I've had a few ideas spring up over the last few days. But with snow, and snow days, and two hour delays, and more snow, I haven't really blogged everything that's on my mind.
The first idea I got came from a blog post about a totally unrelated topic. I'm attempting to register for subyo. I say attempting because there is a field where the user is required to enter his/her language, but its an unpopulated drop down. So I'm locked in a an endless cycle of error.
But, once I figure this out, its a program that will let you subtitle YouTube videos. The idea is that you can use simple music videos (or anything really) that are in English, and subtitle them in English. That way, when students are watching, they can watch the subtitles as well as the video, and practice their reading. The trick of course is to find appropriate videos--in terms of content and reading level. First grade and the Reading specialist are both interested. And they both want to see it. And this will all go so much smoother once I get registered.
My original thought that there was some weird Mac thing was dis-proven when I tried to register from home on a PC this morning. I think I will just contact support.
My other idea came from observing a science teacher. He was showing a video that displayed different processes in the respiratory system. And I thought to myself, wouldn't it be neat if students were able to subtitle, or caption, or even just write a paragraph narrating a silent video of this type. It would be more dynamic than just labeling a worksheet.
I haven't had the chance to run the idea past that particular teacher yet. Snow, again. But I'd like to get his feedback, and probably run this by a few folks.
I will have to look into way to actually do this.
I bet registering successfully for subyo might be a step in the right direction.
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