Here is my week 4 task

Here is my week 4 task,
introducing Blackboard (LMS) and VoiceThread (Online platform),
which I have been using over the last several years.

I'm glad I chose VoiceThread because it's asynchronous-- Students can complete tasks anytime when they have time.

Since most of my students work full time while taking several college courses, they would have dropped out if I had chosen a synchronous platform like Adobe Connect.

The format of the hybrid (blended) class I teach this semester is like this...

Mon: Students complete several online tasks. The tasks include memorizing
vocabulary via Quizlet, doing grammar exercise, writing Chinese characters, etc.

Wed: We meet f2f. Since it's a flipped class, I let them speak, speak, and speak without introducing new words/grammar/characters.

* Again, my video card, Nvidia, has an issue with recording....

https://youtu.be/4z92bk5GEOQ
https://youtu.be/4z92bk5GEOQ

In Japanese, there is a proverb that goes 一期一会 "Ichi-go ichi-e" (one time, one meeting).

In Japanese, there is a proverb that goes 一期一会 "Ichi-go ichi-e" (one time, one meeting). The idea is that the time one spends with someone else should be treated as precious because the same moment will never come back again.

https://en-tradition.com/tea/ichigo.html

I truly enjoyed this online course and would like to keep connected with all of you who learned a lot under Heike's guidance. As I demonstrated in my 3rd week video, I know how to avoid spamming Facebook friends' news feed, so if you have an account, please add me.

https://www.facebook.com/yuko.kato.9003888

P.S. My son tells me Facebook is for old folks but I don't care! (-;
https://en-tradition.com/tea/ichigo.html

I met Edwin online and introduced how to create a private friend list on Facebook so that you can share your post...

I met Edwin online and introduced how to create a private friend list on Facebook so that you can share your post with only certain friends.

However, the first recording had several black boxes. After spending two days figuring how to fix the problem, I created another one with Edwin's video embedded. I'm sorry, Edwin!

I still have a problem. I used a special cursor--the yellow circle, but it didn't show.

Lots of English mistakes, including "List the name" --- >"Name the list."
https://youtu.be/jtztFGUbYrI

This is the video my partner, Anne, and I created together.

This is the video my partner, Anne, and I created together.
https://youtu.be/Al3g1WzmCY4
Anne did a wonderful job as a host (!), and I had so much fun experimenting and learning all about the Zoom.

As you can see, my presentation is short and sloppy, but I spent lots of time exploring what I can do with this platform. My learning objectives were...
1) to use various sound files effectively
2) to try different layout styles
3) to experiment how virtual background works.

Some of the tricks I learned this week....

--It is possible to have fake participants or virtual guests--it would be useful in case guest speakers can't make it to the meeting. This only worked with my iPhone 8 (not iPhone 5 or my old iPad).

--You can embed a sound file on each PPT slide and create sounds as if someone were speaking.

--You will not hear the sound unless you put a check mark on "Share Computer Sound" when you share your PPT file. (...so I should be able to hear the BGM of Kahoot?)

--It is possible to change the vertical layout style so you can view in Side-by-Side Mode. Just drag the video boxes and push toward the top of the screen.

--Only four participants were shown (and one person's video box was hidden) probably because I didn't put a check mark on "Display up to 49 participants."
https://youtu.be/Al3g1WzmCY4

Hello, everyone!

Hello, everyone!
Here is my video ---Introducing honorific verbs and reviewing some Chinese characters. I changed Japanese characters on the PPT to English so everyone can see what's going on.

Sadly, I already found some English errors in my speech as I haven't taught Japanese in English for a long time.... Also, I found out I didn't use my external microphone because Zoom automatically changed it to the default one. I must be careful next time.

Nevertheless, it was a great learning experience! I look forward to seeing everyone's video, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhbjPmNG6KM&feature=youtu.be

Hello. It's very nice to meet you all!!

Hello. It's very nice to meet you all!!

I am originally from Japan and have been teaching Japanese at various schools including colleges, high schools, etc. since 1994. I started teaching online last year, using VoiceThread, Adobe Connect, and Zoom.

I have taken Heike's online class several month ago and really loved it, so I can't wait to join this course!