content
+ Vlogs, Blogs and Pod-Casts: Providing Vocabulary and Content Support at Home to Increase Student Retention Michelle Halvorsen, Texas School for the Deaf Austin, TX
+ What are Vlogs and Pod-Casts? n n Vlog (Vod-Cast) n Video that can be uploaded to a website or downloaded to a student’s i. Pod for students to use a resource when reviewing vocabulary n Example videos on my blog (this year’s blog): http: //halvorsenbiology. wordpress. com/ Pod-Cast n An audio recording that can be uploaded to a website or downloaded to a student’s i. Pod for students to use as a resource when reviewing vocabulary
+ Why Use Teacher-Created Vlogs or Pod-Casts? n Provides specific vocabulary and/or content support at home that directly relates to what has happened or is happening in your classroom n Increases student retention n Increases student participation and engagement n Increases parent awareness of topics covered in class n EASY to create and upload!
+ How I First Used Vlogs: My Action Research Project n Students were given a Pre-Test to assess key vocabulary n During the unit, I created and posted a video review each day that new material was presented n Students were required to view and respond to the review videos (graded component to encourage participation) n Students were given a Post-Test to re-asses key vocabulary and to determine progress
+ Impact on Student Performance (Pre-Test vs Post-Test Scores) n During my action research: n All students (except one) who viewed four or more videos showed at least a 7 point (25%) increase from their pre-test to their post-test n All students (except one) who viewed four or more videos received a passing score on the post-test n In contrast, the student who viewed only three out of seven videos showed a 15% point decrease from the pre-test to the post-test n Overall, this post-test had some of the highest scores of the year n Students who consistently viewed videos were also more engaged and participated more easily and freely during class discussions
+ Other Uses of Vod-Casts n Students create their own! n Use for review or final projects n Use to document labs or do a video lab report n Use for discussions of current events
+ Vlog/Pod-Cast Materials: What Do You Need? n Computer n Vlogs: n n Web-cam, digital camera or video camera n i. Movie (Mac), Movie-maker (PC) software for vlogs or AVS Video Editor (free software) Pod-Casts n Audacity (free software for recording and editing) Garage Band, or i. Tunes for pod-casts n Microphone (available at most electronic stores for $20 -30)
+ The A-B-Cs of Vlogs and Pod-Casts n Decide how often you will create your videos or pod-casts n Each day, once each week, towards the end of a unit, etc n Write a short script to follow while making your video or podcast n Record your video or pod-cast n Edit (if necessary) your video or pod-cast n Post your video or pod-cast to your class blog, email to students and parents, and/or upload directly to student’s i. Pods
+ Step by Step Video Creation Using i. Movie n Open i. Movie n Click “Create a New Project” n Name your project n Click on Camera (“Built-in-i. Sight”) n When ready, click on “Record with i. Sight” n Film your movie, click again on “Record with i. Sight” to stop filming n Save
+ Step by Step Video Creation Using i. Movie n Drag Clip to bottom area “Drag Clips here to Build Your Project” n Edit (view Tutorials online for more advanced editing) n Save n Get ready for uploading: n n n To Website: Click “Share-Quick Time” and choose web-streaming and name your project To student’s i. Pods: Click “Share-i. Pod” and then click share Your movie is now ready for uploading or transferring to a student’s i. Pod
+ Step by Step Audio Pod-Cast Using Audacity Software n Open Audacity Software n Plug in microphone/headset if you are using it n When ready, press Red button to record (you can press the blue pause button during recording to pause) n When finished, press the Yellow Square to stop when completely finished n Edit (view Audacity tutorials for advanced information) n Exporting: n n Click “File-Export As WAV” and name the file (this is a Windows program) Click “File-Export As MP 3) and name the file (to do this, you must also download the free LAME software)
+ Blogs n Very easy to set up n A place to upload your videos or Pod-Casts n Also great for announcements such as homework or test dates n Suggested FREE sites: n wordpress. com (cannot directly upload videos, must link to a site such as Teacher. Tube or You. Tube) n blogspot. com (can directly upload video files)
+ Helpful Links n i. Movie Tutorials: http: //www. apple. com/ilife/tutorials/#imovie n Garage. Band Tutorials: http: //www. apple. com/ilife/tutorials/#garageband n Movie Maker Tutorials: http: //www. microsoft. com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default. mspx n Audacity Audio Recorder and Editor: http: //audacity. sourceforge. net/ n AVS Video Editor: http: //www. avs 4 you. com/AVS-Video. Editor. aspx? sct=aff&ct=regnow&cid=175028 n Sites to upload your videos: http: //teachertube. com/ or http: //teachertube. com/
+ That’s a Wrap… n To download this PPT, visit http: //halvorsenclasses. wordpress. com/ n Feel free to contact me: michelle. halvorsen@tsd. state. tx. us n Questions? ? ? n If you would like to stay and play more with the software to make your own Vlog or Pod-Cast, please feel free to stick around!
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