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Besides images, video is an essential teaching aid in chemistry teaching. Experimental videos are an alternative to experiments that are toxic, dangerous, difficult to perform, or require a long time to perform. Besides, teachers can also integrate content-simulating reactions, production processes, and applications... into the video to increase student interest.

You can use simple tools like Video Editor, Movie Maker, or equivalent tools (Camtasia Studio, Proshow Gold, Proshow Producer), even MS PowerPoint (video export function from version 2013) to design. A video from a series of photos and videos is available. These software also allow users to edit introduction pages, content transition pages, transition effects, and record electronic lesson videos. At the same time, the software allows users to insert audio and cut and merge videos from existing videos.

Watch the following video and state the necessary characteristics of a compelling teaching video.

Video Editor is a video editing tool built into the Windows 10 operating system. This tool helps users edit videos easily, quickly, and effectively from given videos and images. Outstanding features of Video Editor include cutting and merging videos, creating titles and subtitles, dubbing, sound, background music, and transition effects... With Video Editor, teachers can easily edit a video to support classroom teaching activities or create video lessons for online lessons. Furthermore, thanks to its simplicity and ease of use, this tool is also suitable for students who need to make videos reporting learning products in project implementation and reporting activities and group homework.

Movie Maker is an application that helps users edit videos from available images, videos, and background music. The free version of Movie Maker supports basic features such as cutting, merging, inserting background music...

Although it is a presentation software, MS PowerPoint can still be used to make videos from a series of existing photos/videos or record a computer screen. Furthermore, the Record Slide Show function also supports recording presentation slides as videos with recorded lectures, which is very suitable for designing self-study videos for students.