By Sophia Strickfaden Recently, I had two colleagues email for ideas on how to assign their students video creation tools. They needed it to be a group collaboration for a class project. So, I went to work. In my search, I came across many tools (i.e Animoto) that seemed promising, but either cost money or didn’t seem reliable. After digging for a few hours, I went back to my original tools: iMovie and Adobe Spark. In the end, most of undergraduate students are likely to be more interested in knowing your learning content, than becoming video production experts. So, guiding them through getting their video clips and putting them together is ideal for this situation. Also, the students need easy-to-use and free tools to make their videos and submit their assignments. Tools for Creation iMovie I cannot recommend iMovie enough as a free and easy-to-learn software. If you have access to an Apple device, especially an iPad, it’s extremely easy to learn iMovie. In reality, I haven’t come across a tool that is as easy-to-use and as robust as iMovie. Price – Free in the App Store on Apple devices. Video Tutorial – VidProMom’s video “How Import GoPro Clips to iMovie and Set up a Project”
Videoshop I’ve never used Videoshop, but it seems to be a good alternative to iMovie if you do not have access to an Apple device. Price – Free for Android users to download from the Google Play store. Video Tutorial – KingYaadii’s video “HOW TO: EDIT YOUTUBE VIDEOS ON ANDROID PHONE 2016” Videoshop User Support – Unfound Adobe Spark This tool allows you to combine photos and videos with voiceover and music in a free app. It’s easy to use and easy to share.
Video Tutorial – Neemo Ofurhie’s video “Adobe Spark Tutorial – Make a Classy Video for Free Online” Adobe Spark Guide Tools for Sharing Videos
Kaltura Media By far the most reliable and effective way to share videos with students and between students. I recommend Kaltura, which is an integrated tool in uLearn (Blackboard). Kaltura is a video hosting service JWU provides to its faculty and students. It's under the Mashup button in the text editor. There is a small piece of software you have to installed called CaptureSpace Lite, which will allow you as the user to upload, record, and save videos to your Kaltura account. I hope this was helpful. Feel free to add your own insights in comments.
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