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10 Video Project Ideas For (Almost Any Class) :: 1. Create A Personal Narrative

This document provides 10 video project ideas that can be used in (almost any) class: 1) Create a personal narrative; 2) Record interviews; 3) Create a whiteboard animation; 4) Present slides with a screencast recording; 5) Record a stop-motion animation in Google Slides; 6) Make a video tour of a significant location; 7) Take video projects anywhere with green screen; 8) Create GIF examples of classroom content; 9) Record a video self-assessment; 10) Make a video with an app. The ideas range from personal stories to tutorials and involve using tools like screencast software, animation, and apps.

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10 Video Project Ideas For (Almost Any Class) :: 1. Create A Personal Narrative

This document provides 10 video project ideas that can be used in (almost any) class: 1) Create a personal narrative; 2) Record interviews; 3) Create a whiteboard animation; 4) Present slides with a screencast recording; 5) Record a stop-motion animation in Google Slides; 6) Make a video tour of a significant location; 7) Take video projects anywhere with green screen; 8) Create GIF examples of classroom content; 9) Record a video self-assessment; 10) Make a video with an app. The ideas range from personal stories to tutorials and involve using tools like screencast software, animation, and apps.

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10 Video project ideas for (almost any class):

1. Create a personal narrative

Everyone has a story, and when we share our own experiences, they can be a
motivating factor for others -- and help us reflect on our lives and choices.
Narratives can be about students themselves, a fictional character or historical
person.

2. Record interviews (in person or virtually)

The people around us and around the world are living history. Their experiences,
information, and advice is a treasure trove waiting to be mined. Use a video
response tool like Flipgrid (flipgrid.com) to record interviews. They could be in-
person interviews where both parties sit next to each other in the camera's frame.
Or, they could be virtual interviews, where someone far away records responses
to questions in a Flipgrid video (just share the link with them to record a video).
They can be serious, silly ... even fictional. The sky's the limit!

3. Create a whiteboard animation

Set up something with a camera so it won't move (on a tripod or otherwise). Aim it
at a whiteboard or chalkboard. Record and start drawing. Use video editing tools
to speed it up to four times its normal speed and add a voiceover (and music?).
Here's a great blog post with the basics on how to create these videos.
4. Present slides with a screencast recording
People communicate big, important ideas like this all the time using webinars.
The slides let you present an idea step by step using uncluttered slides with a
simple sentence (or single word!) or an image. Instead of presenting multiple
bullet points on a single slide, break each point out into its own slide. Screencast
recording tools like Screencastify, Screencast-o-Matic and others can handle
these videos easily!
5. Record a stop-motion animation in Google Slides

If you're recording your screen, the first thing that comes to mind for many people
is to record presentation slides. (See the idea above.) Let's go beyond that and
think of other useful websites and apps that you could record instead. For
instance, create a stop-motion animation using Google Slides (click here for a
step-by-step tutorial). It's easy: create a slide, duplicate it, move something,
duplicate the new slide, move something, etc. Repeat over and over. When
you're done, record it using a tool like like Screencastify or Screencast-o-
Matic. Record your voice with a microphone so you can narrate what's
happening!

6. Make a video tour of a significant location

If students visit a place -- on a field trip, on vacation or any time -- they can share
their learning experience with others by recording video of it and narrating as they
go. (If they're at a museum or other such place, asking permission first is probably
a good idea!) If they can't visit it, creating a video slideshow with Animoto or in a
screencast would work, too.
A virtual walking tour is an option, too. Use Google Maps Street View to view one
of these fantastic locations virtually (or anywhere else). Record it (including the
microphone for your voice) while you play tour guide and read some facts about
the location from a script or extemporaneously!

7. Take your video projects anywhere with green screen

Green screen apps let students superimpose themselves over an image or video
background. This makes it look like they're almost anywhere in the world (or
beyond!) in these videos. Inexpensive apps like Green Screen by Do Ink can
make it happen. (Here's a video that shows how it works.) You don't need a fancy
green screen to stand in front of, either. A green painted wall, a green fabric
background or even a green disposable tablecloth can work!
8. Create GIF examples of classroom content

GIFs are the moving image files. They're kind of like silent video that's treated like
a picture file. By using a free GIF maker, students can create videos of anything
class related and place it on a class website or share simply. Teachers can also
make short animations to use for demonstrations. Here's a post by Kim
Snodgrass on the Dave Burgess blog about creating GIFs and how they can be
used in class.

9. Record video self assessment

You don’t have to get all your assessment and feedback from the teacher. When
you do it themselves, it empowers you to be lifelong learners. Recording a video
and posting it to Seesaw gives you a place for that self assessment.
Check out 20 Seesaw ideas with Chromebooks for K-12 classes for more
information.

10. Make video with an app

Lots of apps (on the web or for mobile devices) are built to create fun videos that
can demonstrate learning! Here are some examples:
 Create book reports, step-by-step videos and more using Adobe Spark
Video. Check out this guest post by Claudio Zavala showing how it works and
what you can do with it.
 Chatterpix is a mobile app that brings an inanimate object or photo to life!
Show the app where the mouth is in the photo and record some audio. It'll
make the mouth move along with your voice!

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