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We have had students turn in documents, slide presentations and spreadsheets digitally for a long time.

We're comfortable with them. They're easy to open and (fairly) quick to grade ... depending on what's in them, of course!

In the past, video has been a different story, though. Even recently, video was a pain to create - shooting, transferring, editing, uploading, etc.

Simple videos for everyday assignments just weren't worth the hassle.

Screencasts change all of that.

A screencast - a video that records what's happening on your computer screen - lets students demonstrate and create visually and with their voice. Plus, many of the tools let you record with your webcam as well, opening up lots of other options.

Screencast videos are often as easy to create as most anything else we do in class.

And they're as easy to turn in as a document with Google Classroom or a learning management system like Canvas or Schoology.

Netflix is like a library of videos at your fingertips. When students have created screencast videos and they look back through their work, it's like Netflix for learning! When they have access to each other's videos as well (on a class website, through a learning management system, etc.), you have a class Netflix-style learning library!

Have your students started demonstrating learning with screencasts yet? If not, let's get started!
In this post, you'll see ...

My top three favorite screencast video tools

14 ways you can use them in teaching and learning

7 tips for effective creation of screencasts

Check out this tutorial video featuring tools, lesson ideas and tips/tricks:

Top screencast tools to use:

There are lots of options out there. These are tools I've used extensively during my education career myself.

The one that I think is a classroom essential - if you have Chromebooks or computers with the Google Chrome browser - is Screencastify. You can install it with two clicks. In two clicks, you can be recording video, and it automatically saves to Google Drive - all for free. Hands down, it's the best for the classroom.

Here are my top three:
1. Screencastify (screencastify.com) - free screen recorder as Google Chrome extension

Screen recording tool that also records webcam, microphone and system sound

Runs as an extension for Google Chrome, so you'll need to use that web browser

SUPER easy to use

Save videos to Google Drive or YouTube or as a video file to your device

Free version: 10 minute limit on videos, 50 videos max per month, Screencastify watermark on videos

Premium version ($24/user annually per user): No time/video limits, no watermark, crop and trim recording

2. Screencast-O-Matic (screencast-o-matic.com) - free web screen recorder

Screen recording tool that also records webcam, microphone and system sound

Download and install their software once, then launch it from their website

Record and save to Screencast.com or YouTube (paid version saves to Google Drive)

Free version: 15 minute limit on videos, Screencast-O-Matic watermark

Paid version ($15/year, $29/3 years per user): No limits, no watermark, upload to Google Drive, etc.

3. Snagit (https://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.html) - paid screen recorder software

Program installed on Windows/Mac laptop or desktop computer

Trim videos, capture screen as image, etc.

Exports to many places (YouTube, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.)

Can save videos as GIF or PNG

How can you use screencast videos in class?

There are TONS of great ways to implement screencasts in class. This list just scratches the surface, and once you try out screencasting, you'll likely come up with new ways to use them yourself.

If you have other ideas that aren't on this list, please leave them in a comment at the end of this post!

1. News cast (webcam) - Students become the news anchor and deliver what they're learning about as the news of the day. Set them up in front of a white board (or green screen!) with a desk and let them summarize the important details.

2. Moving paper manipulatives (webcam) - Have students draw and cut out paper objects that illustrate the concept they're learning. Point the webcam at the desk (positioning the computer is tricky but doable!). Then have students describe their idea while using those paper manipulatives to illustrate.

3. Moving digital manipulatives (screencast) - Want to avoid all that paper and cutting? Create digital manipulatives instead. Use Google Drawings, Google Slides or PowerPoint. Use text boxes or pictures as items to move around the screen. Then start a screencast video with Screencastify. Explain what's happening through the microphone and demonstrate by moving those digital manipulatives around the screen.

4. White board explainer video (webcam) - Ever seen those RSA Animate videos where they scribble illustrations furiously on a whiteboard? You or your students can make a version of these videos using Screencastify and YouTube to create great videos that show their understanding or teach content. Here's what you do:

Plan out your drawings first.

