Videos

=__Videos for the Classroom__= Making short videos for your classroom has never been easier. Below are some tools you can use to engage your students in a new level of visual learning. RESOURCES: The library has digital camcorders and 2 FLIP video cameras that can be checked out. We now have an extra MacBook that teachers can use for projects.

__Your Assignment:__
Explore each of the video tools below and choose ONE to create a video for your classroom. It should be 1-2 minutes long. Upload the video to your wiki page (under Section 3). Don't forget to label it **Fifth Assignment**! Both Jing and Extranormal require that you create an account before beginning.

[|JING]:
You saw Jing at work in your second assignment. Now you have a chance to create your own. View the tutorials to learn how to use Jing. It is a program that you install on your computer to create a Screencast. [|Click this link] for an interactive tutorial for computers with Windows. If you are using a Mac, look for the link on the right of the tutorial page. NOTE: In the free version, the files will save as a ".swf" file. Rather than upload it, it is best to share it to Screencast and then share the Screencast link.

**[|XTRANORMAL.COM]:**
"If you can type, you can make movies." No need to download the State software; just create an account, click on "Create a Movie" and begin choosing your movie characters and background. Add in your dialog and actions. Below is a movie we made for Freshman Orientation. media type="custom" key="6859743"

**[|FLIP Video Camcorder]:**
A FLIP camcorder is a little larger than a cell phone and records and uploads videos easily. Check out the video below, which I made and uploaded in 15 minutes. If I can do this, YOU CAN TOO! NOTE: You may notice I uploaded to a web site called Vimeo. The video I created was too large to be uploaded to the wiki. You can use Vimeo as a place to host your educational videos and then follow the instructions in the Embedding Help link above.

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[|IMOVIE]:
iMovie is a MAC editing program that creates movies from individual photos or from videos shots. You can combine or delete frames, add music and special effects. In addition to helpful tutorials on Apple's web site, you can find video tutorials in [|Atomic Learning]. Username: mesquite, Password: wowza.