This week I explored 3 video tools.
Loom:
I found this to be the easiest and most user friendly video tool. I would absolutely use this website to record lessons while teaching virtual. It was easy to share my screen which would make it effective in explaining something that I wanted my students to do or to show them examples. I could also use the video feature to teach a lesson, read a book or demonstrate a skill.
Wideo:
This video tool was a lot of fun and this was the website that I spent the most time on. I created an animated video explaining a project that I like to do in my 3rd grade class. (See link below) While I wasn’t able to go in depth in explaining the project in my video, I think this would make a nice introduction to the project and get the students excited about getting started. I was able to make a nice overview video that was effective, informative and short. I did have some trouble with some of the graphics in the template I was using. I wasn’t always able to get the graphic to effectively fit the space. However, I think overall it was fun to explore and use. I’m sure with more practice I would improve my videos.
Kapwing:
This was the last video tool I explored. I really liked the idea of making a stop action video, however, I felt that it was going to be very time consuming in order to make it at least a minute long. If we could have submitted a shorter video I might have played around with this website more. I do think that young students would love this and that it would be fun to have in a Maker Space Lab in the library. Students could use this video tool to get creative and either use their video to enhance a school project or just to have fun creating.
I agree with you that Loom is super easy to use. I have used that one and Screencastify when schools went into lockdown in March 2020. Your Wideo was paced really well and easy to understand. It would be an excellent tool for librarians and teachers to provide directions.
Loom does seem to be the most user friendly of them all. I had never used it before, but I think it is something I can use in class.
Hi Sarah,
I really enjoyed the video directions you made for the Animal Research Project. I think that’s such a fun way to give the kids directions.
Great video Sarah! I too enjoyed playing around with the stop motion videos on Kapwing. At the end of the day it was taking way too long to make a short video and every time someone moved the camera the stop motion looked weird. If we had a studio or space at school with stands I could see students really enjoying making quick story retelling videos in stop motion or maker space videos. I like your project introduction!