Students Helping Students

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Students Helping Students A Multimedia Project
for Intermediate ESL Students By Susan
Gaer, John Tashima and Danna Weber
CATESOL LA 2008
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• Collaborative Effort
• Intermediate and Beginning ESL Students
• Digital Photography
• Creation of Photo Website
• Print and Online Materials

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• Begin with a Topic
• Verbs that can be demonstrated
• Materials
• Beginning ESL Textbooks / Verb Lists
• Paper
• Index cards
• Construction paper in assorted colors
• Digital camera(s)
• Computer software (Picasa)
• Release forms

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• Step 1
• Identify verbs compile lists transfer to index
  cards

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• Step 2
• Decide on groupings. Sort on colored
  construction paper.
• Our categories
• Classroom/school
• Household chores
• Daily activities
• Crime
• Family
• Action
• Miscellaneous

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Step 3 Review and modify the lists.
ACTION
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Step 4 Learn how to use the camera.

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Vary the shots, camera angle, and lighting.
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Step 5 Take photos of the verbs
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Step 5 Upload the photos for review.
Too dark
Just right
Poor composition
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Step 6 Students add captions.
They are running.
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Step 7 Sort photos into web albums.
Our Future
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Step 8 Develop activities to go with the
pictures.
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Come back next year for the rest of the project!
http//picasaweb.google.com/F101student/SusanSCl
ass?authkey6LFzjcFjDLs and
http//picasaweb.google.com/F101student/Oct7?auth
key2ZTSwiJqzg8