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Best Practices and Tools
Best Practices and Tools
This presentation will walk you through some of the things to remember when creating videos for your students in the classroom. This presentation will also highlight some of the tools and resources that can make the creation of these videos easier for you. The goal is not only to get you creating engaging and educational videos but also to get your students into the role of film makers and have them start creating content for the classroom.
Click the Above Button for a discussion guide that can help organize your thoughts and plan for how you might implement this strategy into your class.
The video on the right is another version of the training that you can go back and watch if there were parts that you missed or need to review.
5 Steps to Improving Your Video Lessons
5 Steps to Improving Your Video Lessons
These five rules will help you focus your videos and make sure that you are creating the right kind of content to fit the needs of your students.
1. Chunk Your Information
Short video are always better around 1 topic.
Short video are always better around 1 topic.
2. Build Video Ready Slides
Avoid Visual Clutter, Simple Layouts that highlight the main point.
Avoid Visual Clutter, Simple Layouts that highlight the main point.
3. Record with Confidence
Getting Comfortable with your tools & practice will pay off
Getting Comfortable with your tools & practice will pay off
4. Enhance Engagement
Simple tasks can help focus students on the content
Simple tasks can help focus students on the content
5. Be Yourself
Your students will respond more to you than a persona be yourself.
Your students will respond more to you than a persona be yourself.
We Video
We Video
Free Video Editing Tool with Sound Tracks and Special FX's
Free Option - 10 Min of video - Watermark
Paid Option more features
WeVideo Academy - How To’s and Tutorials
Other Tools of the Trade
Other Tools of the Trade
Free, Limited Time for Video (5 Min)
No limit during for Limited Time
Drop Videos to YouTube or Google Drive
YouTube Editor
YouTube Editor
Free within your YouTube Channel
Can Add Blur EFX to hide information or students
Not as robust as other paid options but it is free with your You Tube Account.
Guides and Help for Pre-Production
Guides and Help for Pre-Production
Storyboard Template
Storyboard Template
Use this to help outline the visual look for your video and make sure that you are not wasting time and effort. Proper Planning can be all the difference.
Storyboard Google Slide Deck
Storyboard Google Slide Deck
Using Google Slides for a more visual look. Use this template to help outline your video and make sure that it comes out looking it's best.
Help with Script Writing
Help with Script Writing
Need some pointers to make sure that your message and content is loud and clear? Check out this best practices for Script writing and get the tools needed to make sure that you content shines through.
Looking Better On Video
Looking Better On Video
Video is a visual medium and there are things that you can do to make you appear better on film. These ideas can make anyone look like a professional and help the visual appeal of their videos.
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