Record yourself drawing them on a whiteboard using the webcam.

Save the video to YouTube.

Use YouTube Creator Studio (click "My Channel", then "Video Manager", then "Edit" for the video you want to edit).

Under the "Enhancements" tab, choose "4x" from the enhancements to speed the video up.

Under the "Audio" tab, choose a song to play with the video. (Note: If you want to record a voiceover instead, you'd need to use a video editing tool like WeVideo, Windows Movie Maker or iMovie instead.)

5. Tour Builder walking tour (screencast) - Google has this neat tool that lets you create virtual tours using Google Maps. You choose the locations. You choose the view (satellite view from overhead or Street View from the ground). Then you can display it full screen to show others. This fits perfectly with a Screencastify screencast. Have students set up their tours. Then they can record them, narrating with their microphones and showing all the locations they've added to their tours. They're the virtual tour guides!

6. Sub lesson plans (screencast) - If you've ever left lesson plans for substitute teachers, you've probably felt the frustration of students not following your instructions specifically as you described them. Make sub plans crystal clear with a screencast video, complete with your voice and video of your screen. Then leave that video in Google Classroom (or on a class website with a link), where students can access it and watch it themselves.

7. Animation (screencast) - One of my favorite non-traditional uses of Google Slides is to create stop-motion animation (flip book animation) by duplicating slides and making slight changes. (See how in this post or watch a great example in this video.) After you've created your own animation, record it with a screencast using Screencastify ... then bring it into YouTube and use Creator Studio (click "My Channel" then "Video Manager" then "Edit" on your video) to add music to it.

8. Interview (webcam) - Interviewing is a medium that news professionals, talk show hosts, podcasters and more use frequently. People are drawn in to the question and answer format. Students can conduct their own interviews with a laptop/Chromebook and a Screencastify webcam recording. Have them interview each other, teachers, school leaders, family members, veterans on Veteran's Day, community leaders and more in relation to what they're learning.

9. Presentations (webcam / screencast) - Oral presentations in front of class are a practice as timeless as education itself. The anxiety over presenting in front of peers goes back that far, too. Recording presentations (with slides or without) using Screencastify provides several benefits:

That anxiety is eased when there aren't dozens of eyes watching.

The presentation can be re-recorded if necessary.

It helps students watch the amount of time they're presenting.

The webcam can record their faces as they speak alongside their slides.

10. Instructional videos (screencast) - In-person, in-class teaching and learning still has tons of advantages. There's a drawback, though. Once the teacher says it, there's no rewind button. There's no pause button. For tricky concepts, recording instructional videos that students can watch later gives them those benefits. Record short videos for your students that they can watch later (or at home with parents when they're struggling to complete an assignment).

11. Record your class (webcam) - When students are absent from class, they miss a lot. To help them get back on track, you can record class and make it available to them online. Use a Screencastify webcam video to record your instruction. Simply set a laptop or Chromebook up on a stool or desk at the front of the room and start recording. Save the video to your Google Drive and share it with students.

12. Audio assignments (webcam) - So many assignments students do are writing-focused. Change things up by letting them record an assignment with a webcam video. They can be instructed to speak off the cuff, to prepare brief bullet-point notes or to go from a script. This is a great way for foreign language students to practice speaking the new language and demonstrate their skills - by recording a conversation or a monologue in the target language.

13. One question deep dive (webcam / screencast) - Instead of assigning 20 questions or problems for students to work on, what if students only did one - and explained their answer thoroughly? A screencast or a webcam video with a whiteboard lets them dive deep into their thinking and explain their process. Sometimes, when students explain their thinking, it clicks with other students in ways that a teacher explanation does not.

