Creating Videos in the Classroom

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For a quick overview of the process of teaching students to share their stories and ideas through digital media, view Behind the Scenes, a movie created by April Payne. Behind the Scenes documents the strategies she used to help her first graders create the "Good Readers" video.

Resources for Creating Videos in the Classroom
Visual Literacy in the Classroom George Lucas	This is more of a professional article than a strategy, but it contains valuable insights for using video in the classroom
Video Project Masters by Mrs. Payne (Written for her First Grade Video Production Project)	This link will take you to PDF files you can print for all the planning sheets and role assignments that Mrs. Payne created for class video editing projects.
Books on Filmmaking with Kids compiled by Mrs. Payne	For a list of books that will prepare you and your students to tackle the world of filmmaking in the classroom, click on the link to the left.
Video in the Classroom: Closing the Achievement Gap through Video Production	Mathew Needleman teaches in the LAUSD and has produced many sites that support teachers as they use technology to improve instruction. (The City Mouse and the Country Mouse.)
This is a great list of links to sample storyboards!	Lee's Summit R7 School District in Missouri has an excellent site listing links to resources in every area of Educational Technology including the Storyboarding link to the left.
American Film Institute of Hollywood	The American Film Institute (AFI) of Hollywood has amazing resources to help teachers and students maximize learning through the production of high quality movies. Their resources are powerful!
AFI Student Project to teach Lighting Techniques	Use this excellent project and student assignment to teach lighting techniques. It includes great illustrations!
Making Movies: A Guide for Young Filmmakers by the Director's Guild of America	At this site you can actually print an outstanding book that explains the art of filmmaking for students. You'll find the links for each chapter on the lower left sidebar of the page.
VC²(Video Created Content)	Learn about video production from the experts! You'll find great resources here on every aspect of creating your video.
The Director in the Classroom	Nikos Theodosakis has a great site that helps teachers learn to use video editing tools for student learning projects.
KQED Public Broadcasting Educator's Page	KQED's website devotes a section to video production in the classroom and provides tips from experts in the field. They also sponsor the Coming to California Contest that has a category for video entries.
Current Journalism Standards	Current Journalism standards from the Current TV website
The Project Based Learning Multi-media Guide for Using Video	This site is filled with VALUABLE information: glossaries, filming and sound tips, editing tips, and especially critical information to help students use video tools effectively. (Ex: What to do before, during and after an interview.
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Edited on: 04/25/2011 by Linda Foote
Instructional Curriculum Specialists
Poway Unified School District
lfoote@powayusd.com
©June 2002