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speabodymn

Using Music in the Foreign Language Classroom | GradHacker - 11 views

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foreinglanguages Carlatech17 GroupA song music

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  • By Natascha Chtena November 22, 2015 5 Comments   .blog-spacer { display: none; } @media (max-width: 420px) { .blog-spacer { display: block; height:1px; clear:both; } }   googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("dfp-ad-story_level_pages"); }); Natascha Chtena is a PhD student in Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. You can follow her on Twitter @nataschachtena.       One of the challenges I face teaching a daily language class is finding novel and creative ways to maintain student interest throughout my lessons. One of my favorite teaching “tricks” is using music to motivate learning, improve concentration, create a sense of community and help my students absorb material.   Music is a wonderful tool to integrate into your teaching repertoire, especially if you are a foreign language teacher. It has a
  • The key is to not be too ambitious (unless of course you are teaching a language AND culture class) and to set realistic goals: one song one major point! I usually keep it to seven minutes max, which includes a song, a very short “lecture” and some time for student questions at the end.
  • where I asked students to compile a short (German) playlist that describes their personality, explaining what it is about each song that speaks to them and/or that they identify with.
    • murasimo
      murasimo on 27 Jul 17
       
      I would like to try this activity.
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  • By Natascha Chtena November 22, 2015 5 Comments   .blog-spacer { display: none; } @media (max-width: 420px) { .blog-spacer { display: block; height:1px; clear:both; } }   googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("dfp-ad-story_level_pages"); }); Natascha Chtena is a PhD student in Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. You can follow her on Twitter @nataschachtena.       One of the challenges I face teaching a daily language class is finding novel and creative ways to maintain student interest throughout my lessons. One of my favorite teaching “tricks” is using music to motivate learning, improve concentration, create a sense of community and help my students absorb material.   Mus
  • Music is a wonderful tool to integrate into your teaching repertoire, especially if you are a foreign language teacher. It has a way of capturing everything about a culture, its people and their language and it can inspire interest in a subject matter when other methods have failed. Not to mention that students love it and benefit from it intellectually and emotionally (even when they find your music taste questionable).
    • murasimo
      murasimo on 27 Jul 17
       
      I use songs all the time and students love it. it is useful for grammar, vocabulary and culture. most of the time students start following on youtube the singer and present to class new songs from the same singer.
    • heidikreutzer
      heidikreutzer on 29 Jul 17
       
      My students (college level) really enjoy any music I bring into the classroom. Usually, I use it because it fits a grammar or vocabulary theme. I'd love to expand my use of music with my students.
    • vivianfranco
      vivianfranco on 30 Jul 17
       
      My students also love to listen to songs in the target language. As you said, it is useful to work not only the language (grammar aspect) but also the cultural part. In my classes, I try to play 1 minute of music in Spanish before starting the class. They really enjoy it and even bring me more songs suggestions in the target language to play the next day.
    • pludek
      pludek on 30 Jul 17
       
      I like the idea of keeping the song length to a minimum. Sometimes the students get off task, especially if they don't like the song. Thanks for the idea! I love it when they tell me they've added the song to their own playlists!
    • speabodymn
      speabodymn on 30 Jul 17
       
      As a German instructor, I find music also is a great way to bring more traditional texts to life--lots of poems become more exciting to students when combined with a setting by Schubert or Strauss (for example), even if the student isn't initially interested in either poetry or classical music. (I have a video of Schubert/Goethe's "Erlkönig" that adds another dimension through a sort of cartoon horror-story video--so it's text plus music plus visuals.) With this much to discuss, it can easily fill half of a class session or provide the basis for a larger project. Still, I also like the shorter use of music as a way to add energy to many different topics without taking over the lesson.
  • murasimo on 27 Jul 17
     
    "Music is a wonderful tool to integrate into your teaching repertoire, especially if you are a foreign language teacher."
  • Ergan Xu on 31 Jul 17
     
    This sounds fun! I would love to try it next year!
christasgould

25 Strategies to Engage Students on Your Next Zoom Meeting | Hooked On Innovation - 15 views

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Zoom games interaction

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  • A fun non-tech game to play is “Who’s who?”.  In this game, students privately message the teacher some facts about themselves and then the teacher reveals the clues. Students then write down their guesses as to who the person is based on the clues.
    • christasgould
      christasgould on 17 Jul 20
       
      This could be a really fun way to build community during the first half of the semester on Zoom, if you are using it. It would be interesting to also do the Zoom poll option and give students a few options. They select the classmate that they think wrote the information.
  • Using the Flippity.net BINGO tool,
    • christasgould
      christasgould on 17 Jul 20
       
