In our second episode of REALity Check, we sat down to talk about one of the tools our district has invested in, WeVideo.
Many of us know just how great WeVideo is. It’s unique in that it can do ALL of the following:
- Create videos
- Create podcasts
- Allow students to collaborate
- Use audio and visual content for FREE
- Connect with Google Drive and Schoology
- Provide easy green screen editing tools.
1 – Build Content for Students
Here are some specific ways YOU can work to incorporate WeVideo into your curriculum.
Use the screen cast function to build content for students. Whether it’s for the inevitable e-learning day (more on that in our next episode), your blended classroom, or a flipped lesson that you want students to be able to access again and again, WeVideo can help you!
2 – Have Students Screen cast to Show Learning Process
Have students use the screencast to talk you through their learning process. Pair it with a doc cam or Kami to up their game even more! We can see this for students solving a math problem, or even walking us through finding inferences or decoding words in an English class!
3 – Have Students Podcast
Podcasts are big in education right now (*cough* cough* check out REALity Check *cough*). Want students to show a candid conversation about a relevant topic? Have them use WeVideo to podcast! That’s what we use to edit REALity Check!
Bonus: It’s collaborative!
4 – Emphasize Authenticity
We emphasize authenticity a lot — but at least (in Vic’s personal reflection in English) we focus a lot on authentic audiences.
But remember, authenticity can have students taking on an authentic role. Have them use a greenscreen and be a newscaster, a historic figure, a scientist. They also have access to an authentic medium. Have them develop an authentic newscast, youtube video, or social media campaign.
5 — Link WeVideo and Schoology
By linking WeVideo and Schoology, we can help to improve both our workflow, and our students’ workflow. When finishing their video in WeVideo, students can simply click the Schoology button, and submit to an assignment in Schoology. This means that you can watch the video in Schoology, attach a rubric, grade in Schoology, and — wait for it — even sync the grade to PowerSchool.
We know that in order to ask your students to play, you’ve got to feel comfortable with it yourself.
To better your skills with WeVideo, consider joining us on Thursday, January 23rd during lunch periods or after school for our first Reality Check Tech or a more in-depth look at this creation tool.
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Join us on January 23 for our first REALity Check Tech where we can walk you through all of these steps and more.
Join us in our next episode as we discuss 5 Ways to get Creative on the Inevitable e-Learning Day
