Creating Videos for Teachers
Patti Brooks
D’Iberville Middle School
3320 Warrior Drive
D’Iberville, MS 39540
228-392-1747 (telephone)
228-392-9948 (fax)
[email protected]Class: Seventh and Eighth Grade Journalism
Concept/Topic: Creating videos to meet specific needs of teachers
Time Frame: 53 minute class period for seven to ten days
Objectives:
1. Students will interview a given teacher to discuss the “perfect” video.
2. Students will search the internet to find videos and information on the given topic.
3. Students will use information gathered to create a video that meets the needs of the assigned teacher.
Materials:
notebook, resource and text books, computer, Windows Movie Maker, ProShow Gold program, DVDs, DVD labels
Background:
The students learned to make personal videos using Windows Movie Maker and ProShow Gold. They gathered personal photographs, movies, and music to create a video of family, friends, or school.
Procedures:
1. Each student will be assigned a teacher and given a seven day deadline.
2. The students will ask the assigned teacher several questions to determine the type of video the teacher is looking for.
a. Is there any lesson or topic that you would love to have a video on that could be used to reinforce?
b. What are some specific things that you would like the video to cover?
c. Are there examples that you use in the classroom that you would like to have included in the video?
3. The students will research the topic, lessons, and skills in resource books, textbooks, and online to find the information that the teacher wanted included. They can use Learn 360, United Streaming, and other online videos that can be downloaded.
4. Students will design video layout in their notebook. They will include the title, teacher’s name, and subject at the beginning. They will determine if they have all information that the teacher wanted included.
5. The student will work using either Windows Movie Maker or ProShow gold to create the video. It can include video, photographs, clip art, words, etc. All material can be edited.
6. Students will add credits at the end of the video that list all sources used. At the end of the video will be the student’s name, date, and grade.
7. When the video is complete, another student in the class will preview it and make suggestions for editing. Changes can be made to improve the video.
8. When the student is finished with the video, the video will be burned to a DVD. The label will be made and attached to the DVD.
9. The video will be presented to the teacher along with an evaluation form. The teacher will watch the video and evaluate it.
Assessment:
The student’s notebook containing the interview and story board or layout will determine one half of the grade. The video evaluation form will determine the other half of the grade.
Comments from teachers:
BAC: “This is the best video that I have used in my classroom. It covered everything that I asked for.”
CG: “I don’t usually use videos in my classroom but a few times a year. The video was made based on what I stated that I wanted. I love it. The students did a great job.”
