Having the ability to play the subtitles with a DVD could help student recognize words while watching DVD's.
I can only remember my daughters watching their Disney Cartoon Video's when they were young and watching the words move across the screan. I do think this helped my daughters learn to recognize sounds as they were engaged by the video.
I did have to look a bit harder for the option under the Media Player program. You do have to have DVD's that support the sub titles. Sub titles will not show if not available on the DVD.
When playing a Windows Media file or DVD that contains captions or subtitles, you can show the information in Windows Media Player.
- Click the Start button
, click All Programs, and then click Windows Media Player.
If the Player is currently open and you’re in Now Playing mode, click the Switch to Library buttonin the upper-right corner of the Player.
- Click the Play menu, point to Lyrics, Captions, and Subtitles, and then click On if Available.If the Play menu isn't visible, you'll need to show the menu bar. To do so, click Organize, point to Layout, and then select Show menu bar.
- Begin playing a file or DVD that contains captions or subtitles. Subtitles appear on top of DVD videos, while captions appear below the video portion of Windows Media Video (WMV) files.For more information about playing a video file, see Play an audio or video file.
If you're playing a Windows Media file or DVD that has captions or subtitles in a different language, you can change the language in which the captions or subtitles are displayed. For more information about changing the language in captions or subtitles, see Windows Media Player language settings: frequently asked questions.
That is really neat. I didn't know you could change this setting. This would really benefit students who are working with sight words and gaining new words to their vocabulary. Also to change the language is another great feature to apply to students who are ESL.
ReplyDeleteI have heard of using subtitles along with videos to help support reading. This is a really cool feature! I didn't know you could do that.
ReplyDeleteI love the great explanation and easy to follow directions that you give. Subtitles are great when you have students with hearing impairments. This allows them to watch the same videos and get the same information that other non-disabled students get when they watch a video. It can also help ELL students with the language barrier so they can fully understand what is being said even if they are not a hearing impaired student.
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