Technology Lesson Plans

Closed Captioning for Videos

"I use the closed captioning feature when I show videos to my classes. By running closed captioning, students see all the words being spoken with the correct spelling. Sometimes students don't pick up all the words just by sound, so closed captioning allows them to pick up on what they might have missed. I also use audio dubbing on videos that I show in class. I take a movie that I have watched and allow the students to dub their own voices into it. I take my home video camera, turn the sound down on the video as it plays, film the screen and let the students fill in the voices. I run the audio dubbing and read the actual script or let the students throw in their own words. What I am doing is actually filming the film to re-play with the dubbed voices. The kids really get involved in this and I am surprised at the hidden talent that I have in my classroom. The results can be hilarious, too!"
This tip was published in the NEA's Weekly Tip Newsletter.