Introduction

start by viewing two examples of poetry written by teens then performed as a video clip...**
 * From [|Youth Media on the Internet Archive] website

[|Heaven (2004) by Jose Mendez] "Heaven" is a video poem by Jose Mendez that depicts the safety and beauty of life "inside the garden" compared to the harshness of being outside, or in the "real world."

[|Blinking by Rachel Burnham, Media Mike Hazard and David Bengtson] A video poem is a new way of seeing and saying things. This one is about heightened awareness.

At [|www.voki.com] an avatar will "speak" for you. [|Avatar Text instructions] (printable Word doc)
 * Don't have a microphone for your computer?**

media type="custom" key="574473"
 * Register** and move through the steps to create your Avatar character.
 * Select the computer key icon** to enter text.

Don't have a video camera at hand? Insert photos into a PowerPoint slide, add narration and save as a show.