EdTech Integration to Increase Language Production

Valerie Sun, Ed.D.

valsun@gmail.com ↭ @MlleValSunshine

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Agenda

• Introduction
• Outcomes
• Iron Chef
• ChatterPix
• Blabberize
• Green Screen
• BookCreator

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Introduction

• Teacher of 12 years
• 4 years as French dual-immersion teacher
• Educational technology coordinator
• Lecturer at CSUF and CSULA
• Dual-language immersion advocate and aspiring consultant

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Outcome

• Attendees will be able to use at least one tech tool that has been presented.
• Attendees will be able to plan a lesson that integrates at least one tech tool from the presentation.
• Attendees will be able to create at least one product with one of the tech tools presented.

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Tool 1:

Iron Chef

Iron Chef - EdTech Edition

• Google slides (or paper - no tech)
• 1:1 devices OR shared devices
• Like the game show
• Technical accuracy
• Artistic impression
• Presentation
• Secret ingredient
• Time is of the essence
• Student-centered learning, high DOK levels
• Public speaking practice

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Iron Chef - Let’s try it!

Go to the link: http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-IronChef

On the slide:

• Put your name
• Put 3 bullet points about yourself
• Add one photo of yourself (selfie time!)
• Secret ingredient - Add a funny meme

You have 5 minutes to complete your slide - 30 seconds to present!

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Iron Chef - Variations

• Every group has a deck of the slides
• They have the “view only” version and they make a copy of it and share with their group
• Every group completes the same deck and each group take turns presenting
• Every person is in charge of a slide in the same deck
• Just like the version we completed
• Every group is in charge of a different group of slides
• Mini expert groups

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Iron Chef - Things to keep in mind

• Time is of the essence - don’t extend the initial time!
• Students are in charge of the content; you are the facilitator
• Students can self-evaluate or peer evaluate
• Teachers can evaluate students on the spot
• High DOK levels!

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Iron Chef - Sample grading rubric

30 points total

• 10 - Technical accuracy
• Is the information correct?
• 10 - Artistic impression
• Is the slide attractive aesthetically? Is it legible?
• 10 - Presentation
• Speaking skills? Tone of voice? Uh...umm?

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Iron Chef - Student Samples

Doctoral students:

• Diffusion of innovation

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First year college students:

• CSUF landmarks

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Tool 2:

Chatterpix

Teacher and Student Sample

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Chatterpix Functions

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Teacher & Student Apple App: ChatterPix is FREE!

• Use any picture saved photo album OR take a live one
• Draw a line, speak for 30 secs. or less, add a filter, add text
• Save to Photos, upload to YouTube, send as e-mail
• Show cases student language production and language fluency
• Opportunity for students to be serious, silly, or absolutely FUNNY

Creating a Chatterpix

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Creating a Chatterpix

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Tool 3:

Blabberize

Blabber - Student Sample

Watch this example of a 5th Grade student-made Blabber biography of Johannes Gutenberg presented by a Spanish-speaking printing press!

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Blabberize Functions

Teacher OR Student Website: http://blabberize.com/ is FREE!

• No teacher prep necessary!
• Make any still image TALK!
• Only take a few minutes to make! Just pick an image, draw (a) mouth(s), and upload or record your sound!
• Fantastic for introductions, biographies, and short explanations!
• Record in ANY language!

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http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Creating a blabber

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Let’s make a ChatterPix or Blabber!

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Tool 4:

Green Screen by DoInk

Student Sample

French Kindergarten

retells

Little Red Riding Hood

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Teacher Sample

Created in

7 minutes!!

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Supplies for green screen

Green Materials

• Tablecloth (99¢ store) or fabric
• Straws (thank you, Starbucks)
• Painted popsicle sticks
• Painted coffee stirrers
• Socks
• Shirt
• Other green items

Other Materials

• Tripod, if possible
• Speech bubbles
• Construction paper
• Markers
• Glue
• Tape
• Staplers
• Digital pictures
• Additional craft materials

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Getting Ready

1. Download GreenScreen by DoInk ($2.99)
2. Choose a wall or corner on which to hang the green screen - don’t use a window
3. Choose a topic and prepare decorative materials, if necessary
4. Prepare what you’re going to say
5. Prepare still images for background in photo reel

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Getting Ready

6. Decide: One shot wonder or multiple shots?
1. If one shot wonder, you’re good
2. If multiple shots, storyboard and shoot videos on the green screen using iPad’s camera function
7. Click on the in the DoInk app to select size and camera
• 16:9 is recommended
• Back camera records at higher quality
• Choose format: .mp4 vs .mov

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Getting Ready

• Click on 十 and “Create a new project”

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Putting it together

• Bottom layer: Backdrop picture or video that will replace the green screen

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Putting it together

• Middle layer: Videos shot over the green screen

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Putting it together

• Add another video: Playhead placement is crucial

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Putting it together

• Background: Import additional backgrounds

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Putting it together

• Optional foreground: Overlay images

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http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Things to consider

• Make sure that students do NOT wear green on the day that that they videotape in front of the green screen (unless it’s intentional)
• Make sure the playhead is in appropriate place when switching backgrounds and overlaying additional images
• Preview the video by pressing “play”
• Press “save” to finish the layered video (option “video”)
• Export to Notes, Gmail, iMessage, Facebook, Camera Roll

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Resources

• Ann Kozma’s Google Drive library of backdrops @AnnKozma723
• Tutorials from DoInk
• “Green Screen Magic” by Janet Corder and Joan Gore

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

What’s next?

What are some things that you can greenscreen?

• Morning message
• Book reports
• Newreport
• Country report
• Retell a story

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Tool 5:

Book Creator

Book Creator Functions

Apple, Android and Windows Store App: BookCreatorFree

In Chrome: app.bookcreator.com (BookCreator costs $4.99)

• Free version lets you create one book; paid version is unlimited
• Half-off discounts for schools to buy the App in bulk.
• Teacher-made books for students to interact with anywhere, or student projects.
• Create individual, small group, whole class books, or even globally collaborative books!
• Record voice comments, type in text, and drop in pictures or videos.
• Use to collect and showcase various projects.
• Publish books to the iBooks store!

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Global Classroom

Read this example of a BookCreator publication created collaboratively by my 3rd grade Spanish dual-immersion class in iBooks, or the free epub reader Chrome extensions like Smart-Read or Readium!

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

Share an e-book or trade e-books with an international class!

Functions

• Create a book, an app smash, or a comic book
• Record narration or music

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech

EdTech Integration to Increase Language Production

Valerie Sun, Ed.D.

valsun@gmail.com ↭ @MlleValSunshine

http://tinyurl.com/ACTFL-EdTech