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Social Networking under Attack
Last Saturday the Guardian ran an interesting article about a current trend of criticism of social networking technologies (e.g. websites such as Twitter and Facebook). Read the article here The arguments include claims that social networking makes us lazier, less able to digest large quantities of information, and less human than we were before. An example of this is where we go into a cafe and find people sitting at their laptops or tapping away on their mobile devices, whilst not actually talking to the people around them. So in effect, we ignore the real people around us, and focus instead on communicating through our electronic devices. Those who disagree with these arguments state that social networking actually increases communication and helps us bridge geographical distances. They also argue that the idea that, before the new technologies existed, people used to chat with those around them is actually not true. So the question is, did people really used to chat...
Screen Capture for Authoring Language Materials
Here's an example of a video made using simple tools. Tools Here are some tools that can be used to create video-based learning materials: Free clipart (e.g from www.openclipart.org ). Smart Technologies Notebook: Download Notebook software here . Screencast-O-Matic screen capture software ( http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ ). Procedures This is one procedure for creating a simple instructional video: Decide on a theme or topic for your video (e.g. vocabulary items, labelling objects, describing scenes); Collect the images you need for this (e.g. a picture of a room; pictures of animals etc.). Create your Notebook sequence of items. Plan and rehearse the narrative of your presentation (make notes on paper to help you remember your narrative). Go to Screencast-O-Matic.com and size the video capture frame to fit your presentation window. Test your microphone. When you're ready, start your recording. When you're finished, play your recording back - redo...
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