14. Verbal feedback (webcam / screencast) - Written comments from the teacher are quick and easy, and they have their place. Have you considered leaving students oral video feedback? When grading essays, reports or other cumulative projects, teachers can record Screencastify webcam or screencast videos to give more personal feedback. Plus, when they can hear your voice and see your face, those nonverbal and voice intonation clues can show what you really mean when you say "nice job".

Tips for creating screencasts:

Want to help your students make successful screencasts? I've found that screencasting success is equal parts inspiration, planning and execution.

Here are some suggestions to help it all go off without a hitch (or with as few hitches as possible!):

1. If you use Screencastify, students can create screencast videos for free and save them directly to Google Drive. Once those videos are in Google Drive, they can be turned in through an assignment on Google Classroom - just as easily as a document!

2. Have students plan out their videos ahead of time. Storyboarding is one effective way to plan a video. Draw out frames of the story and write out directions or lines to say in a template like the one below ...

Click here to make a copy of the Google Drawings file that I used to create that template. (Note: If you use this template, I suggest that you just go ahead and print copies of it and let students write all over them. Drawing out pictures and writing in text digitally on a Google Drawing is honestly more work with less to show for it than it's worth - in my opinion. In this case, quick pencil sketches get kids on to the work of recording - the real, worthwhile work! - faster.)

3. Share student videos widely! If students know their work will have an audience bigger than their class (or just their teacher), they're likely going to be more motivated to do their best work. Create a class YouTube channel or website, or send links to student work out in a class/school newsletter or email to parents/community.

4. You don't need extra tech. The embedded camera and microphone in your computer or Chromebook will probably do. Anymore, the cameras and microphones in devices are so good you don't need to buy anything else!

5. Grade videos faster by watching at 1.5x or 2x. In Google Drive and in YouTube, you can adjust the playback speed of videos. Some videos just need to be observed at normal speed, but with some student videos, you can watch them faster and still get what you need to grade accurately and give meaningful feedback. This saves you time in the end!

6. Test it out first. Do a practice screencast - even if it's just for a few seconds and you're not actually doing anything! (I can't begin to describe how many five-second screencast videos I have created.) Make sure the sound and video look the way you want. Then dive in and create your masterpiece.

7. Let students learn on a low-stakes assignment first. Never had students create screencasts first? Give them an easy assignment first to get used to the tech. Have them create a short screencast video about themselves, their family, an interest of theirs or an easy topic in your subject.

8. If you share videos widely, keep parents and admins in the loop. If you're going to give students a BIG audience for their work, just make sure that everyone knows what's happening and that they're OK with it. A simple release should be signed if the students' identity is going to be published. Decide how much of it is going to be shared (i.e. initials/first name/first name last initial, faces/no faces, etc.). Don't opt out of this part just because it seems like a lot of hassle. You're helping your students create a positive digital footprint and a great digital portfolio for the future!

Ready to get started? Great ... your students will thank you!

Get that Netflix-style learning library started and reap the rewards of screencast video!
Note: I haven't been paid to endorse any of these products in this post. These really are just my favorite screencasting tools and I really use them. In the interest of full disclosure ... My relationship with Screencastify: I've written about the product (independently, not at their request), and they send a link to that post to some of their new users. They gave me a premium Screencastify license for free so I could try their paid features. I don't recommend them because I feel I owe it to them ... I really believe their product is what teachers want - easy, powerful and free. I have no relationship with Screencast-O-Matic. I used it to create screencast tutorials on my YouTube channel years ago. My relationship with Techsmith, who created Snagit: I've done paid and unpaid presentations for them at conferences and they've given me licenses to their products for free. I'm under no obligation at this point to recommend their product, but I do so because I use it weekly (at least) / daily (at times) and love all I can create with it.
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Early in March, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a domino effect of school closures. Overnight, educators were forced to rethink their instruction as they moved online. Thankfully, most aren't comfortable simply replacing themselves with cookie-cutter, ready-made content built without the unique needs of their students in mind. They miss their students, and their students miss them, so they are willing to put in the hard work to ensure that their authentic teaching styles remain intact. This should not be a surprise to anyone who understands the art of teaching; technology simply cannot replace teachers.

