Video+in+the+Classroom

__ **Video in the Classroom** __
Video is shaping the world around us. Students watch videos all the time and media literacy is a 21st century skill that involves being able to analyze and understand the media they see and to create their own media productions.

__**The Process: Prepare, Plan, Present**__
 * Prepare: Use the 10 reason below to convince your audience that video is the technology to use.
 * Plan and Create: Use the 9 steps below in any subject area or grade level.
 * Present and Share: Show everyone what students have accomplished.

__**10 Reasons to Have Students Create Videos**__
 * 1) It's fun - learning should be fun!
 * 2) It engages and excites students.
 * 3) It helps students to express a real understanding of core classroom content.
 * 4) It helps students retain what they learn.
 * 5) It requires sutdents to practice real life skills of planning, organizing, time management, cooperation, communication, problem solving, synthesizing, leadershp and collaboration.
 * 6) It allows students to be creative.
 * 7) It utilzes curriculum skills such as researching, writing, speaking, listening, and math.
 * 8) It requires students to think on a higher level.
 * 9) It leads students to improve their techology skills.
 * 10) It helps them to develop problem solving skills.

__**9 Steps to Creating a Video**__
 * 1) Brainstorm a topic or idea.
 * 2) Create a plan and a rubric. Who will do what? What will happen?
 * 3) Scripting - students write and rewrite and continue the writing process through multiple drafts. Script must have introduction, body, conclusion and transitions.
 * 4) Storyboarding - Sketch out scenes that the video project will have.
 * 5) Sets/Props and Costumes - Plan the place and background and the costumes. As students get more advanced you can use a green screen effect.
 * 6) Rehearse - Students must learn their lines and act according to the mood/emotion of the scene.
 * 7) Shoot the video.
 * 8) Editing and Post Production - Edit to put the scenes together, add music, special effects and credits.
 * 9) Share - Upload to a website and share.