{"id":14063,"date":"2018-07-02T07:49:50","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T11:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/?p=14063"},"modified":"2024-10-26T13:28:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T17:28:41","slug":"kapwing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americantesol.com\/blogger\/kapwing\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Tool! Kapwing Video and Gif Creator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\nEvery month we feature our\u00a0favorite web tools and apps for English language learners and teachers. This month we are highlighting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapwing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kapwing<\/a>, a free editing tool to create videos, GIFs, images, and memes. Language teachers will enjoy the ability to add subtitles to videos.<\/p>\n<p>The following are ways that teachers and students are already using Kapwing\u00a0to promote literacy:<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Add English <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapwing.com\/subtitles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.kapwing.com\/subtitles&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1527226941537000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF22qPJZwWZqzQqYDqvcWay3zHp3w\">subtitles<\/a> to a <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/271392153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/vimeo.com\/271392153&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1527226941537000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF9UnIwZxijgsIqJNt6fzL2mqcweg\">native language film clip<\/a> (or vice versa) to help English language learners and ESL students.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapwing.com\/trim-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.kapwing.com\/trim-video&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1527226941537000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEG3OnrRWyqt1jojhEmz2ujpkgVqw\">Trim<\/a> out relevant scenes from the movie or novels you&#8217;re reading in class to reinforce understanding and perspective.<\/li>\n<li>Have students summarize <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/271396085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/vimeo.com\/271396085&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1527226941537000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGKieyAbKqMa-8_KBxMN6GkW9hLSg\">current events<\/a> by labeling a video from the local news.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapwing.com\/loop-videeo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.kapwing.com\/loop-videeo&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1527226941538000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG-CsfqZaDQWKZ9DlJEsAzuHf0sjQ\">Loop<\/a> a video of how a word is pronounced so that students can hear and see the sound spoken at the same time (and add a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapwing.com\/meme-maker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.kapwing.com\/meme-maker&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1527226941538000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGdA3ZjAh5JOG5DTa-69P9CgFpKlA\">caption<\/a> so they can see how it is spelled).<\/li>\n<li>Create visual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapwing.com\/meme-maker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.kapwing.com\/meme-maker&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1527226941538000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGdA3ZjAh5JOG5DTa-69P9CgFpKlA\">flashcards<\/a> of new vocabulary words.<\/li>\n<li>Make relatable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapwing.com\/meme-maker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.kapwing.com\/meme-maker&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1527226941538000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGdA3ZjAh5JOG5DTa-69P9CgFpKlA\">memes<\/a> to reinforce concepts from novels (or <a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/n4rIYFV.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/n4rIYFV.png&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1527226941538000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEBBg87AmtQO2MV6L-rY0VGGEywcA\">assign<\/a> students to make their own).<\/li>\n<li>Have students find visual media to <a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/thg61dS.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/thg61dS.png&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1527226941538000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFwhfwBSYDEu3-G0_W8CSscuapWXQ\">illustrate a quote<\/a>, poem, or concept and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapwing.com\/meme-maker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.kapwing.com\/meme-maker&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1527226941538000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGdA3ZjAh5JOG5DTa-69P9CgFpKlA\">embed<\/a> the text by the image or video.<\/li>\n<li>Make a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapwing.com\/montage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.kapwing.com\/montage&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1527226941538000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHDQKUCBs0GbHRRVH43JtljLAyW1A\">montage<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/271396685\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/vimeo.com\/271396685&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1527226941538000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFAR3RyT5x4TRp7Mw6-VWZHAF2QRQ\">student work<\/a> for a visual portfolio.<\/li>\n<li>Encourage students to record learnings and <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/271396727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/vimeo.com\/271396727&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1527226941538000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEVxmGxzpI4fTcTBxEVB2lTy1RFIQ\">reflections<\/a> from the year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every month we feature our\u00a0favorite web tools and apps for English language learners and teachers. 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