      Has anyone tried Flippity.net?
  • Taking breaks throughout a lengthy lesson are important whether it be for a reflective pause or just an opportunity to stretch.
    • christasgould
      christasgould on 17 Jul 20
       
      With "Zoom fatigue," it seems that brain breaks might be more essential than ever! Any good ideas out there for break breaks students can do remotely?
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  • use a shared collaborative space like a Padlet
    • christasgould
      christasgould on 17 Jul 20
       
      Great idea. In another class I'm currently taking synchronously, we did some brainstorming on Padlet during our Zoom session. Will definitely be replicating it in my classes this fall.
  • aretipa on 17 Jul 20
     
    So many great ideas in this article. I hope I will get to use more this coming semester - Padlet, for instance.
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  • ksvinall on 17 Jul 20
     
    I love these ideas, and I agree that they are a great way to build community and have a little fun. I will particularly look forward to using the story progression idea, I think it would be a lot of fun with intermediate level students.
  • pamh6832 on 17 Jul 20
     
    I also love these ideas and think they are a great way to build community. From the more basic, such as "Use the whiteboard feature" and "Create breakout rooms for collaboration" (I was wondering how to do that!) to the more creative and fun like having students go on a scavenger hunt or any of the many games the author describes... there are lots of great ideas. Many could even be adapted for lower level students.
  • nurlider on 18 Jul 20
     
    Thanks for sharing this article with so many great ideas to create more opportunities for student interaction and community building. I will try Flippitty.net to create theme based BINGO games (numbers, colors, vegetables, fruits etc)
  • debhast on 18 Jul 20
     
    I really enjoyed this article - lots of great ideas to use in the ZOOM classes. The one was discussed in the FaceBook ASL Teachers Share - a scavenger hunt. I going to implement some of the ideas. I actualy had to copy and save this article in a file. Amazing ideas. Thanks for posting!
  • vallb001 on 19 Jul 20
     
    It's the perfect time for these tips! I wanted to try the breakout rooms last spring but had some technical issues and couldn't do it. I love the "I spy" and "Scavenger Hunt" ideas and many others. Thanks for sharing!
  • tamieegge on 19 Jul 20
     
    So many ways to engage students in virtual classes. Great ideas!
  • tclem01 on 03 Aug 20
     
    I attended a webinar and the presenter emphasized taking breaks. I must remember that one as well as putting these ideas in my toolbox.
Marlene Johnshoy

Teaching world languages in the virtual classroom | SmartBrief - 5 views

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presentational interpersonal interpretive SmartBrief Spathis 2020

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  • One “choice” assignment I regularly offer students is letting them engage in a texting conversation in Spanish and send me the screenshots. This assignment seems more like fun than like work. Plus, students are able to use the language in an authentic, realistic way.
    • jbenz2
      jbenz2 on 31 Jul 20
       
      This looks like an easy way to have learners interact outside of class.
  • Connect students with another class and set up a virtual pen pal program. (Bonus points if you can arrange this with a class in a country in which the target language is spoken.)
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    • jbenz2
      jbenz2 on 31 Jul 20
       
      I love this idea, but I'm wondering if it's feasible during the pandemic.
  • If you aim to use authentic resources in your classes and expose your students to infographics, advertisements, or news articles in the target language, Actively Learn epitomizes convenience and efficiency. This website allows teachers to embed standards-based questions within an online text. As they read, students can respond in the target language about the main idea and purpose of the text, as well as the author’s tone and opinion. Actively Learn also provides useful data for teachers, including the amount of time students spent reading. Rather than opening a series of tabs leading to different documents, students are able to read and respond all in one place.
    • pamh6832
      pamh6832 on 31 Jul 20
       
      Actively Learn sounds like a wonderful source of authentic infographics, ads or new articles
  • reating listening comprehension tasks. I
  • tamieegge on 10 Jul 20
     
    Nice resources. I have not heard of Actively Learning. But I have used screenomatic and Edpuzzle together. It worked well.
  • pamh6832 on 31 Jul 20
     
    Lots of good ideas. I would like to look into Actively Learning. Sounds like a great resource. Pear Deck is another one I would like to try. I agree that the virtual pen pals sounds like fun, as does having students text in Spanish and send you screenshots. They already have tons of personal experience with that already.
Marlene Johnshoy

