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Slidecasting  - All the world's a stage...

 


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After doing this activity you will be able to

  1. describe the features of slidecasting
  2. list some of the reasons for using a slidecasting in teaching languages.
  3. create your own account and channel in a slidecasting site
  4. create a slidecast and embed it in your blog or wiki
 

 

CONTENTS

 

Here are the contents of this session.  You can click to visit the different activites, or simply scroll down.


Timer

 

 

What is slidecasting? (30 minutes)

 

Task 1:  Terminology and tools? (15 minutes)

 

To learn more about slidecasting, watch the introductory slidecast about slidecasts below. 

  1. Note down the key terminology and the tools mentioned that are important to understand what a slidecast is and how to create one. 
  2. Post your keywords to our TWEETCHAT room at http://tweetchat.com/room/cte319 
  3. Produce a WORDLE of the contributions made by everyone to the TWEETCHAT room.

 

 

 

Task 2:  How do you think you could use slidecasting in teaching languages? (10 minutes)

 

Watch this slidecast a teacher created to teach French.

 

Les Jolly Phoniques

 

WALLWISHER wall below and add your ideas about using slidecast that aren't already posted.

 

 

 

Task 4: How do you think you could use a slidecasts in your own teaching practice?  (5 minutes)

    • Jot down your ideas as you make your way through these activities and later you can post them as a comment to your blog at the end of this activity.

 

 

Creating a slidecast (50 minutes)

 

In this section, we'll learn more about how to create a slidecast.

 

More about slidecasts (25 minutes)

 

Step 1: Watch this slidecast about creating slidecasts.

 

Slidecasting 101
View more webinars from Jonathan Boutelle.

 

Step 2: Watch this slidecast about publishing your podcasts for slidecasting.

 

 

Step 2: Create accounts at http://slideshare.net and http://archive.org

 

Step 4: Create a simple slidecast

  1. Create a PPT about yourself and your favourite hobby. 
    1. Use a combination of pictures and text. 
    2. Record a narration in AUDACITY to go with your PPT.  Save this in MP3 format.
  2. Upload your PPT and then add your narration and synchronize your narration with your slides.
  3. Embed your slidecast in your blog.
    1. Send the link to your blog post with your slidecast to our TWEETCHAT room at http://tweetchat.com/room/cte319
  4. Visit at least two of your friends' slidecasts. 
    1. Watch their slidecast and add a comment -- write about two things you liked and make one suggestion to improve the podcast.

 

 

 

 

Getting your slidecast out to the world (10 minutes)

 

Use your FACEBOOK account.

  1. Add the SLIDESHARE app to your FACEBOOK account: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2490221586 
  2. Post your recent slidecast to your FACEBOOK wall.

 

 

 

Sharing slidecasts (20 minutes)

 

Log in to your SLIDESHARE account.

  1. Use the search feature and find slidecasts about teaching grammar in English.
    1. Add some to your favourites in your SLIDESHARE account.
    2. Share the link in our TWEETCHAT room - check out some of the other slidecasts shared by your peers.
    3. Post your favourite grammar slidecast to your FACEBOOK wall.
  2. Find a slidecast you can download. 
    1. Download it and open it in PPT. 
    2. Can you edit the PPT?  What about copyright?

 

 

Follow up:  Over to you

 

How could you use slidecasting in teaching?

 

  1. Create a new blog post in your blog
    • Consider what you've learned about slidecasting and discovery learning in this actvitiy.
    • Write down a few ways you could use slidecasting in teaching.   Tag this with "teaching ideas"
  2. Visit some of your colleagues' blogs and find their blog post about using slidecasts.
    • Use TWITTER to build a personal learning network of other EFL teachers interested in using slidecasts in teaching.

 

 

REFERENCES

 

Want to learn more about Slidecasting?

 

 

  1. The best place to start is the HELP page at SLIDESHARE: http://www.slideshare.net/help
  2. There are other slidecasting sites. 
    1. The second most popular site is http://authorstream.com -- check out the features (being able to create your own channels in Authorstream is a big advantage.)
    2. If you find another site you like, share it with our group via the group's FACEBOOK page or TWEET us.

 

 

 

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