ESOL Technology 6th Period

Thursday, June 9, 2016

Evaluating Peer's Movies

You have a new assignment for the blog. You must evaluate each other's movies that you created. After watching the movie, write one detail that the director could have done better, and one characteristic that you enjoyed. Use the following link find your classmates' assignments:

6th Period Movies

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Video Editing Steps - and Vocabulary

Take videos (phone, ipod, digital camera, mp3 player) make sure your phone is horizontal
you need to connect your device [any electronic you use] to the computer with a usb cable
find your files using the Windows Explorer (open device to view files.)
confirm that your phone can connect to the computer, sometimes you have to say allow on your phone
find the videos from your phone (check media, videos, or DCIM to find the files.)
Highlight the files and copy them
Create a new folder called videos on the desktop.
paste the files into the new videos folder you created
DO NOT DELETE THE VIDEOS while you are working on the project!!!
open Windows Live Movie Maker
click on Add Videos and Photos
Edit the clips

set start point (cuts beginning of clip)
set end point (cuts the end of the clip)
split (makes 2 clips from one clip)

Add a title (choose background color, and title as well as duration [how long])
Add credits (choose background color, and text as well as duration [how long])
Add a song (use beat, instrumental, karaoke)
Edit the song if necessary -

Fade in (music begins soft and gets stronger)
Fade out (music becomes softer until it’s silent)

Advertising Video

We have practiced editing videos and learning vocabulary together. Now, it is your turn to make a video!

I have shared raw video clips and pictures with you as well as some songs. Use them to make a promotional video of the Furness High School ESOL department. Why should new ESOL students choose Furness?

[Teacher's names: Ms. Lorch, Ms. Mitses, Mrs. Flisek, Ms. Biondi, Mr. Ferreira]

Please include, title page, images, music (instrumental), captions, and credits)

Please ask for help, from your classmates and from me.

This assignment is due on Wednesday.

Have fun!

Friday, April 22, 2016

Earth Day

Please visit this website. Then, tell me which 3 problems in our environment you think are the most important. Why did you choose those three? Do you think it is important to celebrate Earth Day? Why yes, or why no?

For a good grade, completely answer the question with details. Give examples and use capitalization and correct punctuation.

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Blog Post

Please write a blog post today and Monday answering the following question:

How do you feel about our current project? (Flash mob, viral video) What parts have been easy to complete? What has been difficult for you?

What purpose do you think we should have in making our own video?

When you complete your answer, please EDIT your work! Check for capital letters, punctuation and that your verbs have Ss if they are third-person present tense. (he walkS, she listenS, it needS)

Do your best work, then publish it!

Have fun!

Ms. Lorch

Monday, April 4, 2016

Links to Dance Moves

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Simple Dance Moves

Look on youtube.com for "simple dance moves", "simple choreography", or "beginner group dance."

Find at least 6 videos to share with me at misstlorch@gmail.com

In order to share the videos, do the following:

click the plus sign under the video you like +
create a playlist
click on the playlist
share the link with me

Have fun! Remember to choose mooves you think WE ALL can do :-)

To help you choose moves that will match the song, listen again to the song for yourself!