Teaching Beginning Language Classes in Remote Learning Contexts: A Focus on LCTLs - CERCLL - 9 views

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LCTL remote beginning CERCLL webinar Azaz Diao Klimanova

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  • spangomez on 08 Jul 20
     
    Thanks for sharing this presentation!
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  • anonymous on 11 Jul 20
     
    This is exactly what I need!! I'm going to be remotely teaching an LCTL in the fall....
  • gma21_ on 11 Jul 20
     
    Excellent! Thanks for sharing this, Marlene. I'm going to re-post it for our LCTL instructors. I think it will be really useful.
  • evaalb on 12 Jul 20
     
    Full of useful examples and websites! Will definitely try the Wheeldecide.com to make calling on students more interesting. Great discussion on keeping students engaged.
danigeary

Kalinago English: 10 Speaking English Activities using TED.com - 1 views

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#carlatech20 #TED.com #KalinagoEnglish #TeachingEnglish

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    • danigeary
      danigeary on 16 Jul 20
       
      Extensive worksheets can take away from the authentic experience of learning from the speaker.
    • danigeary
      danigeary on 16 Jul 20
       
      Use opinions to heighten interest.
  • I really don't think that extensive worksheets provide a particularly authentic experience - such a thing mainly just erodes the power of the message within the video, takes away the inherent pleasure in learning from TED speakers.
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  • choose an interesting video
  • Ask them what they think the speaker will be discussing and why they think this.   Do they have any pre-formed opinions on the subject matter?  After watching, get them to talk about whether or not the video met their expectations.  Why, why not?
  • While watching, any video you've chosen, ask them to write ten words they found most interesting / or ten words they didn't understand / or ten words which they think would summarize the story.  
  • Show the video and ask your students what the main points discussed in the video were.  Ask them to choose sides on these - to take an opposing view from others in the classroom and to debate it.
  • Watch one of videos marked as informative and get them to write down questions while-watching and post-viewing.
    • danigeary
      danigeary on 16 Jul 20
       
      A comprehensive way to cover the material. Includes many points of conversation.
  • who/what/where/when/why/how   Show the video you've (or one of your students') chosen and tell them they shouldn't write anything down while they're watching. After the video is finished, ask students to sit in groups and discuss what they watched, who was the presenter, why did she make this speech, how effective was it: encourage them to ask each other questions and share opinions.
  • leahmyott on 16 Jul 20
     
    This is a great interpersonal activity, although I would imagine student reactions to it may vary. For instance, some students (like me) may find it stressful not to write things down. On the other hand, not writing things down takes the pressure off for being "perfect" and puts the attention on the spontaneous nature of the interpersonal mode.
cbbbcb

Authentic Activities for the World Language Classroom | Edutopia - 27 views

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  • Encourage students to have silent conversations using Google Docs. Choose a theme and have each student select a color for their responses. Make sure they share the document with you too, so that you can monitor and comment.
    • effeinstein
      effeinstein on 09 Aug 18
       
      I love this idea of using google docs for interpretive activities
  • In order to help students better master the units we teach, remember these rules when selecting activities:They must be authentic. They should always be engaging. Activities should be varied. They need to be focused on the unit theme. Perhaps most importantly, they should force students to use the target language.
    • effeinstein
      effeinstein on 09 Aug 18
       
      Important to remember!
    • leahmyott
      leahmyott on 16 Jul 20
       
      This reminds me of the assessment class I took at CARLA where I learned about the importance of using authentic materials to help boost student engagement and language learning.
  • f we make activities genuine, our students will be much more inclined to participate, acquiring new knowledge in the process.
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  • Show videos on Yabla
    • cbbbcb
      cbbbcb on 17 Jul 20
       
      I just heard about FluentU. How is Yabla different from FluentU?
  • authenticity
    • cbbbcb
      cbbbcb on 17 Jul 20
       
      I think authenticity refers to authentic materials and authentic tasks. What are real things native speakers would do?
  • sarahbeeman on 17 Jul 17
     
    This looks like a good resource for new classroom activities for any language.
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  • maygeorge on 19 Jul 17
     
    I am very interested in creating comics, I will use this in class: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/strip-designer/id314780738?mt=8 Thank you a lot for the great ideas. May George, Group C.
  • sraetherington on 20 Jul 17
     
    This site has some awesome ideas! I can't wait to start planning for the upcoming school year!
  • vivianfranco on 22 Jul 17
     
    Amazing blog! I really like the explanation they provide for authenticity since it is not just decoration of the classroom with the cultural aspects of the target language. I will be using some of the activities they suggest :-)
  • rfrisch125 on 23 Jul 17
     
