Using Videos to Reach Your Audience

"My student is addicted to making videos because she is having FUN!"  
- Bryan Hanan, 5th grade Teacher

 Stony Creek Elementary 5th grade students
created a stop motion video to teach a life skill.

Stop Motion Video.  What a captivating way for students to teach others about sharing! Making videos is a great way to express ideas and help others. I enjoy using this medium to inspire creativity, engage with co-workers, and offer insight to staff on processes.  As a member of the Technology Department,  I am fortunate to work with a great team who creates videos to share best practices for staff. Below are a couple of our examples...

Staff from all buildings and departments joined in to build technology ticket awareness. In this short recording, we also rolled out a fun HelpDesk ticketing initiative with monthly Golden Ticket winners.

The Technology Department created this video, starring White River Elementary staff, to share how NS teachers request iOS apps for their classroom.

Supporting technology in the classroom gives me the opportunity to see student video projects created to demonstrate learning.  Whether a student is creating an iMovie trailer to review a book or a student news crew is offering the day's events, digital recordings bring an array of advantages... 

Hazel Dell Elementary students produce their daily news

GRABs the YouTube generation
OFFERs a way to connect with the audience
MAKEs it personal
OUTLET for balancing creativity and content

Noblesville Schools' teachers also create videos for the benefit of their students! Below are a few examples on how teachers have utilized digital recording to inspire learning...

Several students have memorized this fun rap performed by NWMS Teacher, Emily Crapnell.  

The Cells Cells rap video sensation teaches kids about the parts of the cells.

It has reached over 5 million views on YouTube!

Noblesville High School Teacher, Jessica Siebert, records her Geometry class and posts it on YouTube for students to have the ability to review the day's lesson.

Want to create a video, but don't know where to begin?  Here are a few websites to help get you started...

• Click here for a YouTube's Creator Academy course, Create Great Content.
• Click here for the Apple article, Create and share a video with Clips on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
• Click here for an article by NYU on, Guidelines for Video in Teaching and Learning.  It offers tangible insight on forming a good instructional video. 
• Click here for an Apple article, iMovie for iOS (iPad): Make quick edits to clips in Photos
• Click here for Dr. Alec Couros's Open Thinking blog post on 10 Ideas for Classroom Video Projects.  He offers great ideas to expand thinking and creativity.

Blog post by Jenny Sebbas

Noblesville Schools Technology HelpDesk Manager

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