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Tuesday, 8 February 2011

Two webs for video email! I also write you one!

         Sending visualized email to family, friends, and your teachers or students is not difficult at all, on this website, just one click and you will fix everything! Tidy yourself in the mirror, and go to http://mailvu.com/  and record one now!


To see the video I write to you, click the link below!




What is mailVU?
        
          It is a easy and fast way to send private video messages to family, friends, and anyone else. Connect your microphone and webcam, open their webpage on  http://mailvu.com/  , what you need to do are just these three step:

Why should I use mailVU?
          Family and riends can share video mail on what they are doing. MailVU provides private video email between people. Personalized video greetings can be sent to friends and loved ones in a matter of minutes. Video is remembered more than text, so stand out from the crowd by switching to video messages!  There is no software to download, and you can record video mail from any computer with a webcam. Simply record your personal message and sent it via emial. It's easy peasy lemon squeezy. Why not choose it? 
How should Teachers use mailVU?

  • let students hand in their speech practicing or oral homework via this email.
  • guide the students to prepare for the class
  • give feed back to students of assessment of assignment when face-to-face meetings are not available
Limitations for teachers to use:
  • jsut one-way talk, not interactive
  • defination of the video is not high enough to show some details
Websites with similar functions: Bubblejoy

       Bubblejoy (http://www.bubblejoy.com) is another website where you can also record your video, add a background and make it in to a fancy card. It is more customized as for adding background than MailVU, but unlike MailVU, you can only send your friend a link by yourself though emails.


                              http://www.bubblejoy.com/card.php?id=atkcv

       This is a sample  Bubblejoy vedio card for my tutor Russel  to wish him Happy Valentine's day!!!

Resource:
http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/speaking/index.html  in



Podcasting

What is Vocaroo?
      Vocaroo is a shiny new service for sending voice messages across the interwebs. You can also use it like a recorder and post your record on the internet for cetain use. Click, record, and send. Done! Have a try!
Why use Vocaroo?
 
         Vocaroo can be used as:
  • audio mail to save the time and trouble for written mail
  • easy and handy recorder rather than complecated recording software
How to use Vocaroo in English Language Teaching?
  • Record when brian storming for essay or anything in case that good thoughts may be forgotten
  • For teacher to record to inform students of class notice or assignment feedback
  • For students to ractice pronunciation or oral English in order to listen to one's own voice to check
Limitation of this tool:
  • high demand of internet speed
  • It's still under development, so problems may occur.
  • just audio version, just for simple use
Resource:
http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/speaking/index.html in

Teacher Training Videos created by Russell Stannard