TECHY TEACHER – WHAT THE TECH? » Book Trailers See A Book Come to Life! See A Book Come to Life! Day 1 – Discussion DirectionsDivide into pairsLog onto TitanpadSign in with BOTH team mates FIRST names – i.e. Question : What is the difference between book reports and book trailers? Book Trailer Discussion Book Trailers presentation Book Trailer Gallery Walkthrough Activity or View Book Trailers samples from below Table Group: Canyou see the difference between a book report and a book trailer? Wrap-Up: For our next time together, bring a current book (copyright last two years) appropriate for your grade assignment and inital ideas for a book trailer. Day 2 Tips: Does your trailer convince the viewer to read this book? September 14, 2012 Animoto Animoto is a Web 2.0 tool that produces videos from photos, video clips and music. Video Slideshow Maker with Music: Resources Book Trailer Examples: Hunger Games Trilogy – SPS Grade 6 studentChosen One – SPS Grade 8 studentHunger Games – SPS Grade 6 studentA Bite of Mango – SPS Grade 6 student October 17, 2011
4 Ways To Easily Embed Part Of A YouTube Video We have shared quite a few useful YouTube-related tips so far. Here are 10 YouTube URL tricks to play with as well as some YouTube annoyances and ways to get rid of them. You may also get inspired by this post listing 10 cool things to do with a YouTube video. This post shares another quick tip: embedding only part of a YouTube video. 10 Youtube URL Tricks You Should Know About 10 Youtube URL Tricks You Should Know About Read More While there’s really only one way to do that (the first one listed below), there are also a few well-used tools that can help you cut off a part of the video and embed it. 1. The most straightforward way to embed a video while skipping the first XX seconds of it is to use the &start= parameter which works both for the “old-style” (“classic”) and iFrame player: Old-style player: iFrame player: Likewise, there’s also the &end= parameter that makes the video stop playing at a specified time. 2. As a result, you get a new code to embed. 3. 4. To Sum Up
TEDxBerkeley 43 Book Trailers Sites to Inspire, Instruct, and Share The Best Info About Book Trailers I’ve followed the book trailer phenomenon for a couple years and wanted to do a post. In 2003, it was just beginning; in 2006, there was lots of experimenting; in 2009, it seems here to stay and writers should take it as a given that they need a book trailer for trade books. Here’s some of the best about book trailers from around the web. 42 Sites for submission14 Ways to approach content10 Ways to combine audio/video5 Case studiesMuch more. . .CLICK HERE to Learn More. How To Create a Book Trailer The Book Trailer ManualBook Trailers SquidooHow to Make A Book Trailer — Easy And Free EHow has step by step instructions for making a trailer with Powerpoint.The Making of a Book Trailer. Articles or Posts about Book Trailers How Will Your Book Trailer Upend Readers’ Expectations? Ongoing Series about Book Trailers Book Trailer Tuesday. Where to Display Book Trailers (Besides YouTube and Facebook and Good Reads) Book Trailer Production Book Trailer Contests
Top 100 Youtube videos for EFL! | EFL 2.0 - Teacher Talk Youtube recently celebrated its 5th anniversary. Wow! See the video karaoke I made with Breakingnewsenglish content. However, today, in honor of youtube and what it does for our classrooms – I’ll leave you with a great gift. Many others I wanted to include but alas they weren’t on youtube – but find them where I’ve collected them against father time – on EFL Classroom 2.0. Also, get the ebook which includes loads of link lists plus the best commercials for teaching English. If you liked this post – you might also like The Best Commercials for the EFL Classroom.
5 common misconception about Fargo, North Dakota Fargo: the fiction. Billy Bob Thornton stars in the FX television show Fargo, which is based on the Coen Brothers movie. Both give the absolute wrong impression of my city. Photo: FX By Greg Tehven I grew up on a family farm outside Fargo. You might think … people in Fargo talk funny.Yup, we might say “geez” on occasion. Fargo: the reality. TEDxFargo: On Purpose is just around the corner—it will take place on Thursday, July 24, at the historic Fargo Theatre. Internet Catalogue Teacher Notes I used to enjoy taking my classes on Field Trips. Not only did I take them to historical sites and museums but to offices, libraries, courts and even the theatre as well as work sites. Have your students help plan the trip. My students used street & subway maps to plan the routes for our field trips. I also prepared a Scavenger Hunt sheet for the trips. Some useful places to get information to plan field trips: Chamber of Commerce Visitor and Convention Bureaus For Teachers - Pre and Post Field Trip Planning Guide Field Trip Factory How to Plan a Field Trip | eHow On my subject area pages are links for virtual field trips in that area of study.
GetGlue: Check-in To Entertainment Social Network for Entertainment Discover what to watch, share what you're watching with friends and fans, and get updates from your favorite shows. Mr. Vasicek's Classroom Music Playlist After reading my post "Music to Manage Your Classroom," some of you wanted to know some good tunes to play in your classroom. Grab your iTunes gift card and get read After reading my post "Music to Manage Your Classroom," some of you wanted to know some good tunes to play in your classroom. Grab your iTunes gift card and get ready to download some of the songs I use regularly in my classroom. Enjoy! Photo courtesy of Rinjith Krishnan. Come-In Songs — Bouncy songs to start the day off right. "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves "Come on Over" by Shania Twain "Best Years of Our Lives" by Baha Men "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison "Build Me Up Buttercup" by The Foundations "Who's Ready to Party?" Morning Kickoff — These songs provide a short, interactive way to start the day as soon as that bell rings. The Muppet Show theme song Friends theme song Happy Days TV theme song Batman TV theme song "I Like That" by Houston (This is for a slightly older crowd. End of the Day Dance Favorites
Educational Video: The Top Cultural & Educational Video Sites Looking for great cultural and educational video? Then you’ve come to the right place. Below, we have compiled a list of 46 sites that feature intelligent videos. This list was produced with the help of our faithful readers, and it will grow over time. If you find it useful, please share it as widely as you can. And if we’re missing good sites, please list them in the comments below. ABC Documentaries: This site pulls together some of the best documentaries aired on ABC television in Australia. Academic Earth: Some call this “the Hulu for education.” Arkive.org: The site gathers together “the very best films and photographs of the world’s species into one centralised digital library, to create a unique audio-visual record of life on Earth.” Australian Screen Archive: The Australian National Film and Sound Archive provides free and worldwide access to over 1,000 film and television titles – a treasury of down-under video 100 years in the making. Pop!
Classroom Alarm Clock Classroom Alarm Clock At seminars I've been sharing with secondary teachers the idea of using a short song as a cue to indicate that it's time for students to pack up. (The Mission Impossible theme song that comes on the CD with the book, Eight Great Ideas, is forty-nine seconds long and works really well for this.) There are several advantages to using a song. Advantage 1: The Certainty Principle Without a consistent cue, students are on their own in determining when to pack up. However, by playing a song to indicate, "It's now time to pack up," the teacher replaces the uncertainty with a predictable and student-friendly cue. Advantage 2: An Accountability Check The song will be a clear, unmistakeable cue to begin the pack up procedure. In other words... Teacher With a smile: Don't even think about packing up until you hear our song. Or something to that effect. Advantage 3: The Fun Factor Music is a more enjoyable cue than the teacher's already over-used voice. Putting It All Together
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