One of the most effective ways to move instruction online is to build screencast videos. Screencast videos are unique because they are actual recordings of your computer screen or tablet as opposed to a video of an in-person lecture. They are a powerful way to deliver instruction, but they do require a fair amount of time and planning, which I have learned through a lot of trial and error. Building effective screencasts continues to be the barrier that stops educators from making a smooth transition to distance learning, so I have put together the following tips to help guide you through the process.

My Own Screencast Journey

As an educator myself, I spent several years developing screencasts and making mistakes along the way. I was fed up with lecturing and was determined to find a better way to tailor my instruction to students' needs. I knew technology could be a powerful tool to amplify my impact, but I wasn't willing to replace my lectures with a disembodied voice on a screen who didn't know my students. So five years ago, I made the commitment to eliminate lectures from my classroom and replace them with instructional videos I created myself. This allowed me to facilitate a blended, self-paced, mastery-based classroom built on the backbone of high quality feedback and differentiated instruction:

Years later, I left the classroom to launch The Modern Classrooms Project, a nonprofit that equips and empowers educators to create blended, self-paced, mastery-based classrooms of their own. Through our in-person trainings and our Modern Classroom Essentials* course, we have supported teachers as they learn how to:

Plan and record their own instructional videos

Build student-friendly websites for instructional content

Design effective self-paced learning experiences for students at all levels

The following tips align with what we teach participants about creating their own instructional videos.

Start with the Research

When launching distance learning and meeting students' needs, it can be tempting to dive head first into instructional video creation without actually understanding what works. But before you start investing countless hours of time and energy constructing videos, it's important to understand what the research says about cultivating engagement.

Video Length

The research on how long instructional videos should be is incredibly clear and tells a simple narrative: Keep it short. The ideal length should be under 6 minutes. Between 6 and 9 minutes, engagement drops slightly.

Image from Brame, 2015.

After 9 minutes, engagement drops considerably, and if your video is over 12 minutes, you have a real problem on your hands. It is important to note that the majority of these studies have been conducted on young adults, so for younger students try to keep it 6 minutes or under (Brame, 2015).

These time recommendations can make educators anxious. It can be hard to imagine how to synthesize concepts or skills in such a short span of time. One of the beauties of instructional video creation is it forces you to think about delivering content in a lean way. What is essential? What is not? And where can students discover the content for themselves without you walking them through the process?

A simple way to make videos short is by chunking more frequently. Educators are used to thinking about lessons in 45-, 60-, or 90-minute blocks of time. When you use instructional videos, those constraints disappear. A 10-minute lecture that is designed as part of a 60-minute lesson can be chunked into two 5-minute videos, each of which then becomes part of a 30-minute lesson (Ibrahim et al., 2012).

It also helps to speak quickly and enthusiastically. Teachers are used to speaking slowly and enunciating very clearly, but that is not necessary in a screencast; in fact, it can be quite boring. Instead, speak fast and use conversational language to bring your authentic self into the picture (Guo et al., 2014). Don't worry that students won't be able to follow if you speak too quickly; they can always rewind the video and watch sections again. And don't be afraid to make mistakes-a few of these will make your video sound more genuine.

Video Design

Next let's talk about design principles. First off, minimize text (Guo et al., 2014). Nothing is less engaging than an instructional video with a whole bunch of typed up text. It is especially redundant when you simply read the text during the recording. You might as well just send them a document and have them read it over instead. When possible, always accompany what you say with visuals (Brame, 2015).

Second, instructional videos do not need to be pretty; they need to be personal. Your students want to hear from you; otherwise you could just send them existing videos from YouTube. Research has shown that engagement increases when students know their own teacher is behind the screen delivering the instruction (Li et al., 2016).

