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EVO 08 Workshop Syllabus:**


 * Title:** EVO Video 2008: ESL/EFL Video Slideshows and Vlogging

EVO Video 2008: ESL/EFL Video Slideshows and Vlogging is a free workshop for all teachers interested in learning how to use student-produced video slideshows and vlogs to enhance their classes. Both video slideshows and vlogs can be made available to a wide audience via the web and can therefore become powerful motivational tools. In addition, slideshows can be created in little time with minimal equipment (camera phones and a computer), so they are particularly suited to teachers with limited access to IT resources. Vlogs...
 * Abstract:**


 * Objectives:**
 * Create a video slideshow and upload it to the web.
 * Create a vlog with your favorite Video Blogging sevice.
 * Share your work with the rest of the group and discuss classroom uses of student video and slide show projects.

> Yahoo Group: [|http://groups.yahoo.com/group/evovideo08] > Wiki: http://evovideo08.wikispaces.com > **Target Audience:** ESL/EFL teachers interested in student video production. > **Equipment:** Access to a digital still camera, computer, and a high-speed internet connection is recommended. > **Moderators:** Ryan Detwiler, Dr. Sergio Mazzarelli, Nicolas Gromik, Mike Marzio, Dr. Elizabeth Hanson-Smith, Geoff Taylor > Wiki **Username and Password:** was sent to you in the YG welcome email, also posted [|here in the FILES section of our YG.]
 * Platforms for delivery:**

(PLEASE NOTE -- THIS WIKI IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE INFO ON THIS PAGE MAY OR MAY NOT CHANGE PRIOR TO SESSION START)

> ***Getting Started* A short list of activities to complete before the session begins.** > i. Activities > **Activities** > 1. Read the article "[|Video Online"] by Elizabeth Hanson-Smith and Mike Marzio. > 2. Quickly complete the [|Needs Assessment Survey]. > 3. Read the [|Netiquette] document and take the self-quiz. (There are two links to the quiz... the second seems to work better.) > 4. Create your own wiki page and link it to the side bar under "Participant Pages." Here's how:
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 * Pre-Session (before Jan. 13)**
 * Tutorial: [|How to add a page to the wiki and link to it from the side bar.]

i. Materials ii. Activities iii. Benchmarks
 * [[image:evovideo07:Week1.gif align="left"]] ||
 * Week 1:** **Jan. 13 – Jan. 19**
 * This week we’ll introduce ourselves and Participants will learn how to navigate the Yahoo Group and upload files to the wiki (photos) in addition to completing the Needs Assessment Survey and Netiquette Quiz (if not already completed Pre-Session).**


 * Materials**
 * Online article: "[|Video Online"] by Elizabeth Hanson-Smith and Mike Marzio.
 * Online tutorial: [|"How to sort your incoming mail automatically into designated folders,"]by Ibrahim Rustamov.
 * Online tutorial: [|How to add a page to the wiki and link to it from the side bar.]

1. Introduce yourself to our EVO group of teachers and trainers by sending an email message to EVOvideo07 at yahoogroups.com. Tell us a little about:
 * Activities**
 * Where you teach, and what level and age group you’re teaching
 * What your students would like about class-video projects
 * Your past experiences with video and/or class-video projects (include links to examples if possible)
 * Any video production literature you might be using
 * Some of subjects and topics you'd like to learn more about during this session

2. Upload your photo to the PHOTOS area of our Wiki.

3. Configure your Yahoo Group and Yahoo Email Account settings. Set your options in our Yahoo Group to receive i**ndividual messages** or to get a **daily digest**, so you'll know what others have written. To do that, click on //Edit My Membership// on the top right of our [|YG front page]. Under //Message Delivery//, check either //Individual Emails// or //Daily Digest//. Click Save Changes at the bottom of the screen. You may also want to configure your Yahoo Account so that all email from our group goes to one folder – THIS IS EASY TO DO AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. **[|Click here for the online tutorial: "How to sort your incoming mail automatically into designated folders,"]**by Ibrahim Rustamov.

4. Create your own wiki page and link it to the side bar under "Participant Pages." Here's how:
 * Tutorial: [|How to add a page to the wiki and link to it from the side bar.]

5. Complete any unfinished Pre-Session activities. Please note that EVO has made a good set of [|HELP files] for Yahoo Groups if you want to know more.

I have. ..
 * Benchmarks**
 * introduced myself
 * uploaded a photo
 * set my email preferences / configured my yahoo account
 * created my wiki page
 * read the article, "A Word from a Techie"
 * read Netiquette and taken the self-test
 * completed the Needs Assessment Survey

==//**This week we’ll read student evaluations of slide show projects, and discuss the production in general, including the potential for class-to-class sharing. Students from Japan will share their slide shows with evovideo08 participants. Participants are welcome to share these slide shows with their own classes and post any feedback. Participants are to begin planning their own slide show.**//==
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This week we’ll talk about what types of slide shows can be produced, and with what software and equipment.
i. Materials ii. Activities iii. Benchmarks
 * Week 2:** **Jan. 20 – Jan. 26**
 * This week we’ll learn how to produce video slideshows and upload them to hosting sites such as YouTube and Grouper.**


 * Materials**
 * [|Sample slideshows]
 * [|ESL Slideshow Exchange Project]
 * [|Windows Movie Maker Tutorial]
 * TV Survival Guide: Tutorial for planning, shooting, editing
 * Links to free use music websites
 * (and more)

1. Write to the group your comments about and impressions of this week’s materials. Please include in your post any links to other resources that you have found helpful.
 * Activities:**

2. Working alone or with some friends, create a short (1-2min) personal narrative or documentary style video slideshow that tells something about you and the place where you live. Share it with the group. Actually, your video slideshow can be anything -- the goal of the exercise is to work through the technical process presented in this week’s materials. Focus on the process: plan, shoot, copy the pictures to a computer, edit the slideshow, export it, and upload it to YouTube, Revver, Jumpcut, Flickr, Bubbleshare, Google, etc.. You can use still photos, videos, audio, text/titles, or a combination of several of these. Your video slideshow should be simple and short and share something about the place where you are.

