USING AUDIOVISUAL RESOURCES IN THE CLASSROOM

Bognor Regis, July 2012

Why should we include Audio-Visual Resources in our classes?

1. Audio-visual resources can greatly enrich the everyday classroom.

Real English situation. Real songs, documentaries, films, etc. Real examples.

2. Audio-visual resources can enhance teaching methods and improve student comprehension.

3. Audio-visual resources should be tailored for a particular audience depending on the level (of the students).

4. Audio-visual resources can be an important tool focussing on the students’ interests.

Why should not we include Audio-Visual Resources in our classes?

Non motivating contents.

Abuse of these resources.

Not focus on the aim.

Non adapted resources.

What to consider …VISUAL AND AUDIO RESOURCES (FILMS, VIDEOS …)• Quality: It should sounds properly It should have good image definition It should be easy to access

• Content: Accurate to the students’ ageConnected with the content or topic of the lesson (purpose) Supported with other activities (filling gaps, answering questions …)

Links for teachers’ http://www.slideshare.net/synergybroadcast/using-video-in-the-classroom-1075794

Ideas for activitiesWe can use the interactive whiteboard:- As a tool for the whole session - For a specific video activityIn this case it has been particularly difficult to find videos on the internet because i´ts difficult to find videos for 11-12 year old L2 learners.

• Idea ONE is to watch a video from the internet:

• 1st I´m going to use the IWB to give them instructions of the activity as a traditional blackboard

• 2nd I´m going to use the IWB to watch a video from the internet

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/kids-talk/do-you-cooking

• 3rd With this video you can download the transcription and a word search.

• 4th And after the word search and after watching the video again, they have a list of food words which ss can group in the food pyramid.

Idea TWO1st After working on food or as an introduction. Watch a recipe from youtube “recipes for children”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo1VyPEKw0Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hEgufgam4A&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx0jaTiFVbc&feature=endscreen&NR=1

2nd This is a real recipe so students can make the list of ingredients.

3rd After this, they can make their own recipe and filmed if possible to watch it in class.

How to find/make resources

Web pages where we can find English language educational videos for primaries

• 1) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac

• 2) http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/

• 3) www.youtube.com

• 4) http://www.english-4kids.com/lessons.htm

• 5) http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/

Examples of classroom use• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3ME68XI-No

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVJjyGZkzqU

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFsUoGvJbDE

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS7IqSg9YEE

How can we use videos in class.• Use a picture camera. Record short videos. For example : English songs

with children’s in the class.• Download it to the laptop.• Use the White interactive Board, the laptop and proyect it.• We can download videos educational English videos in youtube using Free

YouTube Download software program 3.1.29.608 file size: 24.28 MB

There are software programs to edit video 1. AVS Video Editor supports all key video formats. Edit & save video files in AVI, VOB, MP4, DVD, WMV, 3GP, MOV, MKV, H.263/H.264 codecs, etc. See a full list of supported video formats

Edit Your Video with Fantasy Trim, cut, split, merge, rotate and mix videos with AVS Video Editor . Select between 300 innovative video effects and transitions. Insert menus, audio, text comments and subtitles. Stabilize video camera shaky recordings. Speed Up HD-Videos Editing Manage AVI HD, WMV HD, TOD, AVCHD, MOD, MTS/M2TS, etc. with AVS Video Editor Due to the integrated video cache technology, HD-video editing becomes faster. Process Blu-Ray Videos Open and edit your Blu-ray videos with AVS Video Editor . Apply effects and add specially designed menus. Add audio, video and images to your videos. Save files in any key video format. Or burn videos on to Blu-ray discs.

2.Windows movie maker.Use window movie player program.

How can we make audio files in class. 1)Use a microphone connected with a laptop.2)Record audio English activities with windows mediaplayer.3)Play them in the class so children could listen what they have recorded, songs,rhymes,chants.

We can use audio edition software programs:1. Audacity

Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It allows you to record live audio, converts tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs, edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files. You also can cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together with Audacity. Built-in effects are given to remove static, hiss, hum or other constant background noises.

2. Power Sound Editor

Power Sound EditorPower Sound Editor Free is a visual audio editing and recording software solution, which supports many advanced and powerful operations with audio data.You can use Power Sound Editor Free to record your own music, voice, or other audio files, edit it, mix it with other audio or musical parts, add effects like Reverb, Chorus, and Echo, and burn it on a CD, post it on the World Wide Web or e-mail it.

BIBLIOGRAPHY (Portia)

• Learning and teaching withIWB: Primary and early years. (Barber, David. 2007)

• How to use an IWB really effectively in your primary classroom. (Gage, Jenny)

• How to teach English with Technology (with CD-Rom) (Gavin Dudeney & Nicky Hockly )

Pearson - Longman • Teaching English with video (Allan, Margaret)

Harlow: Longman 1985

On the web

• http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/tips/powerpoint-teachers

• http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/nov/film.htm

• http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/nov/internet.htm

• http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/knowledge-database/interactive-white-blackboard-iwb

• http://www.wmich.edu/teachenglish/subpages/technology/tech.htm

• http://www.youtube.com/user/Linguaspectrum

Thank you …For listening to us.Teresa, Paloma, Miguel Ángel, César, Miguel Ángel, Ángeles Mª