Lastly, interactivity is engaging. Embedding pop-up questions into your videos provides great checks for understanding. Moreover, accompanying videos with guided notes helps kids stay focused and ensures that the information travels with them to their next task or assignment (Lawson et al., 2006; Vural, 2013; Zhang et al., 2006).

Don't Forget to Plan First

As with any lesson, good advance planning is essential. Don't just find a software, fire it up and start screencasting. This usually leads to long, dry videos that generally disregard the research. When we train educators to build instructional videos, we tell them that the large bulk of the work will be equal parts planning and recording. The rest of the time is devoted to enhancing your videos and sharing them out with your students.

In most cases, planning your video means putting together the visuals. We find the easiest tools for this are PowerPoint or Google Slides: You'd design the slideshow, then present that as the visual component of your screencast while narrating with your voice. Depending on the content area, these slide decks can look quite different from one another, but the best ones are highly visual and include a nice balance of new information and examples, with as little text as possible.

Other educators will use guided notes instead of slides. If you have already built a nice series of guided notes that would accompany your in-person lectures, those can work really well as the background of your instructional video. Whether you use a slideshow or guided notes, about 40 percent of the time you spend building your screencast should be spent preparing this part.

Finding the Right Recording Tool

If you haven't noticed already, there seems to be an endless stream of edtech products that all allow you to accomplish very similar tasks. This is especially the case for screencasting, so to keep things simple, I'll just recommend a few tools I know are good. Once you've learned those, it's pretty easy to transfer those skills to other tools you might want to try.

The big distinction in screencasting tools depends on whether you have a touchscreen device. While not required, touchscreen devices with styluses (tablets and 2-in-1 laptops) unleash a whole new frontier of functionality. Here is how you should think about the two options:

Interactive Whiteboards

(for touchscreen devices only)

If you have a touchscreen device, we encourage educators to use screencasting tools that serve as interactive whiteboards. Our favorite is Explain Everything. The beauty of a tool like Explain Everything is it acts like a highly interactive digital whiteboard with a built-in recorder and editing tool. More importantly, you get to control the background of your whiteboard. Instead of writing on a blank canvas, you're able to upload visuals-slide decks or guided notes-to become the background of your interactive whiteboard.

Here is an example of one of my Explain Everything videos: Independent vs. Dependent Variables.

For educators looking to learn how to use Explain Everything and all of its tools, you can access our comprehensive tutorial on our online course* or by clicking directly here: Explain Everything Tutorial. If you do go this route, make sure you have a stylus to annotate. We recommend the Meko Universal Stylus because it is affordable but allows for really clean and clear annotations with a high level of precision.

Traditional Screencasters

If you do not have a touchscreen device (most people don't) then do not worry! Traditional screencasters will still get the job done. With the right planning in place, you can create really high-quality, engaging videos. When picking an effective screencaster, you want to look for one that gives you a high level of flexibility, strong editing tools, annotation capabilities, and a webcam function. The most important editing function is the capacity to "truncate." This allows you to scroll to a specific point in a video and re-record when you make an inexcusable mistake without having to redo the whole thing.

Our favorite screencaster is Screencast-O-Matic. It is really easy to use and has all the functionality you need. The free version is ok, but the paid version is worth the upgrade for the added features. Here is our full Screencast-O-Matic Tutorial which can also be found on our online course*. There are many other screencasters out there with similar functionality. The product does not really matter much if it covers all the key components; in the end, it will come down to how you use it.

Since it is difficult to annotate or write using a traditional screencaster, you have to make up for that lack of functionality with animations; these allow you to show lines of text or bullet points one at a time, as you're speaking, rather than all at once. This minimizes the stress that students feel to write down everything immediately, and keeps them focused on each point of your video as you discuss it. Slide decks that are animated to slow-release information lead to far more engaging videos for students. But make sure the animations are simple and have a purpose. Avoid flashy animations and unnecessary sound effects; they prove to be more distracting than beneficial.

