Internet and Web Cam Activities in the L2 Media Classroom
ACTFL 2005
Baltimore

Elizabeth Wylie-Ernst, Ph. D.
Trithemius1@aol.com
University of Pittsburgh

Claire Bradin Siskin
csiskin@edvista.com



PowerPoint file of presentation: media_ACTFL 2005.ppt (8.7 MB)


References and Resources:

 

Video Capture Software:

BTV Software (Macintosh-only software for creating digital movies)

Source: http://www.bensoftware.com

How to make a Digital Movie with BTV handout for Mac OS X (9-page pdf file; email cbsiskin@pitt.edu if you would like the Word version of this document.)

QuickTime Technology:

QuickTime Pro (Pro version is needed to export movies with the correct compression)

Frequently asked questions about QuickTime Pro:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/pro/faq.html

Claire's QuickTime 101 Page: http://www.edvista.com/claire/qt/index.html

Web Cams:

iSight Webcams purchased from http://www.apple.com/isight/

Video Teleconferencing

Videoconferencing in Foreign Language Learning (by Robert O' Dowd):
http://www3.unileon.es/personal/wwdfmrod/vctext.html

iVisit (Video teleconferencing software): http://www.ivisit.com

NetMeeting: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/netmeeting/default.asp

Resources for constructivism:

Constructivism (by Martin Ryder):
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/constructivism.html

Constructivism from Philosophy to Practice:
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/~elmurphy/emurphy/cle.html



Presentation given at the ACTFL Conference, November 20, 2005, in Baltimore

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