Video in the Classroom


Why use Video as a Summative Assessment?











How to use Video in the Classroom


Lights, Camera, Education
If you are interested in full scale video production or just want your students to have access to good video about video, this site is for you. It uses video clips from United Streaming to teach the steps to creating a successful video.

What can you do with 15 seconds of video?
An interesting look at ways to use very simple video clips to explain an idea, convey a complex message or pose a question. Check it out.


Video Assessment


Digital Media Scoring Guide
An interactive, create your own rubric for multimedia presentations. Choose from a variety of presentation genres (narrative, documentary, expository etc) and add your own objectives assessing presentation style, planning, execution, voice etc. Create your rubric in under 5 minutes!


Planning Video Production


Digital Video in Education
Use this link to think about and work through the steps for making a successful video.
There are tips on script writing, lighting, camera angles and a lot more.


Storyboarding Video Projects
Use this link to print out or complete on-line your story-boarding ideas.


Video Production

Atomic Learning Video Tutorials
This is an awesome site to learn about making videos. It uses both text and video to introduce you to video making basics. Topics like framing your shot, good editing, camera angles are included. Anytime you see words that are blue and bold on the site, click it, it's a video tutorial.


Video Editing

Windows Movie Maker
Movie Maker is a free download from Microsoft. It's easy to use. You can add titles, effects, transitions and more. For a tutorial using Movie Maker
click here.


Sharing your Videos


TeacherTube
TeacherTube has a student project section. Sign up is free. All you need is an email account.

SchoolTube
This is a relatively new video sharing site. It is a bit more secure that TeacherTube and seems to have its emphasis on student created work. Before you can use the site, SchoolTube verifies that you are a school employee.

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Creating a video is a powerful and engaging tool for students to share their knowledge and express their feelings on an issue. For example, students can use video to create captivating reports that demonstrate abstract concepts, documentaries to deepen their understanding of social issues, or a vodcast highlighting classroom activities