The goal you have for your video influences the tool you use to record. This page introduces you to different kinds of videos and tools you would use to create them. To record your welcome video (which you will embed in your Liquid Syllabus on Day 3 of the Humanizing Challenge), you will most likely choose "A Talking Head Video" (using your phone or webcam to record) or "Telling a Visual Story" (using Adobe Spark Video) to record.
Take some time to familiarize yourself with the different video types below and make a decision about which tool you will use to record your welcome video.
This refers to a video style where the video is recording a person talking to the camera.
Instructional Uses
Instructional uses vary, but here are a few:
welcome/introduction video
video announcements, check-ins, and video postcards
feedback to individual students
What tool would you use?
The simplest way to record this style of video is to use the camera that we have in our pockets. The benefit of using our smartphones to record is that it gives us more mobility and flexibility in where we record. It also lets us find a recording spot with good lighting.
If you have an iPhone, try recording on your phone using the Clips app. Search your iPhone – it should already be installed, as it is native to Apple iOS.
A Screencast Video
Sometimes you want to record what's on your computer screen while adding an audio narration. This style of video is called a screencast. You can decide whether or not to also include your talking head video alongside the screencast video.
Instructional Uses
Instructional uses vary, but here are a few:
providing a tour of your Canvas course
demonstrating how-to steps for a computer program
adding narration to slides
What tool would you use?
To create a screencast, you could use either Screencast-o-Matic or Zoom (use Share Screen) to record your screen and your webcam. For those with more advanced skills (and a budget), you might consider Camtasia. These tools allow you to record your computer screen while simultaneously recording your voice narration of what's on the screen.
A Whiteboard Video
In the classroom setting we may find ourselves drawing on the whiteboard at the front of the classroom. A whiteboard video is one that captures the drawing/writing on video while recording an audio narration.
Instructional uses
Instructional uses vary, but here are a few:
a visual lesson
explaining while drawing
sketchnote style video
What tool would you use?
You'll have to decide what you'll be using as your drawing application. If you're drawing digitally, then you can record your screen as you draw. In the example above, OneNote is used for drawing while being recorded in Screencastomatic. If you're drawing on a physical surface, then you can record it with your smartphone.
Stories have powerful potential to connect us to our learners. In the classroom we can animate our stories with our body language, our tone of voice, and our eye contact.
Instructional uses
Instructional uses vary, but here are a few:
telling a story
explaining a project
an introduction video
kicking off a new lesson
What tool would you use?
If you're wanting to tell a story online, consider using Adobe Spark Video. It is free and can be used on a computer or an iOS or Android device (with the free mobile app).
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