Classroom Video Production
You'd be hard-pressed to find a more engaging method to expand the concept of literacy.
Having a sense of where to start makes all the difference.
Novice (getting started)
Equipment
Smartphone or tablet with a camera
THAT'S IT!! Honestly. If you aspire to go pro, a nice bag of rice in a sock, or tablet stand can go far in stabilizing the shake-a-shake.
Some green paper. Or paint. For a green screen.
Headphones with the mic on it that came with your smartphone. This guy knows all about it. Remember, you're wanting the mic on the headphone cable--headphones only won't do the trick. Nowadays, there's the Bluetooth earpod situation.
Apps
LumaFusion is pretty good, and doesn't cost too much.
FilmoraGo FREE:
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wondershare.filmorago&hl=en
iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/filmorago-video-editor-of-photo-movie-editing/id1019382747?mt=8
Desktop (only free for 30 days): PC or Mac https://filmora.wondershare.com/
Video How-to
We are Wistful about Wistia: because you and your students long to make great videos.
Intermediate (pull focus to Story)
Storyboard
Google Slides: a great place to storyboard. At the minimum, we can hit some bullet points.
"Get it on paper and big things will happen." Again, I cannot emphasize enough that using Post-its for creating those stick-person framing ideas is a real time saver!
Script Writing Software helps you get your ideas on paper and look professional!
Websites
Adobe Education Exchange: Lesson Plans/Ideas. Geared toward using Premiere, but useful, nevertheless. "We’ll help you get started and develop your understanding of how to plan, shoot, edit and publish video."
Vimeo Film School!: Don't know how? No problem. Tüts (that's short for Tutorials). Be advised that some Vimeo content is NSFW (nudity, language, mostly).
More Wistia:
Get 'dat B-Roll with Barry Rollins
What did you say? Getting better audio.
DSLRGuide: Simon is the best, he's super transparent about the struggles (literal and philosophical) of storytelling.
Fancier Equipment
Glide Gear: I love it. They have the tablet mount and a tripod I love (the tripod also converts to a monopod for gib, swish and steadycam function.
PadCaster Station: allegedly, colleges have dispensed with their $100k satellite trucks in favor of this rig.
Green Screen Kit: all the lights, stands, backgrounds and clamps you would likely need for this stage of the game.
Microphones:
If audio-only is your game (you know, like for radio theater and audio podcasts).
Better audio for video, combined.
Expert (my credential hasn't arrived, so I'll try to imagine...)
YouTube streaming:
InstaLively: allows you to do Facebook Live Streaming, Twitter Live Streaming & YouTube Live Streaming from your phone.
Periscope: Broadcast live video and interact with people through hearts and comments.
Switching: allows you to set up multiple camera angles and switch between them.
More equipment you might not need, but...why the heck not?
Audio: they get the fancy stuff over at Wistia, yet it's still fairly reasonable.
Fancy lenses: you know, because we all like to change it up from time to time.
Swivl: what sort of story could you tell about a PBL if you were capturing small group work, real-time, hands-free? Whoa.