Project-based learning

Student Projects: susangaer.com/studentprojects

WebQuests – with and without the Internet
WebQuest page: www.webquest.org – samples and instructions
WebQuest hosting and sample webquests: www.zunal.com
Sample WebQuest - Educational Travel Portfolio: www.zunal.com/webquest.php?w=52952

Sources of audio and video

NPR: www.npr.org
BBC podcasts:(general) www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts or How To series: https://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/how2
ManyThings: www.ManyThings.org
VOA lesson: www.manythings.org/voa/2009

Karaoke
www.freekaraoke.com to download files
www.kariokebar.com - no need to register, but it’s quite plain
www.karaokeplay.com - register, but it works better than kariokebar

Randall’s Cyber Listening Lab: www.esl-lab.com
Ted Talks: lectures at www.ted.com
YouTube: www.youtube.com – with care
Vimeo: www.vimeo.com - less popular than YouTube
Favorite bands: have students search and get lyrics online

Saving video

Be aware of copyright - ask permission
KeepVid (online tool): keepvid.com
VLC (download for Mac + Windows): www.videolan.org/vlc - saves audio, too
Jing - screen capture: www.jingproject.com

Student creations

Podcasts – audio blogs
Pod-o-matic: www.podomatic.com
Aiden Yeh’s class: https://aidenyeh.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2005-12-08T20_27_30-08_00
iTunes: www.itunes.com

Video and audio resources
Audacity to record and edit audio: audacity.sourceforge.net
Windows Movie Maker to edit video on Windows (free): www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx
iMovie to edit video on Macs (comes with Mac): www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/
ANVILL- contact jmagoto AT uoregon DOT edu for access
View sample on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4BckINshCg

Fun stuff with text to speech

Voki speech avatars: www.voki.com
Xtranorml text to movie: www.xtranormal.com