Teacher created videos:

"Rob calls the health clinic" - a one minute video:

- .mov version - view with Quicktime (download the free quicktime player here)

- .wmv version  -view with Windows Media Player (download WMPlayer here)

- .rmvb version - view with RealPlayer (download RealPlayer here click to the free viewer)

Student handout - for use with the video

Questions:

·        What are other topics or scenarios you might want to film to supplement classroom materials?

·        What technical problems might you run into?

·        How often would you use this to supplement your ESL curriculum?

Student created videos

Questions:

·        What are the pros and cons of having students creating videos for classroom use?

·        What technical problems might you run into?

·        Would this be a class project or independent work?

EL Civics on the border Video Projects: 3 lesson plans for student video projects  http://www.bordercivics.org

Video: Socorro News - Eduardo Honold

http://www.bordercivics.org/Products/Lesson_Plans/Socorro_News_Video_Desc_Table.htm

Problem Solving Video: What a mess - Eduardo Honold

http://www.bordercivics.org/Products/Lesson_Plans/What_a_Mess_Video_Desc_Table.htm

Music Video - Oscar Manriquez

http://www.bordercivics.org/Products/Lesson_Plans/Music_Video/Music_Video_Lesson_Plan.htm

Additional resources:

Using the Video Camera - Susan Gaer - CA

http://www.otan.us/webfarm/emailproject/video.htm

Randall's guidelines on using digital video cameras for online lessons

http://www.esl-lab.com/tutorials/lesson4.htm