Step 1: What do I put in the video?
Facts & Information: The standard lecture powerpoint, such as the following:
Skills Demonstration: This allows students to work on these skills at their own pace.
Instructions: Convenient way to show students what you are expecting and quickly review the topic.
Step 2: Where do I put the video in my lesson?
Beginning: The most traditional place to put the videos, at the beginning of the lesson plan. You give them the Facts & Information and then do an activity about it in class.
Middle: You want the students to work on research skills or you have the students do a simulation, and then they watch the video.
Unstructured: Not every student is working on the same thing on the same day. They work at their own pace and to some extent, in an order they chose.
Middle: You want the students to work on research skills or you have the students do a simulation, and then they watch the video.
Unstructured: Not every student is working on the same thing on the same day. They work at their own pace and to some extent, in an order they chose.
Step 3: Video Preparation
The presentation you create should act as your guide. I never create a script, but some may.
PowerPoint: The most options and probably what most people already have made.
Prezi: Creates a lot of movement and dynamism that is more fun to watch.
SmartBoard: For those that have them, will allow you to draw on the presentation free-form with more ease than anything.
PowerPoint: The most options and probably what most people already have made.
Prezi: Creates a lot of movement and dynamism that is more fun to watch.
SmartBoard: For those that have them, will allow you to draw on the presentation free-form with more ease than anything.
Step 4: Screencasting (making the video)
Camtasia: The software combines screen-casting with recording you at the same time. The best part of the software though is its video editing abilities.
Explain Everything: iPad app that allows you to record and manipulate the presentation at the same time. This can only be done on an iPad, but is simple and easy to use.
Smart Recorder: The most basic of screencasting: records the screens and your voice.
Explain Everything: iPad app that allows you to record and manipulate the presentation at the same time. This can only be done on an iPad, but is simple and easy to use.
- Create, annotate, animate, and narrate multi-slide video productions
- Add drawings, shapes, text, and images and manipulate them on screen
- Easily share recorded movie files with others
- Import images, PDF's, PowerPoints, and keynotes files from your iPad, Dropbox, and Evernote.
- iPad 3 has voice recognition when adding text...can type or talk.
- Insert a web browser tool and upload documents from Google docs or any website for annotation.
Smart Recorder: The most basic of screencasting: records the screens and your voice.
Step 5: Editing and Hosting
Both Camtasia and Explain Everything do editing as part of the software. The integrated editing can save you a lot of time. It's certainly easier than having to edit a recording on iMovie.
But you should refrain from trying to do too much, too soon. There are a lot of bells and whistles that can eat up hours of your time editing a five-minute video.
As for hosting, we both host on YouTube, but the students access the videos through Edmodo. We do this for ease, because all of our kids are already on Edmodo, but I highly recommend using a 'shield' of sorts. The students don't see any of the trash that can be a real problem with YouTube when you embed the videos (like I've done above) in another site. Whether that site is Edmodo, Blackboard, or a Google Site doesn't matter.
But you should refrain from trying to do too much, too soon. There are a lot of bells and whistles that can eat up hours of your time editing a five-minute video.
As for hosting, we both host on YouTube, but the students access the videos through Edmodo. We do this for ease, because all of our kids are already on Edmodo, but I highly recommend using a 'shield' of sorts. The students don't see any of the trash that can be a real problem with YouTube when you embed the videos (like I've done above) in another site. Whether that site is Edmodo, Blackboard, or a Google Site doesn't matter.