Recording: The Most Relaxing Part

Once you have selected your screencasting program and completed the planning process, it's time to start recording. For some educators, this is anxiety producing. Do your best to relax; the more authentic you are, the better.

Before you start, make sure you are in a quiet room and try to get headphones with a mic. For years I have used simple apple headphones with a mic. If you are looking for a more advanced option, consider a headset with an adjustable mic. When you are recording, you should have one goal in mind: Never speak without doing something on the screen.

Interactive Whiteboard (only if you have a touchscreen device): When using an interactive whiteboard, this is a relatively easy task. When possible, write on the screen. If you are reading text or images, constantly annotate.

Traditional Screencasters: When using a traditional screencaster, this can be a little more challenging. As you read text or discuss images on the screen, consider using your on-screen pen or cursor-just as you might use a finger in person-to follow along with the text. When possible, underline and circle key information. This is when animations will make your life a lot easier (Ibrahim et al., 2012).

Remember not to get bogged down in little mistakes. When they do happen, use the truncate function as opposed to re-recording. If you're feeling nervous, consider writing out a script for yourself. Speak quickly and genuinely and before you know it, you will have a solid and engaging video.

Making it Interactive

Once you are done recording your video, consider how you can make it interactive. You can build a fantastic video that follows all the right research, but without tools designed to ensure students are following along, there is a good chance they will inevitably check out.

Research shows that two simple strategies can increase student engagement with instructional videos:

Embedded Questions

One of the most important features of in-person lectures or discussions is the check for understanding. It is both an opportunity for teachers to get a temperature check on student learning and a chance for students to identify their own misconceptions. The problem with most checks for understanding is that they only engage a small percentage of students. That is not the case with instructional videos. When you upload your videos to a platform like Edpuzzle, you can embed questions and comments at key points in the video that EVERY student has to engage with. We recommend that you use closed-response (multiple-choice) questions so that students get immediate feedback on their responses. If you want to track responses, you can build classes on Edpuzzle to track the data. Here's our tutorial on how to use Edpuzzle.

Guided Notes

An easy way to ensure kids are paying attention during an instructional video is to require the completion of guided notes. The challenge is making sure that your notes support learning as opposed to being an unnecessary and tedious barrier. (For an overview of how to put guided notes together, click here.) As your students watch your videos, they should take notes on key content. If you require students to take freehand notes, you will find that some will flourish, but the large bulk will struggle. It will also extend the video watching experience and in turn take away from the rest of the lesson which is likely more engaging. Instead, consider simply providing students with copies of your slides-on paper or digitally-and allowing them to annotate these slides with you as they follow along. If you are not comfortable with that, provide an explicit note-taking model for students, such as Cornell notes, to provide them with a clear structure.

The enhancing phase of building instructional videos is easy to overlook. But it should only take 10-20 minutes per video and can have a major impact on engagement.

Next Steps on Your Screencasting Journey

Like any new skill worth learning, screencasts require planning and practice. But with time they can become an essential teaching tool - whether you're physically in the classroom or not. Research on our Modern Classroom Fellows has shown that when you use screencasts to allow for self-paced learning and mastery-based grading, it substantially improves your capacity to effectively differentiate instruction.

If you are looking for more resources and support through this process, we can help. For educators who are looking to dig deeper into our resources, see exemplar units, or learn how to incorporate videos into a fully self-paced, mastery-based classroom, our free online course can be accessed here, which includes unlimited access to our content and tutorials.

Finally, for any teachers who want help creating videos and running a self-paced, mastery-based class, we offer our Modern Classrooms Mentorship Program*. Every participant in this program is matched with an expert mentor from our Modern Classrooms team, who provides:

1. Feedback on every assignment you submit, from instructional videos to progress trackers to mastery checks

2. On-demand, 1-1 personalized virtual coaching

3. Three Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from George Mason University upon completion

Our mentors have experience creating instructional videos for students across a wide range of grade levels and subject areas, and they stand ready to share their expertise. If you're interested in enrolling, you can save $50 at any time with the coupon code CULTOFPEDAGOGY.

