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- 1. A Taste ofTech Tools: VoiceThread, Video Production, and Socrative Maritez Apigo Berkeley City College, Chabot College, Las Positas College
- 2. Partner Sharing 1. Meetand greet someone near you who you don’t already know. 2. Exchange your experience and interest with integrating technology in the classroom.
- 3. My Presentain Presentation •Submit a question at any time • Audio recording of my voice • On my website, you can review the slides along with the audio recording of my voice of the entire presentation
- 4. Resources Document • linksand help videos • download from my website link • 1 page each on: VoiceThread, Video Production, and Socrative • to help you get started • troubleshooting
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- 6. VoiceThread Comments • text •audio (phone, mic, or upload file) • video
- 7. What is VoiceThread? •A web 2.0 tool • Asynchronous conversations online in a web browser from anywhere, anytime • Discussions about a combination of media: documents (word docs, pdfs), images (pictures, screenshots, word cloud, map), audio files, videos, and PowerPoint presentations • Comment beyond plain text with voice and video • App for iOS devices: iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch • Free for students
- 8. Why Use VoiceThread? •increase student engagement • increase student participation • create interactive activities • increase collaboration • assess students • ESL student practice of listening, speaking, and pronunciation skills
- 9. VoiceThread Example 1 https://voicethread.com/new/share/6249694/ •Can use for any type of ESL class • Icebreaker Activity to get to know each other • Introduce yourself: name, country, interests, educational/career goals • Use the “doodle tool” to circle your country
- 10. VoiceThread Example 2 https://voicethread.com/new/share/5925690/ •Advanced Reading and Writing hybrid class that is 50% face-to-face and 50% online • Unit on “Success” • Read Malcolm Gladwell’s “10,000 Hour Rule” • Agree or disagree? Why?
- 11. My VoiceThread Tips •Text comments for accessibility • Example comment for students to follow
- 12. My VoiceThread Tips Givefeedback to students using different “identities”
- 13. My VoiceThread Tips Fortests or summative assessments: Hide students’ comments by checking the box “Enable Comment Moderation.”
- 14. My VoiceThread Tips Organizeeach class into “groups” for privacy
- 15. Partner Sharing Exchange ideaswith your partner: What kinds of activities can you create using VoiceThread?
- 16. Ideas for VoiceThreads •topic discussions • presentations • reflections • debates • critiques • sharing work • interviews • demonstrations • problem solving • digital storytelling • communication tasks • vocabulary practice • portfolios • peer review • pronunciation • whole class, group, or individual VTs
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- 18. YouTube Statistics • “Everydaypeople watch more than hundreds of millions of hours on YouTube and generate billions of views.” • “YouTube has more than 1 billion users.” • “300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute.” • “Half of YouTube videos are viewed on mobile devices.” Source: http://www.youtube.com/yt/press/statistics.html
- 19. The Power ofVideo • Statistics prove that people watch videos • Increases instructor presence • Personalizes instruction • More engaging than simply reading text with added voice and visuals • Complements auditory and visual learning styles • Save class time for more interactive activities • Can be recycled from semester to semester
- 20. You Need • computerwith a webcam and a microphone • Screencast-O-Mat i (free) option to “Go Pro” for only $15/year • YouTu account (free) – can sign in with a Google ID or Gmail account
- 21. Types of Videos •Screencasts – a recording of your screen and voice for demonstrations, how-tos • PowerPoint Presentations with narration (with webcam option) • Webcam videos for lectures, mini- lessons, introductions • Any combination of these
- 22. Software Options: Webcam Videos •Windows: Movie Maker, Debut Video Capture (free) • Mac: Quicktime, iMovie (free) • Camtasia $179-Windows, $75-Mac
- 23. Software Options: Screencasts • Screencast-o-Matic(go pro $15/year) • Jing (5 minute limit, no editing, no captions) • Quicktime (Mac only) • Camtasia $179-Windows, $75-Mac
- 24. Example 1: ScreencastVideo • Capture what is on your screen • With audio recording of your voice • My Example: Tour of the Quizlet website (created for colleagues)
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- 27. Example 2: PowerPoint Presentationwith Narration Video • screencast with audio • optional to include a webcam capture • My Example: Summary Writing
- 28. Example 3: Webcamand Screencast Combination Video • webcam portion recorded using Movie Maker (PC) or Quicktime (Mac) • screencast using Screencast-o-Matic • title page and transitions edited last using the YouTube Editor • My Example: Saving your .PPT as .PDF
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- 30. Webcam Video: MovieMaker (PC)
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- 32. My Video ProductionTips • save files as .MP4 for YouTube • lighting • environment • teleprompter • start with a script, save as “txt” file • insert captions for accessibility
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- 34. Uses for Socrative •pre-assessments before lessons • surveys to gather data • a quick question during a lesson • review after a lesson • quizzes to assess after a lesson • exit tickets before leaving class • space race
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- 37. Socrative Example EmailReport From My Syllabus Quiz
- 38. Socrative Quizzes • Teacher-pacedor student-paced • Questions: multiple choice, true or false, short answer • Optional: –correct answer(s) –explanation –add image
- 39. Socrative Example: True orFalse Question
- 40. Socrative Example: Short AnswerQuestion
- 41. Socrative Shared QuizList (link) • shared Google Document • library of over 1,000 shared quizzes by other teachers • all disciplines • get ideas for creating quiz questions • add you own
- 42. Socrative: Exit Ticket Ask3 questions: 1. How well did you understand today’s material? 2. What did you learn in class today? 3. Please answer the teacher’s question.
- 43. You Try: TakeMy Socrative Quiz! 1.Connect to the wifi: CCSF Guest 2.In a browser, go to socrative.com 3.Click on STUDENT LOGIN 4.Enter my room# 000424 5.Please answer the 5 quick questions.
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