    This great. I am not comfortable with the modes. This blog will help me to associate the modes with activities which will be more meaningful for me.
  • heidikreutzer on 23 Jul 17
     
    Always good to have a list like this on hand! I also like the breakdown by modes.
  • dfranco1 on 24 Jul 17
     
    Thanks for sharing. I bookmarked it.
  • Anne Dixon on 24 Jul 17
     
    Looks like a great list!
  • Shereen Elgamal on 25 Jul 17
     
    This is such a valuable resource. While it felt validating to see some of the activities that I already use on these lists, they also gave me new ideas to try for next semester. I am sure students will appreciate the variety.
  • vaguevara on 10 Aug 18
     
    I have used both Veinte Mundos and Paperboy--Wondering if I can use EdPuzzle/ Playposit, or Diigo with these-- I think that will help with greater student engagement and my ability to track what they are 'doing' with these resources-- It is not enough to assign them to watch/ read, I need to provide the activity to accompany it.
  • hharb01 on 11 Aug 18
     
    this one is a keeper.
  • atsukofrederick on 11 Aug 18
     
    If a tech device is not available for all students in class, you can do silent talk using a pen and paper. I used to call this activity "Pencil Talk"
  • barichetti on 12 Aug 18
     
    This seems like an excellent article/suggestion. I really enjoy using Google Docs and am excited to look into that.
  • nleisenheimer on 13 Jul 19
     
    I, too, was planning to bookmark this piece. I appreciated that it was organized by the different modes.
  • leahmyott on 16 Jul 20
     
    Focusing on authenticity makes students more inclined to participate. In addition, activities should be engaging, varied, focused on the unit theme and force students to use the target language. This article has suggestions for engaging activities for the interpretive, interpersonal and presentational mode. Many of these activities use technology, and the author provides links to the apps. A very useful and quick read.
  • papolochan56 on 16 Jul 20
     
    I really like the idea of doing an email activity with my students! Thank you for posting this article! Great ideas!
  • cbbbcb on 18 Jul 20
     
    Now I have another question: what role does a textbook play in our instruction? Do we need to get rid of materials written for language learners?
nurlider

Lesson plan with a series of activities on Thinglink.com webtool - 0 views

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  • It allows for annotation of an image.
  • vocabulary, and more to demonstrate what they can do in the world of analyzing and appreciating art.
    • nurlider
      nurlider on 18 Jul 20
       
      Excellent integration of one single tool to create interactive experiencing, analyzing 7 interpreting activities and a final 'applying' activity for assessment.
  • the teacher can provide them with a variety of other paintings where each group of students creates their own Thinglink with questions and/or activities that help to analyze that additional work of art
    • nurlider
      nurlider on 18 Jul 20
       
      Nice follow up activity for students to apply what they have learned in the preceding activity,
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  • where the instructor has added trigger points with questions that help focus students on particular aspects of this famous painting
  • n-depth interpretive “close reading” of the painting.
  • each student can take on another painting of his or her own, but this time they can add descriptions, videos, and URLs to demonstrate what they understand about this final work of art. Consider using this final activity as a presentational performance assessment where students use skills, functions
kelseypelham

Best Practices for an Online Spanish Course - The FLTMAG - 5 views

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  • nearly a third of American college courses are now taught online.
  • anguage instructors need to be convinced that online education presents a responsible learning environment for students,
  • lexibility. S
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  • Personalization.
  • Autonomy. 
  • tudents must assume greater responsibility and organization for their learning journey than in the face-to-face classroom.
  • . Automation. 
  • ongoing guidance and supervision from instructors, with regards to logistical and pedagogical issues.
  • increase student collaboration,
  • Monday: I
  • teacher-centered
  • forum
  • ourse content and logistics
  • Online grammar and vocabulary activities. Students work on their own with input, explanations, and activities from an online textbook.  
  • istening activities. We created interactive “video lessons” using Adobe Captivate: 5 minutes interviews, accompanied by comprehension questions, vocabulary, grammar exercises, and short writing assignments. For these activities, we interviewed various professionals around Davis
  • Speaking asynchronous activities. In Canvas, students record a video message related to a specific communicative task. For example, they compare Davis to a city in the Hispanic world. Also, they have to comment on at least one video from a classmate
  • ynchronous speaking activities. They consist of a video chat with the instructor and 2-3 students, working on communicative activities related to the lesson. It is student-centered day and learners tend to receive more feedback than in the traditional face-to-face classroom
  • riting activities.
    • kelseypelham
      kelseypelham on 28 Jul 19
       
