Video Podcasts

Thanks everyone for your hard work on your video podcasts. I have posted them all below. You all did a fantastic job with them. Very creative. I know the children will enjoy them very much!

I have also began reviewing your blogs. I am so impressed by what I see. Your blogs provide great evidence of your learning and hard work this past semester. I hope you'll not only keep your blogs, but will add to them, or create new ones for yourselves, and for use with your current or future students.

Remember, all remaining projects and blog postings are due Saturday night. I'll start reviewing them Sunday morning. Please check the Grade Book on Blackboard for your total points and final grade. I hope to finish grading and have everything posted there by Wednesday next week.

I greatly enjoyed having all of you in the class. Have a great summer!

Video Podcast - The Yellow House

Here is Ling and Xiaoling's Video Podcast

This video accompanies the book, The Yellow House, by Blake Morrison and Helen Craig

Video Podcast - Tar Beach

Here is James, Haifa, and Manal's Video Podcast:

This video accompanies the book, Tar Beach, by Faith Ringgold

Video Podcast - I Am the Peach

Here is Fanyi and Jia's Video Podcast:

This video accompanies the book, I Am the Peach, by Louisa de Noriega

Video Podcast - My Family

Here is Chris, Josh, and Scott's Video Podcast:

The video accompanies the book, In My Family, by Carmen Lomas Garza

Video Podcast - Three Questions

Here is Alison, Diana, and Suzanne's Video Podcast:

This video accompanies the book, The Three Questions, by Jon J. Muth

Video Podcast - Bluebonnet

Here is Hugo, Norma, and Patti's Video Podcast:

This podcast accompanies the book, The Legend of the Bluebonnet, by Tomie dePaola

Saving your Video Podcast

Hi Everyone! Looking forward to seeing your final podcasts tonight.

If your group has not yet saved the final movie, here are the instructions for doing so:

1. In Movie Maker, under 3. Finish Move, select "Save to My Computer"

2. Type the name for your file.

3. Be sure to set our shared folder as the place where your movie file will be saved

4. Click on link to "show more choices"

5. Select "Other Settings"

6. Select "Video for Boadband 512"

7. Click next.

It may take 5 to 10 minutes or longer to save your video file. When it is finished, you can double click on the movie file in your folder, and you should be able to view it with Windows Media Player

Once your files are saved in our shared folder, I will upload them to my YouTube channel. You are welcome to upload them to you own site as well if you have one. Once I have all the videos uploaded, I will add them to our blog.

From there, you can find your video on YouTube and get the link. You can then add the video to your Glog, and then add your glog to your blog. (You can also add the video directly to your blog if you like.