Animoto – Creates a quality slideshow from your uploaded photos and videos (free education license available)
Camstudio – A desktop application that allows you to record your computer screen (free)
DotSUb – Upload a video and create your own subtitles. Good for language learners. (free)
Jaycut – A free online video editor (free)
KickYoutube -Allows you to download and save youtube videos in a variety of formats (free)
Masher – An online video editor that allows users to create by mixing together video clips, music tracks, and photos from their own uploads or from their large resource library (free)
Pixorial – Upload, edit, convert and organise video files (free for a basic account only)
Stupeflix – Use templates to make creative online videos by combining your images, videos and audio (free basic account)
I love video projects because the entire process of developing project ideas, creating the video, and sharing the video engages almost all students. Over the years I have helped hundreds (maybe thousands) of students and teachers create videos in their classrooms. If you haven't tried making videos with your students or you have and it didn't go as you hoped it would have, here are three of my favorite tips for planning video projects.
1. Keep it short and sweet.
A 90 second video that is well planned and edited can pack a lot of punch. By putting a time limit on the final product you are asking students to really think about what is important in the story they are telling or the points they are trying to convey.
2. Make students draft an outline before they touch any video editing tools.
By making my students draft an outline before they started to use any video production tools I was able to help them focus on identifying the purposes of their videos. Their outlines should include a list of the B-roll footage they might want to use, types of background images they want to use, sound effects they might add, a narration script if necessary, and a dialogue script if necessary. All outlines should identify what the students are trying to demonstrate through the production of their videos.
3. Identify what you're going to assess.
It can be easy to get distracted by a good-looking video and forget that we are trying to assess what our students have learned or are trying to demonstrate to us. For that reason I always outline what it is I am looking for in a final video and I share that outline with my students. Some of the things that I've assessed in video projects in my social studies classes include understanding of sequence of events, understanding of cause and effect of events, understanding a diversity of view points, and use of persuasive arguments.
Three Tips for Planning Video Projects
1. Keep it short and sweet.
A 90 second video that is well planned and edited can pack a lot of punch. By putting a time limit on the final product you are asking students to really think about what is important in the story they are telling or the points they are trying to convey.
2. Make students draft an outline before they touch any video editing tools.
By making my students draft an outline before they started to use any video production tools I was able to help them focus on identifying the purposes of their videos. Their outlines should include a list of the B-roll footage they might want to use, types of background images they want to use, sound effects they might add, a narration script if necessary, and a dialogue script if necessary. All outlines should identify what the students are trying to demonstrate through the production of their videos.
3. Identify what you're going to assess.
It can be easy to get distracted by a good-looking video and forget that we are trying to assess what our students have learned or are trying to demonstrate to us. For that reason I always outline what it is I am looking for in a final video and I share that outline with my students. Some of the things that I've assessed in video projects in my social studies classes include understanding of sequence of events, understanding of cause and effect of events, understanding a diversity of view points, and use of persuasive arguments.
Renderforest is free online video and animation maker. Easily create family, wedding or travel slideshows with music, promotional animations, explainer or animated business videos, logo or intro animations, event invitations, kinetic typography and more.
Classroom Uses
- While showing a movie in class, have students use Edmodo as a backchannel to post observations, questions, and enhance discussion.
- Have students answer a teacher-created poll in Edmodo during a discussion to check for understanding.
- Have students post their work and then critique each other's projects.
- If you set the activity as an assignment, the system allows you to grade the projects and give the student feedback.
- Backpack feature is a way for students to save links in Edmodo's Library Tab, giving them the opportunity to organise their links by category, subject area, or interest.
http://teachweb2.wikispaces.com/AnimotoIdeas for the classroom- Create a 30 second commercial or public service announcement about…
- Summarize the main idea of this passage in images and words in 30 seconds or less
- Create video flashcards for vocabulary keywords
- Great for brainstorming and storyboarding
- Create a simulated field trip
- Present wonderful end of the year videos
- Have students create a 30 second video about themselves at the beginning of the year so that everyone can get to know each other.
- Great way to introduce a new learning concept to students.
- Have students create a short photo brochure of a country you are studying.
- Allow students to showcase their pictures taken on a particular topic as part of a larger project.
- Have students create 30 second news briefs about historical news events, natural disasters, or any event that ties into curriculum
- Have students collect pictures around a certain topic, create Animoto, swap Animotos, then use for brainstorming a creative writing piece.
- Students can create short videos showing the steps they took in completing a Science Project. This would highlight the Scientific Process and they can share their work with the other students in the classroom.
- More ideas for the classroom Animoto Ideas for the Classroom
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