Here are the Voicethreads on Japanese culture that our class came up with. I think you’ll agree they came out very well! Please leave your questions and comments on the treads. The students will really appreciate them.
Again, for first time visitors to this site, Voicethreads are online media albums allowing people to add comments in various forms, either by text, audio, or even video. Voicethreads can also be linked to and shared quite easily, as is demonstrated here. They are promising tools for English practice because they collect an entire group’s story in one place.
Suguru: Funny Engrish*
*Engrish is a word used to describe strange and funny English that appears in public places around Japan.
Keita: Chikara Taro
Here is Keita’s version of a traditional kamishibai folkstory, with pictures he drew himself!
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The following video clip was created by Kurata Kyohei as his final exam project for the 2007-2008 school year. In this project, Kyohei focused on promoting the school festival’s catch phrase, “Got English” in a fun way that included as many students and teachers as possible. This video was show at the school festival that year and received a great response. Way to go, Kyohei!
The basic technique was to film as many people as possible saying the catch phrase, then editing it all together in iMovie ‘08.
Hey everyone, You’ve been working hard at creating your Flickr slideshows recently, so I would like to post links to your projects here. Again, the goals of this project have been:
- To practice taking good photographs (Don’t forget the Top 10 Tips!)
- To learn how to manage and upload the photos to Flickr
- To learn how to use Flickr in general
- To create and share a slideshow that tells a story with English
- To practice English by reading slideshow stories and leaving comments
These are all skills you will need to do projects later on this year. The project, in other words, was designed to give you a base of knowledge and ability. Here is a list of links to all of your hard work:
Our Flickr slideshow stories (Don’t forget to leave some comments!)
My Busy Mornings (Jerry Talandis Jr.)
