– with video, perhaps it’s more than you think

 Everybody lights up when you put a video on. Learning to speak 'merican

 Video: The most powerful tool we have for teaching and learning language

Learning to speak 'merican Entertainment, Stories, Jokes, Change of pace, Listening practice, Language models, Pronunciation models, Role play prompts, Discussion prompts, Writing prompts, Project prompts, Songs, Chants, Instructions, Feedback, Dictations, Dictaglosses, Homework, Revision and review, Rubric, Information, Explanation, How tos, Knowledge, Windows to other cultures, Accents, Varieties, Questions and choices, Values, Engagement, Inspiration, Surprises, Context

 It’s such a rich medium.  Our brains are best engaged if all our senses are engaged.

Learning to speak 'merican ‘ ‘Video is a supercharged medium of communication and a powerful vehicle of information. It is packed with messages, images and ambiguities’. Cooper, R., Lavery, M. & Rinvolucri, M. (1991). Video. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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 We used to say you’re going to use a short clip of two minutes.  Now people are making two minutes – two minute dramas. Learning to speak 'merican

 The accessibility - online learning, distance learning, mobile.  There are so many more options today to reach people

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3 minutes? 6 minutes? 9 minutes? 12 minutes? 18 minutes?

Learning to speak 'merican Answer: 18 minutes Source: edudemic.com/2013/03/why-ted talks-have-become-s0-popular

 The optimal length of a video is somewhere between one and two minutes.  Paul’s website = English Attack

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 With video, you’re taking the blindfold off

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 Because it’s so easy to make videos, and fun, we’ll see more and more teacher and learner generated material

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 People are so used to seeing things which are filmed on cell phones.  There’s a revolution of fallen quality because of Youtube

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