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gaijinalways · Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 2279

I like to use videos for various activities in class, though generally I use things downloaded from Youtube or things I have copies of in various media forms.

Sometimes I am torn between wishing I had access to proper video editing software or simply bringing my own video camera and then editing what I recorded (on the camera itself). I have had the media lab burn videos for me (of presentations), but it is unedited work, mostly for my own eyes.

Recently, I saw this work from another University of Birmingham grad;

Studying English in Japan: how it could be improved

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwsZ0KiHhRg

Studying abroad: problems and possible solutions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9CYaUhqEdw

I'm wondering..

What do you think of the final products?

Have you done something similar with your classes?

How would you try to use these videos with your students (they of course don't need to be Japanese students)?

Trifaro · Joined: 10 Nov 2010 Posts: 152

There is a guy on this website named "Tetrslovakia" or something like that. He teaches in Mexico. You might consider contacting him about exchanging student videos depicting their daily lives.

Good Luck

tttompatz · Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:14 pm Post subject:

You are aware that you can do a decent job of home movies (for classroom use or upload to youtube) with windows movie maker (part of windows and included on all windows versions from XP through Win7?

There are also other (pretty powerful) software packages out there that are low cost or free and do a pretty decent job as well.

Just google "free video editing software" or go to your favorite download side and look for some decent shareware package.

Alternatively, use torrents and get something like "cyberlink power director".

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gaijinalways · Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 2279

Well, I would try that, but working through a Japanese OS, I find sometimes the Windows package of what we get is different. That and of course if we did have it, I probably would find it very difficult to use.

As to getting free stuff, I'll consider it, though I'm wary of downloading a lot of stuff; always seem to get "uninvited" visitors.

Did you view the videos? What did you think? Do you edit your own videos? I know Nick Pellet does (he's on this forum also), though it's videos he makes generally,but his students are in them sometimes.

tttompatz · Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:36 pm Post subject:

At our school we (many of the teachers - not just me or the English department) do a lot of in-house video creation for both classroom presentations and of our school or class activities.

If you have difficulty finding or using windows movie maker (again, it is part of windows and NOT an add-on or extra software) on your computer you can also use powerpoint 2010 to create a video. Simply make your .ppt with embedded video or stills and save as a wmv file. Bingo - 1 quick little movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDB6I6zEp9c&feature=related

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gaijinalways · Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 2279

Yes, I'm used to embedding video with Powerpoint, just not necessarily video I have shot.

I think I found it, but yes, it's all in Japanese (Windows movie maker).

Unfortunately our school doesn't have computers where we can edit video, at least for the departments I work in. So if I was to do it, it would have to be at home.

I guess you didn't watch the videos yet.....rather simple, but interesting. Not sure how much is the teacher's slant on things though.

tttompatz · Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:24 am Post subject:

gaijinalways · Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 2279

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