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Writing stuffs

I like the writing stuffs which Rob gave to me during session 2 writing classes.
They are sometimes tough but noble and brilliant for me.
The Followings are what Rob gave to me for 'slow writing' last week .

Should Chess Be an Olympic Sport?

http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1827716,00.html

Things to read and think about deeply.

The topic, chess was the last topic Rob gave me.
I found this article on TIME website and it was written in a very logical way.

Whenever Rob gave me arguments to write about, they were too unfamiliar for me to keep writing naturally. It means that I am not interested in controversial issues in the world and I do not have a critical thinking on them.

I need to build up my own opinion on international current issues.

Seoraksan's Fall Colors

 I like the fall scenery of the mountain and I am fascinated by making video clips like this. Can I make it like him??

Prezi for conditionals

my two angels using 'movie maker'

Photo Peach - Memories in the U.S. in 2004

PhotoPeach is the website where I can create new slide shows.

In Theresa girls' high school, we, teachers show a slide show with all the 3rd graders' photos to their parents and guests every graduation ceremony. I think this website would also be useful for the slideshow.

For the exercise, I made one with the photos in the U.S..
I am missing the time when I was young and all the places I visited.


Memories in the U.S. in 2004 on PhotoPeach

Camtasia Studio 8

Camtasia Studio is a very useful tool that can record every video clip if I want to record it. I sometimes felt uncomfortable that I couldn't download video clips on some websites for my classes not for the commercial purpose. But I can do that. 

I may also use the screen capture site, http://www.screencast-o-matic.com

For the exercise, I captured one about Jamie Oliver. I'm a big fan of him.

+ It's Jamie Oliver's TED show and he got the TED prize. I like his idea, speaking style and appearance, of course : -)

Voki using the movie '방가방가' (recording sounds using Streomix)

   














For the lesson 5 (A New Challenge in a New Land)

The lesson5 is about foreigners who achieved their goals in Korea. So, before reading the maintext, I want to have a conversation about the opinions towards foreign workers in korea with my students. To motivate the students, I chose the Korean movie, 방가방가 which shows difficulties and discrimication that most Asian workers face in Korea. Then, I recorded the sound of the movie using Streomix and save it in Voki.

+ To record the sound of videoclips

1. Check whether your computer has the program 'streomix' - click the sound button with the right mouse button.

2. Click recording device (녹음장치)

3. Check that the steromix is w on your computer.

4. If then, open 'Audacity' - free software for recording and editing sounds.

5. Record sounds using Audacity and edit them.
  ( to select all the parts you recorded : Ctrl+a / to make sounds louder : Edit -> Amplify)

6. Upload the file to Voki.

Wordle with the article in the textbook

The article is from Lesson 5 in the textbook Theresa Girls' High School is using for the first graders(Chun Jae by Lee Chang Bong).
Can you guess what the writer is talking about?
Actually, I didn't read the article yet. As I guess, the writer tries to convey a message about the education differences in Korea and other countries. I would be right? :-)

The topic of the article is unfortunately about the foreigners who achieved their own goals or dreams in Korea. Students could not guess the topic correctly like I, but Wordle can make them interested in the article before studying it. I think it's a definitely good tool for English teachers.

+ When I put the Wordle on my blog with embed code, the image blurred. I dont' know why. So when wanting to use the image of Wordle, just copy the image with the 'Print Screen' button and use it after cropping it appropriately.