WeVideo

Overview

WeVideo is a tool for Video creation, editing, podcasting and more! Encouraging students to collaborate, share their discoveries or ideas and demonstrate what they have learnt whilst developing communication, critical thinking, collaboration and creativity skills. It empowers students to capture, view and share their learning quickly and easily through video whether through green screen, videos, podcasts, screen casts, personal narratives, portfolios, flipped classroom the ideas are left to your imagination.
With project templates, collaboration and built in media with over 1 million incensed and royalty free video and music. It allows teachers to create authentic and meaningful learning opportunities for their students.

Training

WeVideo is a fantastic tool for creating videos, podcasts, screenrecords, storytelling, stop motion, green screening and more! Not sure how to start to train up teachers? Don't simply show how to use it. Share examples, make your videos part of how you use a tool. Get students to share their learning.

- A WeVideo Board Game
- Using video samples created by students
- WeVideo Set Up book
- WeVideo Guide for Educators
- Webinars or the WeVideo Academy
- WeVideo Creator Community

Where can I start?

Create a flipped classroom by doing walk through videos with a task at the end of each video for your learners to go ahead and create the same they need to then share this video with you.

Tips for Training

1. Show student examples of all kinds of video projects (commercials, documentaries, news broadcasts, silent films, weather reports, greenscreen). Share a variety of videos demonstrating differentiated student skills and ability levels.
2. Share pictures of students at your school involve in WeVideo Creation. When students become directors, film editors and publishers you will notice the joy and excitement on their faces.
3. Encourage teachers to start with it as a choice for students (think menu, choice boards, etc)
4. Direct them to the WeVideo Academy and the WeVidoe Educator's Guide (mention the option of Storyboard mode to start). Create a screencast that the teacher / student can play as they work through the steps!
5. Create a guide for teachers / students to help with production along the way
6. Share project and video creation rubrics
7. Co-teach with or observe another teacher / coach's instruction for the first lesson
8. Celebrate the little things - including failing it's only temporary.
9. BE CREATIVE! The ideas for WeVideo are limitless. Get creative share with your team and school the ways you are using it.
10. I'm BLUE DA BA DI DA BA DI - Blue or green screens takes video editing to another level.

Let's Collaborate!

WeVideo is fantastic for collaboration with students, teachers, in classrooms and beyond! Teachers are always looking for ways to allow students to collaborate in learning experiences. With WeVideo students and teachers can collaborate live as they work on the same project.

Students engage in deep creativity and learning whilst expressing their authentic selves via video or audio. Video creation encourages students to share and demonstrate their learning whilst developing their ability to collaborate, communicate, creativity and critical thinking skills.

WeVideo collaborative project is ideal for allowing students to work on one edit and iterate until its complete.

Why Collaborate!

1. Share an understanding of learning
2. Negotiate new ideas through social interactions
3. Co-construct answers to problems
4. Engage in active participation
5. Foster a LOVE OF LEARNING!

Digital Citizenship

WeVideo empowers students to be Digital Citizens. It is important to remember that Digital Citizenship is more than just online safety. It is about students having an understanding of their responsibilities as digital citizens.

With WeVideo they are connected, have access to share resources online and empowers them to have a powerful voice. Students can research the different Digital Citizenship principles and use this research to create a top ten fact video project using WeVideo.

One of the big benefits of WeVideo is that the all of the materials (music, images, clips and video) within are royalty free and licensed for use by students. They also don't have to leave to search for pictures that may not be relevant and spend a great deal of time doing so.

Empowering Student Learning

WeVideo gives students the power to use their voice to make a positive impact on the world. Students are able to share their perspectives, thoughts, learning and ideas through film, podcasts and more!

One of the main benefits of WeVideo is that it goes beyond just recording a video. Students are able to use the creative commons images and videos to narrate their voice, record their screen, or more! Using their voice, gaining confident to share their ideas.

Videos go beyond students simply memorising things but allow them to create, share, edit, collaborate and be publishers. It is important that we leverage this and empower student voice by finding an audience for their ideas in a meaningful context.

Transform your Teaching

WeVideo can transform the way you work with colleagues and students by empowering learners to create, collaborate and learn deeper. Learners become more excited and engaged when they become the authors, directors and producers and are able to create something to demonstrate what they know and have learnt. Students are given the voice to create something meaningful to them and to the audience. Move from just being the teacher at the front to the facilitator of learning allowing students to share their knowledge through creativity tools. Teachers and students can learn together and share ideas whilst collaborating allows students to work on projects where ever they are.

When thinking about project based learning video creation readily adapts to different grade levels, subject areas and differentiated student need and ability level. It provides students with a blank canvas which students collect research and drive insights and understanding. They are empowered to reveal their learning through establishing connections across rich materials.
It creates authentic assessment by success being measured beyond a flashy video but a well defined rubric. Teachers should check in and give feedback so that students can reflect as they go.

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