AV-media

AV-media – A great resource for teachers in Sweden

I would like to recommend the resource where teachers in Sweden can borrow films, see
films streamed and listen to recordings. It is through the site sli.se you have
access to this and there are links between sli.se and AV-media. AV-media has
different addresses depending on where you live in Sweden but they are listed
on www.sli.se. You have to do a registration as a teacher. You got to have a computer with internet connections.
When you enter the site you can log on and then get access to a lot of different media.
You can search for titles, subjects and different media forms. If you got a
projector in your classroom that is connected to your computer, you can show
streamed films to a whole group or class. If you do not have the possibility to
watch films streamed, AV-media distribute their material to your school. When
you search for material you can see if it is available as streamed, VHS, DVD or CD.
Teachers can use this in many ways. There is almost a film in every subject you might want
and there are sound recordings too. I use it to show one of the English series called “The Ghost Hunter”. The pupils watch it together and then they list words and expressions they don’t know and look them up. They talk in groups about what has happened in the story and how
they think it is going to continue. Sometimes I give them writing tasks too.
The pupils I work with are from 10 to 12 years old.
Sometimes we use the resource to listen to English news. It is called “Newsreel Junior”. This
radio show comes from ur.se and there you can print both scripts of and
questions on the news. The recording is adapted to young learners so they talk very clearly. I think that is good for a start but I think you have to present news from real English news shows after a while.
Pupils can get access to the resource if you make an account for them. Then they can watch
or listen on an internet connected computer at school or at home. In other words,
if your pupils got internet connections at home, you can give them a film or
recording to watch or listen to for homework. I have not done this with my
pupils myself but I guess it is a good idea to look through it very closely
first.
There are lots of other things you can do on these sites. You can find courses for
teachers and you can start blog groups with your pupils. There are lots to do
and lots of information on how to do it. If you still don’t know how to do
something or have questions about anything there are people you can get in
touch with and they will help you. I think it is a wonderful resource to be
used in many ways and I think it is easy to use. //Monica Lundahl