WeVideo - A New Way of Video Creation

Over the past couple of months, I have been investigating new tools that students and teachers can use that 'live' online.  One tool that has started to be incorporated into curriculum is WeVideo.  WeVideo is a free web 2.0 tool that allows students and teachers to create videos online.  While this tool may not be as advanced as iMovie, it is almost there.

A user can:

• Upload videos
• Upload images
• Insert VoiceOvers
• Insert Tile slides and Credit Slides
• Insert transitions
• Upload/insert background music

All of this can be done for free with a basic account.  It is important to know that with this account, users are only allowed to export their videos for free up to 15 minutes each month.  This means three 5 minute videos can be exported or one 15 minute video can be exported.

Seeing as though this is a new tool for everyone, I have created a WeVideo instruction document.   To view step by step instructions on the above bulleted list, click on the image below. 

I also like the fact that students can create their account using their Schoogle Account.  The advantage to this is that they can connect their drive with WeVideo.  By doing this, their videos are saved in their Drive.  In addition, there is a quick way of accessing WeVideo if a student is logged into Drive. To see how to make this happen, click on the image below.

Currently, Madame Noble and Madame Brown are having their French 2 students create a video highlight a French providence.  Mrs. Colburn is also having her students in Forensics class create a crime scene movie using this tool.  I look forward to seeing final products from both courses.

If you would like to learn more about how to use this tool or if you have any questions, just stop on by room 222!

Happy Videoing!

Exploring Google Drawings in French Class

Last week, I visited French II classes to talk about Google Drawings.  To be honest, I had never really worked with this before but both Madame Noble and I thought that it would be great platform for the assignment that the students had to complete.

Google Drawing is just another component in Google Docs.  As you probably already know, when you open a Google Document, you are limited when it comes to layout as it is a word processor.  Google Drawing allows you to make a drawing that has text boxes, shapes, drawings, etc.

Students were tasked to put together their own wedding invitation, as well as a birth announcement.  In past years, student were allowed to either use a word processor or hand create their product.  This year, we determined to have students try Google Drawing.  Madame Noble wanted an easy way for the students to create their product but to also have a means to share their information with other students.

To complete the task at hand, each student created their own Google Presentation.  Then students inserted a Google Drawing on a slide.  Once they were done, they opened up a Google Presentation that Madame Noble created; this was so that all students were able to 'drop' their product into the presentation. On the day the presentation was due, students viewed each others' work.  To view some student work, click HERE

If you are curious in how Google Drawing works or how it could be implemented in your curriculum, you know what to do...