• I have found the secret to having a full house for a presentation – add to the bottom of the description “This session fills up fast – come early!”
• Non-profit Next vista for learning
• Video will get student’s attention
• use video as a tool
• you can make a wonderful without a camcorder – all you need is a microphone
• video editing
  • like word processing with video
• Windows Moviemaker
  • get pictures in one place
  • put “stuff” in timeline
  • get pics from shared picture locations – Flickr
  • move pictures into editor – or import video or pictures
  • add the pics to the bottom of the timeline
  • drag to put into whatever order you want
  • can change length of the picture
  • add title page
    • same as with word processing
  • drag the video transitions between the pictures
  • add voice over with microphone
    • cheap microphones work just as well
    • click on microphone icon to add voice
  • go to save to my computer
• make sure you tell your kids not to use violence or “action scenes”
• short videos are much better than longer videos
• discuss at the beginning – copyright
  • use copyright friendly or creative commons
  • have kids make their own music
  • pod safe music
  • podsafe audio
• Morgue file free photos
• flickr
• good for ESL and special ed kiddos
  • kids push pause when they get to a part they don’t understand
  • teachers can do individual instruction
• why does quality improve?
  • audience grows especially if you post it on the web
• rules for videos:
  • no copyright material
  • 5 minutes or less
  • appropriate for young audience
  • curriculum appropriate
• nextvista.org
• rh@nextvista.org
• curriki.org
• photobucket.com
• bhphoto.com
• morguefile.com
• podsafeaudio.com
• www.prometheanworld.com
• www.einstruction.com

Until next time ~ Danita