Six Styles of Classroom Video Projects – A Handout

Thanks to my Twitter buddies, I was notified of this rather excellent resource. In this handout, Richard Byrne shares some excellent ideas for teachers who wish to use video in the classroom. He outlines the following types of video projects:

1. One-take videos
   • Post to YouTube

    

2. Audio slideshows
   • Animoto: http://animoto.com/
   • YouTube’s annotations tool: http://bitly.com/ytftslide
   • Shadow puppet: http://bit.ly/shdwft
   • 30hands: http://bit.ly/30handsft

    

3. Whiteboard/screencast instructional videos
   • Clarisketch: http://clarisketch.com/
   • Pixiclip: http://pixiclip.com/
   • ScreenChomp: http://bit.ly/ftchomp
   • Knowmia Teach: http://apple.co/1RQGG37
   • Screencast-O-Matic: http://screencast-o-matic.com/

    

4. Animated videos
   • Tellagami: http://tellagami.com/
   • Wideo: http://wideo.co/
   • Common Craft-style: http://commoncraft.com/
   • Scratch: http://scratch.mit.edu/

    

5. Stopmotion and timelapse videos
   • Common Craft-style: http://commoncraft.com/
   • JellyCam: http://bitly.com/ftjellycam
   • OSnap: http://bit.ly/ftosnap
   • Prepara Animation: http://bitly.com/ftpara

    

6. Documentary/feature films

For a full description of each category, visit Richard Byrne’s page: Free Technology for Teachers.