Digital Media in the Bilingual/ESL Classroom
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Using Digital Video in the Bilingual/ESL Classroom
Digital video can improve the following Bilingual/ESL instructional strategies:
1. Illustrate concepts and ideas with images
2. Model language and provide listening opportunities
3. Make connections to family and community
4. Provide opportunities for oral presentations
5. Provide a rigorous and challenging curriculum
6. Engage students in role playing activities, skits and drama
7. Use various media to provide real-world connections
8. Create narratives and encourage appropriate storytelling
9. Have students summarize their learning
10. Provide for authentic writing opportunities and publish student work

iMovie in the Classroom
United Streaming
Archive.org
Kitzu.org
iMovie Quickstart:
1. Plan your movie using a storyboard or Inspiration/Kidspiration.
2. Take some video using a digital video camera or take some pictures using a digital still camera.
3. Import your video or pictures to the computer.
4. Edit your video into clips.
5. Sequence your clips to communicate your main idea.
6.Enhance your movie with transitions, photos, audio, titles and effects.
7. Share your movie on your computer, CD, DVD, or video tape.
Movie Maker 2 is a Windows application similar to iMovie. It may already be installed on your PC, if not you can download it here.

You can find a Movie Maker 2 tutorial here.


Storyboarding
Kidspiration/Inspiration
Beginning Storyboard and Example
Advanced Storyboard and Example

iMovie Tutorials:
Apple Learning Center
Atomic Learning - iMovie 3 and 4
Atomic Learning - iMovie HD

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Arturo Guajardo