http://www.teflclips.com YouTube in the classroom Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:55:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en > A few months ago, I posted a lesson plan on TEFLclips titled, A Dream Sequence. The activity involves the teacher telling the class about a dream that he/she had and then asking students to analyse it. This is certainly not the most risk-free activity to take into the classroom and ... http://www.teflclips.com/?p=306 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW5eBfZhE4M[/youtube] This clip comes from GOOD magazine (http://www.goodmagazine.com) The creators of the clip cites the following information sources: Thirst Relief International; UN Development Programme; UN Environment Programme; United States Geological Survey; World Health Organization; World Water Council; Worldwater.org A big thank you to Amanda Wilson for passing the clip this way :) Language level: ... http://www.teflclips.com/?p=302 Sorry it's been a while. A few people have contacted me to find out if I am still alive. Well, just to let you know that I am. This is the time of year when I tend to lose control of my life. Too much work! I was supposed to be ... http://www.teflclips.com/?p=299 Thanks very much to Colleen Murray - an English teacher based in Switzerland - for sending me this clip and suggesting that I use it for a lesson plan. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l60bW7lhRNc[/youtube] Language level: Pre-intermediate (A2) + Learner ... http://www.teflclips.com/?p=296 Here is the lesson plan for an activity that I presented recently at the 2010 IATEFL Pecha Kucha evening. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUvXJur3uQI[/youtube] Language level: Intermediate (B1) + Learner type: Young ... http://www.teflclips.com/?p=293 Here is another activity that demonstrates how the teacher's voice can be brought into the picture, thus adding an additional layer to the video. It starts with the teacher describing a video clip as if it were a dream. Student interaction can be encouraged. * * * * * * * ... http://www.teflclips.com/?p=288 I never had a class that didn’t ask if I wear a kilt when I am in my country. I wonder if Mexican teachers working away from home get asked the same thing about sombreros. This is a silly game that I remember from my childhood. I really hope my ... http://www.teflclips.com/?p=286 One of the most important questions to ask when considering a video clip for the classroom is: How can I get my students to interact with it? One way of doing this is by bringing a very important tool into the equation: The teacher's voice. In this lesson plan, students aren't ... http://www.teflclips.com/?p=284 On 19th - 26th February, I'll be giving an online course on using online video in language education on the SEETA website. The course is titled How do YouTube? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTm1LJ-X1_E[/youtube] The course is free. To get involved, you will have to register on the SEETA website (see link above). You will be ... http://www.teflclips.com/?p=283 Which is noisier, firing a gun or firing an employee? What about typing a letter or typing an email? (Perhaps your students aren't old enough to remember what a typewriter is!) In this activity - see pdf below - learners choose the noisiest collocations before identifying sounds in this this ... http://www.teflclips.com/?p=279