Whether you take our free course, pay for additional support, or simply read this article, we hope you'll join us in using instructional videos to create better learning experiences for all students.

* Cult of Pedagogy has an affiliate relationship with the Building Modern Classrooms Project. Although the Modern Classroom Essentials course is free, if you purchase one of their paid offerings through the links on this post, Cult of Pedagogy will receive a percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you.
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Brame, C. (2015). Effective educational videos. Retrieved April 19, 2020, from https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/effective-educational-videos/

Guo, P. J., Kim, J., & Rubin, R. (2014, March). How video production affects student engagement: An empirical study of MOOC videos. In Proceedings of the first ACM conference on Learning@ scale conference (pp. 41-50). Retrieved from https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2556325.2566239

Ibrahim, M., Antonenko, P. D., Greenwood, C. M., & Wheeler, D. (2012). Effects of segmenting, signalling, and weeding on learning from educational video. Learning, Media and Technology, 37(3), 220-235. Retrieved from https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ980817

Li, J., Kizilcec, R., Bailenson, J., & Ju, W. (2016). Social robots and virtual agents as lecturers for video instruction. Computers in Human Behavior, 55, 1222-1230. Retrieved from https://rene.kizilcec.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/li2015social.pdf

Lawson, T. J., Bodle, J. H., Houlette, M. A., & Haubner, R. R. (2006). Guiding questions enhance student learning from educational videos. Teaching of Psychology, 33(1), 31-33. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1207/s15328023top3301_7

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Everything You Need to Know About Building a Great Screencast Video

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Moving some of your instruction to video? Learn how to plan, record, and enhance screencast videos students will actually watch.

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Tuesday 12th May - Connecting Digital and analogue times

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Today we will look at how a reader makes inferences and draws conclusions about characters. 1. Watch the video. 2. Listen to Chapters 9 & 10 of The Wild Ones using the Padlet. https://padlet.com/rellis9/gj6s9ne9iompl9up 3. Choose one of the 4 characters in Chapters 9 & 10 (Mrs. Cocklecrunk, Kit, Eeni, Uncle Rik) 4.

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This week we are working on scripting and recording the first minute of our podcasts. You will need to do a small part of the job each day to make sure you can record the first minute by Friday. 1. Review the things :note: you liked about the podcasts you listened to last week.

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Clips lovers, rejoice! Apple has announced that there are brand new Selfie Scenes that use the TrueDepth camera system, three new filters, new stickers and labels, and 17 new royalty-free soundtracks that are making your Clips experience even more awesome.

The new version of Clips adds six Selfie Scenes, which are 360-degree backgrounds that transport users into different worlds when taking selfie photos and videos... Clips also gets three new filters including a black-and-white comic book, monochrome watercolor painting and aged film. New posters let users create great-looking title cards for their videos with themes like science, sports and silent movie, as well as animated posters from Disney Pixar's Incredibles 2 and Coco.

The new Clips 2.0.5 is available today as a free update on the App Store. Have fun!

Clips

Years ago Apple rebooted iMovie to better fit the modern era of video recording and editing. But in technology, years ago might as well be an eternity. So, now, Apple has started over again with an all-new, all-modern video editing and sharing app - Clips. It's not meant to make the next award-winning indie movie. It's meant to let you quickly and easily slap together social video to share with your friends and networks. In other words, it's meant to make your Snapchat, Instagram, and iMessage extra lit.
See Clips on App Store
How to take and edit video and photos in the Clips app

Clips is Apple's fun new video editing app for iPhone and iPad. With it you can quickly and cooly add video, photos, subtitles, effects, title cards, and music, and share it with your contacts and social networks. To do that, you first need to get all the videos and photos into Clips. Here's how!

