Connecting Digital Video to K-12 Curriculum

 

Technical/How To Educational

Software to enhance MovieMaker2

Rehan Pan Zoom Effects Free trial, $8 to buy - add pan and zoom effects to MovieMaker 2

Audacity - Free, fully-functional multi-track audio editor
 

TeacherTube - videos created by teachers and the educational community for student education and/or professional development

SchoolTube - videos created by teachers and students, organized by category

   
Apple iLife - click on the tutorials for each application Ideas for Video Projects
Atomic Learning, Inc. - search for tutorials for iLife and MovieMaker 2 Adobe Digital Kids Club
  • intros to digital video and photography
  • tips and tricks for photo editing and video production
  • advice from top photographers
  • lesson plans and activities
  • showcase of student work
  • articles, interviews

Examples of how to take good video - Atomic Learning, Inc.

iMovies in Education
Movie Maker to DVD Rubistar - create multimedia rubrics

Personal Expression Rubric from DigiTales

Windows Movie Maker 2 - Atomic Learning, Inc. Kids' Vid - helps teachers and students use video production in class to support project-based learning
FREE Storyboard Pro Software - Atomic Learning, Inc. Adobe Digital Kids Club Introduction to Digital Video
Strategies for Multi-Level Projects from SchoolHouseVideo.org The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use - from Education World
 

 

Video for the Classroom - Helpful Tips for Video Projects
Top 10 Reasons Nobody Watches Your Video Clips
Meaningful Digital Video for Every Classroom
 

Examples

30 Second Candidate - from PBS.org iLife '06 in the Classroom - with lesson plans too!
VoiceThread - collaborative conversations around photos, videos, documents

VoiceThread for Education

Scott County Community Digital Storytelling
MabryOnline - 2007 Film Festival Digital Storytelling Resources
Teacher Movie Video Project Library
Apple Learning Interchange iMovie Example Matrix - from Springfield Public Schools
Grass Born to be Stepped On Don't Laugh at Me
Digitales - the art of digital storytelling (click on Storykeeper's Gallery for examples)
 
Music and Sound and Image resources

FreePlayMusic - copyright and royalty free music for your projects

Soundzabound - downloadable mp3 files for your projects (requires username and password)

Schools.clipart.com - copyright free images for projects

 

For your reading pleasure:

Bye, Bye Verbal-Only Method of Learning: Welcome Interactive Multimedia

Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture-Jenkins.pdf