More and more we find ourselves working on our computer on things on the web. The days of saving to the desktop and flash drives are fading away rapidly, and the use of computers with actual software on them are diminishing as well.
While the convenience of having content on the internet is awesome, it does leave us a few voids in what it is capable of. In many classrooms Photostory 3 and MovieMaker have been staples in helping students express themselves through digital stories, documentaries and other projects.
As my district was contemplating the next batch of devices to buy, Google Chromebooks were high on our list. We had already committed to using the Google Apps tools for word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations, but we were left with the question of how we would create video projects on the web?
Then we found WeVideo! It was not a perfect tool, but it has gotten better and better. Right now, I would rate it as being better than what we used in the past. WeVideo allows students to create and edit video anywhere they have the internet. No special software is required, and its free smartphone app makes it easier than it has ever been to get video and pictures from phones into projects.
No longer will you be spending time pulling video from handy-cams to get it saved where it can be edited. Students can save their media and work on it almost anywhere.
The free accounts offered by WeVideo allow students to publish up to 15 minutes of content a month, and students can even log in using their school Google accounts.
It is a great tool to consider using for your digital storytelling and movie making needs.
Check out some of the resources below I have create to help you get started.
Click here to see my entire WeVideo Instructional Video Library.
WeVideo: A Photostory Alternative
WeVideo: Create Documentaries
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