How to record and edit Live Titles in the Clips app

Silent movies gave way to DOLBY ATMOS, but thanks to Facebook, Instagram, and the like - and our desire to browse 'em in bed while others are sleeping! - silent video has made a comeback. That's also pushed subtitles out of the options drawer and made them default. With Clips, you don't have to manually or tediously add them to your video. All you have to do is talk. Live Titles takes care of the rest!

How to add filters and effects in the Clips app

Clips wouldn't be a modern social video app if it didn't include filters and effects. Sure, what you shoot might look totally gorgeous au naturel. But, if you want to cover any flaws or just add some fun, you can hit the filters, add the effects, and take your Clips to the next level.

How to add and edit Title Cards in the Clips app

Just like social has brought back silent cinema, it's also made the Title Card popular again. Title cards are fun, animated backgrounds and text you can add to your videos. "The End" is probably the most famous example of a classic title card, but you can use them for intros, transitions - anything you want. If captions are a whisper, Title Cards are SHOUT! Apple's built Title Cards right into the new Clips app for iPhone and iPad - but use their attention-grabbing power wisely!

How to add and edit overlays and emoji in the Clips app

Where would our snappy and instant candids be without word bubbles, comic callouts, time and location stamps, and even emoji to cover up what's best left unseen? Apple's new video app, Clips lets you add just such overlays to your video. They're not very elaborate yet, but several of them are elegantly animated and can definitely ramp up the fun factor.

How to add soundtracks and music to the Clips app

Apple's new video app, Clips, might have Live Titles for social, but that doesn't mean you can't add music as well. There are dozens of soundtracks included - including an action track by Hans Zimmer! - and you can choose from your own library as well.

If a video stays in the editor, is it ever really seen? Luckily, Apple's new Clips app makes it so easy to save and share your videos, you'll never have to find out.

How do you save your Clips to your Photos library?

How do you save your Clips to iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, or another online storage provider?

How do you share your Clips with the people in them?

How do you share your Clips over email, iMessage, Facebook Messenger, Slack, WhatsApp, and other IM?

How do you share your Clips to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or Vimeo?

How do you share your videos to Snapchat?

Five tips to make your Clips extra hip

Clips makes it ridiculously quick and easy to shoot video and photos, add effects and titles, and share with the world. But there are still a few extra tips and tricks worth knowing about so your Clips really stand out from the crowd.
Five tips to make your Clips extra hip
Any Clips questions?

If you still have any questions about Apple's Clips app for iPhone and iPad, drop them in the comments below!

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Clips lovers, rejoice! Apple has announced that there are brand new Selfie Scenes that use the TrueDepth camera system, three new filters, new stickers and labels, and more!

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Explain Everything Essentials Tutorial | Part 1/6 – Introduction and App Overview

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iMovie Basics Tutorial - How To Use iMovie

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How To Use The Clips App On Apple iPhone

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Gr5 Wk5 Maths Tues, May12 (relationship between V-C-M)

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Reading Workshop 28th April- Inferring Author's Message

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🟥 Multiplizieren und Dividieren in Schritten

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6 Teacher-Approved Tips for Faster, More Effective Feedback

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Kronenaufgabe: 4.5.2020 Knobeln für Matheprofis

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Deutsch: 4.5.2020 Satzanfang, Punkt und Fragezeichen

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Mathematics Problem Solving with Mr Hutchins - Gr 2 Week 3

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Place Value Step 1. Watch this video explaining place value. Step 2. Find 5 different numbers that have 3 in the tens place value and write them down on a piece of paper. Step 3. If you solve the problem, click "Add a Response" to this activity and show your work.

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1. Want to have some fun painting at home? 2. There are many things you can use around the house. 3. Watch the video for ideas. 4. Have fun making your own creations. 5. Do you want to share any of your paintings? 6. :add: Add response. 7. :photo: Take a photo.

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