Create Awesome Learning Videos for Your Classroom! You have the Power!

Like it or not video is here to stay and embracing this trend in your classrooms can be beneficial on many levels.  Flipped learning, video messages, Instagram/facebook stories, and of course YouTube are the means of student learning on their own time.

Think about how you could use video in your own class: 

• An introduction video about you and your course for your website
• Weekly updates for parents about what has been going on in class
• Flipping your lectures to provide more opportunity for teacher/student interaction in class along with greater differentiation!
• Make a trailer for what is coming in the next unit
• Create a highlight reel of your students and how they have been working over the week 
• SO MANY MORE IDEAS!

Want some tips for creating videos?  Check out How To Create Top Notch Learning Videos

When it comes to the resources that teachers have in their classroom, here are a few tools that can help you get Classroom Video Famous!

-Your Project Innovate iPad:  Your iPad is a video juggernaut.  You can record, edit and publish directly on your iPad using iMovie.  You are mobile as well, allowing for greater movement around your classroom, school or community. 

-Adobe Premier Pro for your Desktop-  Talk to your DLS about setting you up with this POWERFUL video editing software

-WeVideo on the Chromebooks.  Check out how to do WeVideos here! 

-YouTube Channel- Each teacher has the ability to create a youtube channel with their "g.birdville" account.  Check it out!