      I love the way UC Davis has the week split up. I'm wondering if they run into students with conflicts with the synchronous schedule? How much coordination does it take? How many hours is the instructor putting in on Thursdays and Fridays meeting with students? I love the idea, just need to see how it works in practice.
  • Student preparation: Students need more preparation for the online learning experience. The creation of a mandatory workshop
  • mphasizing the pedagogical particularities of online learning, could help with student attrition, which is usually higher in online courses than in traditional courses.
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  • Transition from a focus on activities to a focus on projects: dynamic assessment, portfolios, self-evaluations, tandems, etc.
    • kelseypelham
      kelseypelham on 28 Jul 19
       
      I agree that this would be great, but logistically can be hard especially at lower-levels where so much repetition and practice is needed, particularly with grammar structures.
    • kelseypelham
      kelseypelham on 28 Jul 19
       
      It is true that more students do tend to "fall through the cracks" in online classes. A short workshop that preps them for success in online classes would be ideal. If not, we should address it in the courses themselves.
  • kelseypelham on 28 Jul 19
     
    This describes a really good setup for an online language course!
  • nataliemcruz on 31 Jul 19
     
    Seems pretty formulaic - so a good place to start!
jbenz2

Interpretive Mode | passion4theprofession - 1 views

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    • jbenz2
      jbenz2 on 18 Jul 20
       
      I find this sentence important because it drives home the point that authentic resources can serve a variety of purposes, from "hooking the students" or activating global knowledge to complex assignments resulting in student presentations, etc. It's a good reminder that, rather than searching for that one perfect piece while under pressure to plan a lesson, it's a good idea to start a digital collection of materials that strike me as interesting.
  • Think of each authentic resource you have for a theme as a puzzle piece looking for its “best
  • fit.”
tamieegge

The Vocaroo Blog - Vocaroo - The premier voice recording service - 0 views

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carlatech20 vocaroo blog presentational

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  • Vocaroo.com is a simple and free audio recording tool which works in the web browser of all personal computers and mobile devices. There’s no app to install, no login or account is required, and you can quickly share recordings via Link, Twitter, Email, QR code, and many other ways.
jmgabbard

A Multimedia Timeline for Education: Interview with the Founders of Sutori - 1 views

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carlatech20 webtool education multimedia presentational

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  • Originally created as a timeline tool to plot out historical events, Sutori has developed as a storytelling tool for all educational subjects. Through their social media timeline tool, students, educators, and just about anyone can tell their story in an interactive, multimedia format.
    • aretipa
      aretipa on 25 Jul 20
       
      flexible and very easy to use, allows multimedia, provides clear organization
    • jmgabbard
      jmgabbard on 26 Jul 20
       
      I just downloaded this episode to get a quick overview of Sutori's features! I'm a total novice on this tool, so this will definitely help.
elizabethverano

Sutori in under a minute - YouTube - 1 views

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CARLA Sutori

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  • elizabethverano on 27 Jul 20
     
    I love this tool for how it looks visually. But is it much different from using a Google Presentation?
  • tclem01 on 03 Aug 20
     
    Thank you for sharing! I like that everything is in one place.
Francisco Dumanig

Welcome to Screencast-O-Matic - YouTube - 0 views

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  • Francisco Dumanig on 27 Jul 20
     
    Screencast-O-Matic is a good online tool to record lectures and presentations in an asynchronous class. I tried using this in my asynchronous class.
cnming

How to Make a Book on Google Slides - YouTube - 2 views

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GoogleSlides Presentational

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  • How to Make a Book on Google Slides - YouTube
l0zeng01

Tech Tool of the Month: Adobe Spark Video Part 1 - 2 views

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#carlatech20 blog post by Melissa Henning on TeachersFirst

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  • l0zeng01 on 24 Jul 20
     
    This tool can create and add beautiful videos with photos, text and music for presentational or other communicative activities. The user can begin with a template and ready made images or start from scratch with their own images.
  • leahmyott on 24 Jul 20
     
    I tried this tech tool but I couldn't figure out how to make a video that is beyond basic.
  • l0zeng01 on 25 Jul 20
     
    There's a Part 2 that gives further introduction and directions to the tool and its features (see the link attached). Hope it be of help for your further exploration of the tool. https://teachersfirst.com/blog/2020/03/tech-tool-of-the-month-adobe-spark-video-part-2/
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