My Favourite Moments From Last Term

Posted on July 26, 2008
Filed under language teaching and tagged digitalvideo, flipvideos, iPods, SMARTBoard, videos

Here are some things that are highlights for me from last term:

I love these videos because it shows students having a go on their own, and I’m always really proud to see that. In the first one, Jesse and Eddie are happily listening to a Chinese lesson on the iPod and they are practicing it together. They are using the hand signs that I teach them in class to help them remember the words. I haven’t told them they have to use the hand signs, so they are choosing to use them. Fantastic!

In this second video, you will see a short play that some Grade 6 students made. All I did was give them my little Flip Video and tell them to show me what they know about greetings in Chinese. I was so very impressed with the results! (And so were a group of teachers in Melbourne who I showed this video to). It’s amazing how creative kids can be when you give them something they’re engaged in and let them make up the rest themselves!

I really love the energy of the kids in this video. This group of Grade 2s are so excited to be using the little Flip Video that they are even jumping up and down about it – well, Jakob is! this video is especially great because there are a couple of fairly reluctant learners in this small group and you can see that all of them are totally into it – I love the big grin of the Jesse in the last bit of the video as he is looking over Josh’s shoulder at the Flip.

I am really happy with these next ones because they are of an activity that worked really well in class, for me and for many students. These videos are of the audio wordfind and translation activity that we have done on the SMART Board a few times.

There are lots of other great moments from class that I’ve got on video but I can’t put them all here right now. I have favourite moments in class all the time! I’d love to hear about a few of yours.

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2 Responses to “My Favourite Moments From Last Term”

Anne Mirtschin on July 26th, 2008 6:42 pm

Hey Jess! Great to see you putting your flip video to good use. Are you happy with it? Do you have any hints on using it? It is great to be able to capture lessons with its use.
When I went overseas, I decided to just take my still image camera but must remember to put the flip back in my handbag so that I can catch those “teachable moments”
Pam Thompson on August 17th, 2008 6:07 pm

Hi Jess

Great use of your flip video. You may just have convinced me to buy one – even though it will be from my own pocket as class budget definitely depleted!