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How to Create Effective Educational Tutorial Videos
How to Create Effective Educational Tutorial Videos
These days anyone with a phone can shoot, edit, and produce videos. This fact no longer shocks us, but because this power has become so ubiquitous, it doesn't occur to many people that there is an art to creating video.
These days anyone with a phone can shoot, edit, and produce videos. This fact no longer shocks us, but because this power has become so ubiquitous, it doesn't occur to many people that there is an art to creating video.
It doesn't matter how amateur the video is, there are some very specific things you can do to take your video shoots to the next level. If you want your videos to more effectively reach your intended audience, you need to start learning video production skills like the ones outlined here.
It doesn't matter how amateur the video is, there are some very specific things you can do to take your video shoots to the next level. If you want your videos to more effectively reach your intended audience, you need to start learning video production skills like the ones outlined here.
Who's Responsible?
Who's Responsible?
The videos above go into some detail on how to create good tutorial videos, but we don't mean for this content to only be utilized by you in order to make more effective videos for your students, they are also meant for you to have a better understanding on what to teach your students about video production... is this something you need to worry about though?
The videos above go into some detail on how to create good tutorial videos, but we don't mean for this content to only be utilized by you in order to make more effective videos for your students, they are also meant for you to have a better understanding on what to teach your students about video production... is this something you need to worry about though?
Please use the padlet below to record a video or audio response to the question "If a (non computer) teacher has students making videos for assignments, is it that teacher's responsibility to teach how to make video content?"
Please use the padlet below to record a video or audio response to the question "If a (non computer) teacher has students making videos for assignments, is it that teacher's responsibility to teach how to make video content?"
Vertical vs Landscape - Which Way Do You Film?
Vertical vs Landscape - Which Way Do You Film?
There has been a debate raging for years concerning which way to hold your phone when shooting video. Landscape has traditionally been the preferred mode since it maximizes the amount of video on the screen, though Vertical mode has exploded into use lately due to it being the native view of apps such as Tik Tok.
There has been a debate raging for years concerning which way to hold your phone when shooting video. Landscape has traditionally been the preferred mode since it maximizes the amount of video on the screen, though Vertical mode has exploded into use lately due to it being the native view of apps such as Tik Tok.
Please, add your voice to the debate by clicking on the jamboard below!
Please, add your voice to the debate by clicking on the jamboard below!
Which App to Choose...
Which App to Choose...
When you have decided that you want to make a video tutorial, you may get lost very quickly when searching for the best app to use for the type of video you are making. There are huge amounts of apps for creating and producing videos. Some of them are quite similar in their features and abilities, most allow you to film live action, and a few specialize in animation, either as a layer applied to live action, or as a fully animated video. Because there is such a bevy of choices, choosing the right app for the project is an important initial step in your tutorial creation as this choice will hopefully give you the features you want, but it will also limit what you can do with the project moving forward.
When you have decided that you want to make a video tutorial, you may get lost very quickly when searching for the best app to use for the type of video you are making. There are huge amounts of apps for creating and producing videos. Some of them are quite similar in their features and abilities, most allow you to film live action, and a few specialize in animation, either as a layer applied to live action, or as a fully animated video. Because there is such a bevy of choices, choosing the right app for the project is an important initial step in your tutorial creation as this choice will hopefully give you the features you want, but it will also limit what you can do with the project moving forward.
Some people who make videos like to choose 1 or 2 programs and use them exclusively for years, learning to be more and more effective as they go along. Others like to try out new programs whenever they hear of a new one, or if they want to branch out and utilize a special toolset not found in their go-to app of choice. Regardless of your own preference, the fact is that there are a lot of video apps that do very similar things so while it's important to find one that works well for you, just realize that there are more than one that will work well for any given project so a good idea is to just explore until something catches your fancy! If you are most comfortable choosing 1 program and sticking with it for all your video projects, then just make sure you choose something robust - Windows Movie Maker and iMovie are two traditional choices for people in this category (though paid for programs are even more robust and may be an option if you truly want to stick to 1 app).
Some people who make videos like to choose 1 or 2 programs and use them exclusively for years, learning to be more and more effective as they go along. Others like to try out new programs whenever they hear of a new one, or if they want to branch out and utilize a special toolset not found in their go-to app of choice. Regardless of your own preference, the fact is that there are a lot of video apps that do very similar things so while it's important to find one that works well for you, just realize that there are more than one that will work well for any given project so a good idea is to just explore until something catches your fancy! If you are most comfortable choosing 1 program and sticking with it for all your video projects, then just make sure you choose something robust - Windows Movie Maker and iMovie are two traditional choices for people in this category (though paid for programs are even more robust and may be an option if you truly want to stick to 1 app).
Here is an assortment of video creation and editing tools (15 of them) that teachers, students, and others can utilize to create tutorials. Each app has a link to the website, as well as a "how to use" video embedded on the page. The videos on each page are, themselves, video tutorials explaining how to use the app. Most are pretty short and all these videos are meant to help you understand what the app is capable of, and how to get started.
Here is an assortment of video creation and editing tools (15 of them) that teachers, students, and others can utilize to create tutorials. Each app has a link to the website, as well as a "how to use" video embedded on the page. The videos on each page are, themselves, video tutorials explaining how to use the app. Most are pretty short and all these videos are meant to help you understand what the app is capable of, and how to get started.