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Teachers’ Guide to Using Freely Available Videos
This excellent guide out of the University of Michigan is geared to helping teachers cut through the tremendous amount of freely available videos on the web, to find the gems that enhance learning across subject areas. This guide helps educators make sense of the educational content that exists online, by first suggesting dividing videos into…
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Windows Movie Maker
If you are using Windows 10, you can use this free video editor and slideshow maker app. Use it to easily create video stories and share them with your colleagues, students, friends, and family. Transform everyday moments into works of art as you want. There is easy to use professional editing tools. Users can trim…
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Google Docs Voice Typing
In Google Docs you can type with your voice instead of your fingers by using the Voice Typing tool, turning voice into written word. In addition to straight dictation, this tool enables you to edit a document. Some examples include highlighting text, inserting a link, deleting words, changing text layout, or adding comments. Google…
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Speechnotes
Speechnotes is a powerful speech-enabled online notepad, designed to empower your ideas by implementing a clean & efficient design, so you can focus on your thoughts. They use up-to-date speech-recognition technology, powered by Google, for the most accurate results possible. This very handy tool works in a Chrome browser. No download, no install and even…
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YouTube – Edit Captions
When creating videos, it is important to use captioning so that the information is accessible to everyone regardless of disability. You can edit or remove the captions of your YouTube video by using the captions editor tool. Edit Captions in YouTube Videos Related resources: YouTube – Automatic transcriber YouTube – Contribute Captions and…
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YouTube – Automatic transcriber
Converting the audio content of a digital file into text can be done through YouTube. Audio is converted automatically to text using Google speech recognition in YouTube. After uploading a video file, YouTube processes the video (time depends on the length of the video) and subtitles or closed captions are automatically generated. The speech portion…
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Vimeo
Vimeo is a popular video sharing site. Anyone can upload a video to this site for free, by signing up for the Vimeo basic membership package that offers video storage and privacy settings. Vimeo hosts videos in the highest quality possible. You can upload 4K Ultra HD quality, video management tools, no ads before, during,…
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YouTube
Get started with YouTube, playing, watching, and creating videos. YouTube is a video-sharing site available in nearly every country and over fifty different languages. Anyone with an Internet connection can share content, whether they are organizations with large budgets or an individual with a video camera. The material is organized into channels and users can…
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ShowMe
ShowMe can be used to create beautiful tutorials with the top of your finger. With the ShowMe app, educators can use the iPad as an interactive whiteboard and record voice-over lessons. If desired, these can then be shared with the public. The best of the lessons are available online on the ShowMe.com Web site. …
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Explain Everything
Explain Everything is a cloud collaboration platform built on the learning technology of tomorrow. Whether you’re sending just-in-time messages to colleagues or recording lessons for students, Explain Everything is the imagination space that helps you tell your unique story. It works like an interactive whiteboard, allowing for quick communication with students, colleagues, and customers. Write,…
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Screencast-o-matic
This tool is for anyone needing a fast recording app to create a video file, share on YouTube, or even upload to a custom branded site hosted by them. It makes it easy to record on-screen activity for short tutorials, visual presentations, and communicate while you demonstrate. Free and pro versions are available. Screencast-o-matic…
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Screencasting – Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Everything
Screencasting is a digital video recording that captures what is on your computer screen and usually includes audio. This is also known as video screen capture. Screencasting or video screen capture is a great way to teach or share ideas. This guide provides links to information, ideas, rubrics and tools that teachers and students can…
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iMovie
With iMovie for iOS and macOS, you can enjoy your videos like never before. It’s easy to browse clips and create Hollywood-style trailers and 4K-resolution movies. You can even start editing on an iPhone or iPad, then finish on a Mac. And when your movie is ready, iMovie Theater rolls out the red carpet. There…
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University of Houston’s College of Education’s digital storytelling site
Digital story-telling is the use of technology to convey a story. With the use of multimedia, such as graphics, video, audio and web publishing, people are able to create their stories in a brand new creative way. Digital storytelling can be used to discuss any topic including, personal experiences, a lesson or to simply create…
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50 Animation Tools and Resources For Digital Learners
Aimed at educators, this list has a collection of tools to create animated videos. Some options are educator-focused, while others are for student use or the general public. 50 Animation Tools And Resources For Digital Learners Keywords: Video, Animations
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9 Best Free Online Video Editors
This article provides you with a list of some of the best free, online video editing options available. Review these options for quick and easy ways to edit your video and share directly to different social media platforms. 9 Best Free Online Video Editors Keywords: Video
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Six Styles of Classroom Video Project
Six Styles of Classroom Video Projects is a guideline that helps teachers, who have never utilized video creation in their classrooms. Video creation is a great way to get students interested in researching and sharing their work with an audience. The guideline gives six different video styles such as animated videos, audio slideshow, and one-take videos.…
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WeVideo – Collaborative Online Video Editor in the Cloud
WeVideo is the online video editor that makes it easy to capture, create, view and share your movies at up to 4K resolution for playback anywhere. Videos can be uploaded easily from DropBox, and edited online from multiple devices. WeVideo Review: WeVideo is a cloud-based video editor that makes editing in your browser…
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Shooting Video with an iPhone
This instructional video is found on the Wistia site. Although Wistia is primarily focused on helping businesses to add videos to their websites, the instructions are easy-to-follow and applicable to non-business users. The video contains practical tips and is helpful both for novice and slightly more advanced iPhone users. Shooting Video with an iPhone
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Take Classroom Video to the Next Level
Common Sense Education put this short (3:45 minute) video together to provide tips about how to incorporate videos into the classroom. Their primary aim is to help instructors foster active viewing. “When it comes to video in the classroom, students shouldn’t just get what they’re watching, they should have something to say about it. Check…