Horizon Report Pgs. 14-15 Using Video in Your Classroom

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Good morning! Today I want to talk with you about using video in your classrooms. Video can be a powerful tool to use with students. Allowing students to create videos in your classroom will not only increase student engagement, but it will give your students the opportunity to show their creative abilities. Your students will enjoy a change from the traditional classroom assignment.

It has been my experience as a classroom teacher that students will also be more willing to complete the assignment and do their best work when they know they will get to do a cumulative video at the end of the unit. Using video in your classroom is something your students will benefit from.

Let’s look at some examples:

*Here is an example of a video that students from a third grade class made. They took a book they had read and turned it into a video.

*Here is an example of a video that was made showing how to complete a math word problem.

These are great examples of using video in your classroom to increase student engagement and help your students become 21^st century learners.

Now let’s talk about the technology available to you to make videos:

You can use…

 Windows Movie Maker- It’s fairly simply to use and easy for students to navigate. Its free too!

Educreations on the iPad: This is an excellent tool to use to make short “how to” videos, or explanations of things. The math video you saw earlier is an example using Educreations. Educreations allows you to record video and audio and insert pictures. It is free also.

Green Screen by Do Ink: The #1 green screen app for the Ipad. It lets you create easy videos using the green screen effect. Students can easily insert backgrounds and audio. The Thanksgiving video you watched earlier was created with this app.

I hope this has helped spark an interest for you to consider using video in your classroom. Let me leave you with a few reasons video is something you should consider implementing in your classroom:

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Conclusion: I hope you have learned something new today. Have a great day!