3. Once you’ve upload your video slideshow to the web, **post either your video or the link to your video to your wiki page** and invite the group to watch it. Be sure to write to the group as you work--what problems do you encounter? what kind of help would your students need at any point?

4. Have fun! We look forward to seeing your work!

Contact the group through the YG mail for any help or advice with editing and/or uploading to the web.


 * Note:** Please post your links no later than the end of week 3 (Feb. 2nd).

I have. ..
 * Benchmarks**
 * viewed this week’s materials and written to the group.
 * made my video slideshow that shares a bit of the culture and place where I live and have uploaded it to the web and added the link to my wiki page (please post links no later than end of week 3, (Feb. 2nd).


 * [[image:evovideo07:Week3.gif align="left"]] ||

//Materials: How-to tutorials//

 * //(nicolas, we want to have your "how to post to YouTube / Vlog" materials available to Participants as resources for this week (and week 4)//**

i. Materials ii. Activities iii. Benchmarks
 * Week 3:** **Jan. 27 – Feb. 2**
 * This week we will *include music, narration, pictures and short video clips, adding text* (just a thought)**

Continue exploring the vlogging and other sites mentioned in Week 2.
 * Materials**

1. If you haven't finished your video slideshow, please be sure to get it done by the end of this week so others can view it.
 * Activities**

2. Explore some of the sites (see Week 2 list above) you are unfamiliar with. Make comments on the wiki page we will set up: What would work with your students (ages and situations of students should be mentioned)? What would cause difficulties either because of your work setting or because of student problems. Also write to the group through our YG mail so that we can discuss these difficulties (and successes!) during this week.

I have. ..
 * Benchmarks**
 * viewed this week’s materials and written to the group.


 * [[image:evovideo07:Week4.gif align="left"]] ||

//Materials: How-to tutorials//
2) copying and pasting the embedding codes into your personal blog.**
 * Week 4:** **Feb. 3 – Feb. 9**
 * This week we’ll look into: 1) uploading your videos on an Online Video Storing site (e.g. Youtue); and

i. Materials ii. Activities iii. Benchmarks


 * Materials**
 * Online Video Storing sites ([|youtube], [|Dailymotion], [|blip.tv], [|Travellers])
 * slideshow (respect copyright)
 * HTML embedding code
 * Deliver your work online (through Wiki, or Blogging)

By now you would have organised a basic slideshow presentation either for your work or something to share with friends. In this session we:
 * Activities**
 * Upload the slide show on an Online Video Storing site
 * Paste the code into your blog or Wiki
 * make some amendements to the position of my slide show for best viewing on my blog

I have. ..
 * Benchmarks**
 * I have found a favorite user-friendly Online Video Storing site
 * I have uploaded my slideshow
 * I have copied the HTML code and embedded them in my Blog (or Wiki)
 * I have asked questions to help me and found some answers to my problems
 * I have shared my work with peers in this group


 * [[image:evovideo07:Week5.gif align="left"]] ||

//Activity: Comment on one of the websites listed or add another.//
i. Materials ii. Activities
 * Week 5:** **Feb. 10 – Feb. 16**
 * This week we’ll ...**


 * Materials**
 * Nicolas’ letter concerning release forms, found here in the [|Files section] of our YG, or [|click here to view it online.]
 * Individual and group release forms, found here in the [|Files section] of our YG.
 * Links to teacher resource sites.

1. Read Nicolas’ letter concerning release forms. Please download the release forms from our YG FILES section and save them for future use.
 * Activities**


 * read several group member wiki pages, taking note of useful ideas and providing feedback.

i. Materials ii. Activities
 * [[image:evovideo07:Week6.gif align="left"]] ||
 * Week 6:** **Feb. 17 – Feb. 23**
 * This week we’ll ...**


 * Materials**
 * EVO Evaluation Form [address to follow][|]
 * Links to teacher resource sites.

1. Be sure to complete the EVO Evaluation Form for each session you attended. This is a small price to pay for having had the opportunity to study online! 2. Continue to add to our Teacher Resources wiki page, and to add to your own wiki page as you complete future projects. We would all love to see what you do with your students in the coming year.
 * Activities**


 * Moderator Bios**

Elizabeth Hanson-Smith is co-editor of //**CALL Environments, 2nd ed**//. (with Joy Egbert), published by TESOL, Inc., Alexandria, VA: 2007. She has numerous publications in the field of TESOL and has been working with student media projects and teacher training workshops for the last 15 years. Her latest project is a new edition of the //**Oxford Picture Dictionary Interactive**//.

//Many thanks to//