ICET 2007 Yu Neng Primary School – using NewsMaker
Newsmaker is a video editing tool that Yu Neng Primary school have been using with their learners.
The normal process they follow with a class is
- P5 & P6 students form a group.
- Brainstorm a topic.
- Research. Collate information.
- Write a news script.
- Rehearse the script working on reading, text tone and facial expression.
- Then they decide on the format.
- Then they make a newsmaker clip.
Benefits? Through newsmaker students have integrated writing, reading and listening skills. It has helped improve their confidence too.
It enhances bilingualism through using subtitles. Students pick an existing video clip from a movie (they showed one from the movie Gandhi). They then write the subtitles themselves, followed by a translation from English into Mandarin. The tool allows them to show both English and Mandarin subtitles together or alone.
Yu Neng are also creating a portal for students to upload videos (probably this site NewsMakerTV) where visitors can comment (like YouTube).
I’m not sure who developed the software. They mentioned EyePower Games, but I can’t find out much about them online.
