Edupunk November 26th, 2010

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The Edupunk Revolution

vokle guerrila radio

A weekly update can be viewed on this embeded viewer (below). The same embeded viewer will be located on the class description at WizIQ.  If you wish to fully participate simply click on the “Join Event” button.  This live streaming event is still rather heavy for bandwidth.  Within 4 months it will detect your bandwidth and reduce the video quality so that more people can attend.  You will also be able to view a simplified recording after the event.  Also note that for all Edupunk classes and events you can “back channel” by attaching the hashtag -    #edupunk

The Vokle App.

This cool (and free) platform will allow us to conduct a one-to-many web broadcast. It has many of the same features as a full TV production studio.  Unfortunately to participate as a live audience member you would need 1mbps (1000kbps) to “join” the meeting. However, to simply view it like a TV show, you need only go to any website or blog which has the embed.  This becomes very similar to a streaming video from a site like Youtube.  You will not be able to use the live chat feature or go “on camera” for a live interview but this would allow you to attend without the heavy bandwidth issues.  Note that in the bottom right corner is a link to grab the embed code and place the live viewer anywhere you wish.  This is nice because it allows you to put the viewer any where you wish to attract and serve your followers without requiring them to go to a new site. Here is a link to an introduction to Vokle: http://vimeo.com/13480020

Edupunk Promo Videos


Important note! In the bottom right corner of Vokle player is a “share” button.  Buzz and WOM (word of mouth) is critical for our mutual success.  Please use that sharing feature periodically (weekly?).  If you really want to create a new way to connect and learn together, do this one thing.  We desperately need people who will do a few little things, thanks.

PS Anything you find interesting at the Edupunk or on this blog is 100% usable and can be copied as you wish.  You need not get permission or credit us (but it would be nice).  The pics have been lifted from the internet and might belong to someone else though, so I cannot give permission for things I have punked (stolen).

PPS Please consider commenting wherever you see something that proves intersting.  Participating in some form of conversation is the second step in socially responsible and supportive behavior.  It usually only takes one more minute to agree or thank someone, think about it.  Thanks again.

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I enjoy following you is that we can have fun ,this is the most important thing, plus the possibility of an income in the future.

Absolutelly, there is a third way of learning the English language. we are here not talking about that acdamic things which have been done by the so called professors who depend on that to earn a living. we are talking about the English training schools which are independent from the government .

The first way has been proven by New Oriental School , the Chairman is Yuminhong, he has been the richest teacher in the world with a hundreds of millions and a listed company. their core buisness is to teach the learners skills to pass all kinds of exams.

The second is Crazy English , the founder Liyang is the most famous teacher who is known by hundreds of millions of Chinese people. he encouraged the learners to do oral reading as loudly as possible, as clearly as possible, and as clearly as possilble. in a crazy way.

Now , here comes the third way. the fun way. the true, natural,and gaming way. the founder is Great brother George , followed closely by Showgun Peter from China. I will continue to push it forward, several years later, maybe we can not be as rich as Yu , and may not be as famous as Li, but we will definetly be the group who are having most of the fun. and several hundreds years later all this way and that way will be gone . only the way standing there will be the natural and fun way, it could be called KESL if people still want to offer a name to it.

畅享美语: 畅 means " happy"" cool" itself, and it shares the exact same pronunciation with "sing" in Chinese, 享 means" enjoy""comfortable" itself, and share the exact pronunciation with "loudly" 美 means : beautiful and american 语 means : language. so , 畅享美语: Enjoy the beautiful English language and sing loudly the American English. I have not done as much as Brother have done , but I thought a lot.

we talked , we wondered, we tried. we doubted, but we stood up again! hold fast to dreams , for that is the only way to make us happy and valued as life supposed to be, Long live the Edupunk!!!

I've watched your latest video , George.
It is great that you haven't put Edupunk in a formal boring frame.
I assume this gives us easier approach and makes it unique.
Thank you.

Latest recruiting video can be viewed and linked and embeded here: http://animoto.com/play/Xam6tqXc4YnjD40hUh3JOw

Thanks, George. I'll check them out. Look forward to seeing Balqis's too

Bea, I am proudest of the Karaoke ESL promo videos. The are on the Karaoke tab page. BTW Balqis made a nice one also, she has yet to give me the Youtube link.

Cool and inspiring videos George!! Love them! Expect them to be shared and blogged about :)

To me, the Edupunk is like a band of rebels with a common goal, to redefine education as we know it. We are all "programmed" as kids to "sit down, shut up. and listen" In the Edupunk, we all have voices and all opinions are welcomed. We are a new group.adm I hope our numbers grow. George asked a few of us to write what we think of the Edupunk;s mission, Framkly, I think the mission is to change the face of education and especialy for English as a Second Languar students,

Long live the Edupunk!l

I concur George with the video, we are part of a revolution not a ballerina class .... LOL Anyway my friend, I just came by to add this page to my wiziq class page.

As for the rest of you, please join us. Everyone is welcome! Once you hang around for a while, you will understand what we are trying to do.

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of us!

I don't like this intro video either. OK, back to the studio ;-)

Very nice job, George! I have subscribed via RSS. I am teaching mostly on DimDim these days, but would like to get back to WizIQ some time!

Don

PS my work project is at www.onlineoptions.org

Hi Don, I still want to see more rocket ships! Your link and current project is very clean and simple to understand. I so wish I could keep my mind and this blog as nice. God's speed to you and yours!

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