Video School. Booktrailersforreaders. Video in the Classroom. In addition to being fun and motivating, video projects teach students to plan, organize, write, communicate, collaborate, and analyze.
A successful video project has undergone a process of researching, scripting, organizing, filming, editing, and publishing. Students also have the opportunity to apply artistic and dramatic skills to their academic work. With the proliferation of webcams, phone cameras, flip cams, digital recorders, and editing tools, video has exploded in the media lives of students. Many of them spend as much time, if not more, watching YouTube as opposed to television.
In fact, video has become so prolific that some colleges even include video submissions as part of their application process. Video Curriculum Using video could be as simple as recording a student oral presentation for future review, or as elaborate as producing an original short film. Video Recording, Filming & Editing Digital recorders have made video creation significantly easier than it used to be. The New Boston - Great Videos for Learning Computer Science and More. The New Boston is an educational website and YouTube channel that I recently discovered while reviewing the EduPort Android app.
The purpose of The New Boston is to share instructional videos and tutorials in the areas of computer science, computer programming, mathematics, science, robotics, and much more. Think of The New Boston as Khan Academy for computer science. For students who are interested in programming, The New Boston offers an active discussion forum in which they can ask questions. One of the channels within The New Boston that jumped out at me is the Android app development series which contains 200 instructional videos. Virtual Tours and Fieldtrips from The Teacher's Guide. Virtual Fieldtrips, Virtual Tours Virtual Tours of Museums and Exhibits Tour The American Museum of Natural History You can find 360 degree tours of dioramas, pictures, and video.
Tour an Ancient Roman Villa In this virtual tour, you can see the villa from all sides and enter the inside rooms. Tour The Collection at The National Gallery of Art You can perform a search by artist, title, or subject. 5 Interesting Virtual Museums and Activities for Students. As field trip budgets are increasingly trimmed at schools everywhere, teachers will need to find some alternative virtual activities for students.
Here are five museums that offer excellent virtual tours and activities for students. The Vatican Museums website hosts a fairly detailed virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel. The tour allows visitors to zoom in on small areas and details of the interior of the Sistine Chapel. Geologylink - Virtual Field Trips. Building Career Skills in Video Production Class (Tech2Learn Series) Jim: The look on a kid's face to realize that three or four weeks ago, they had nothing but an idea, and now they've impacted kids emotionally.
They've literally had an emotional experience watching their film. I love that kids have the opportunity to get that from a classroom like this. Jim: And then you guys don't go on until Friday, right? Student: Nope. Jim: I teach three different classes. TED: Ideas worth spreading. TeacherTube - Teach the World. Khan Academy. Software training online-tutorials for Adobe, Microsoft, Apple & more. Lessons Worth Sharing. Videos, Common Core Resources And Lesson Plans For Teachers: Teaching Channel.
New Presentation Tool Lets You Easily Keep Students Engaged. From Prezi to Google Docs to PowerPoint , there’s no shortage of ways for teachers to put together a dynamic presentation. But Klowd wanted to take a different approach to help improve the presentation experience for both the person at the front of the classroom and in the back row. SlideKlowd is now available for your classroom and it could be the much-needed tool you’ve been looking for. 37 Crash Course History Videos. 7 Useful YouTube Channels for Science Students and Teachers. Create a Video Star on Your iPad. Making Student Videos on the iPad. Most people who are Mac users would probably be familiar with iMovie.
It's an easy to use app for making professional looking movies to share with others or for students to show their understanding of a concept or issue. iMovie is great, however, it is not the only app for making and editing movies on the iPad. There are numerous apps that do this job admirably - why don't you find one that matches your workflow or the learning styles of your students. Here is a small selection; iMovie: $5.49 AU Designed for the Multi-Touch screen, iMovie puts everything you need to tell your story at your fingertips. Browse and play projects in the Marquee view. ReelDirector: $1.99 AU ReelDirector is a powerful, easy-to-use, and fun app for creating videos with titles and effects. Splice: 2 versions - FREE and $4.49 AU Splice allows you to create and edit videos from start to finish via your iDevice.
22 Filmmaking Apps for the iPad & iPhone. The iPad and iPhone have taken the world by storm.
Only very recently have filmmakers started to see their potential in a production environment. The iPad has only been out a few months and we are already seeing it used in some very creative ways. For this feature we have rounded up some of the best and most useful Filmmaking Apps that our Deal Leader Steve Jobs has approved for the App Store. As more filmmakers explore the possibilities with these powerful mobile devices, we are sure this list will continue to grow. iMovie. Wordia - Vocabulary Videos and Games.