Make It Real, Make a Video Using the Flip Video Camera to Create a Video Ruth Valle and Tiffany Hernández 2011 P-16 Summer Summit Cleveland State Community College

Why make a video? Fun way to share what you are doing with others Tangible product Bring excitement into the classroom Use language in real situations Great way to share class projects

Technology Standards 1.Creativity and Innovation- Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.

2.Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making- Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.

3.Technology Operations and Concepts- Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.

What about the FL Standards? 1.3 Present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics. 2.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.

How do I share the video? Set up an account with How to become your school’s official monitor monitor

Get permission Get parents to sign permission slips to post on Do not violate copyright laws Copyright laws

Get the kids motivated Have a contest between your classes Appoint other teachers as judges Give out “valuable” prizes to the winners

Plan your video Have the kids write an outline with specific characters Write a script sample script or storyboardsample scriptboard Include everyone’s input in the class Keep the video short (no longer than 5-8 minutes) Use props

Install the Flip software on your computer

How to use the Flip Camera Using the Flip Camera

Practice makes perfect Practice taping Use a tripod Decide who will do the taping

Taping your video Make a practice tape as the kids rehearse - review for problems Record the scenes Review and rerecord as necessary No need for perfection-learn from your mistakes

Create a movie Upload the scenes on your computer Create a movie with the Flip software 1 st try 1 st try A video contest Be sure to have a permission slip from all students featured in the movie

Green Screen Set up a green screen to make it look like students are in different locations Setting up a green screenscreen You will need additional software to add this effect such as “Premiere Pro” or “VideoMagic”Magic

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Share on Upload your movie on How to upload Share with parents Use older movies as examples for your kids or remove them at the end of the year

Want to burn a DVD? Choose “create”, then ”DVD” on the Flipshare video page. Choose movie you want to save on DVD Choose “burn” and the file will be placed on the desktop for your DVD Open the file on the desktop and choose ”burn to disc”

Give out your awards Get people to vote for the best movie Give out your prizes Plan ahead for your next movie to keep the excitement going Decide what you will do differently next time

One last word… Use Windows Movie Maker if you would like to make movies from photos Newer versions are much more user friendly Sample of Windows Movie Maker movie Sample

El Fin Happy Taping! Any questions?