Mercer Hall & Patricia RussacBuckley Country Day School

Student Videos & Animations

Empower Creativity

NYSCATE 2016 Sunday, November 20, 2016

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46% of teachers use videos in the classroom

23% of kids access videos created by teachers

90% of students think videos improve the learning experience

Sources: http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/The-State-of-Education-Video-2016-110211.aspx https://thejournal.com/articles/2014/02/03/10-major-technology-trends-in-education.aspx http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/03/health/teens-tweens-media-screen-use-report/ https://www.brandwatch.com/blog/96-amazing-social-media-statistics-and-facts-for-2016/ https://www.quora.com/How-many-users-does-Khan-Academy-have http://www.dacast.com/blog/how-are-videos-better-for-teaching-than-textbooks/

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Are videos relevant to the learning life?

Sources: http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/The-State-of-Education-Video-2016-110211.aspx https://thejournal.com/articles/2014/02/03/10-major-technology-trends-in-education.aspx http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/03/health/teens-tweens-media-screen-use-report/ https://www.brandwatch.com/blog/96-amazing-social-media-statistics-and-facts-for-2016/ https://www.quora.com/How-many-users-does-Khan-Academy-have

78% of people watch online videos every weekFacebook sees 8 billion daily video viewsSnapchat users watch 6 billion videos a day300 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute89% of high schoolers have access to a smartphoneTeenagers spend 9 hours a day using mediaKhan Academy has 10 million unique visitors a month35 million students in 2015 took online video courses

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Teacher videos are terrific learning tools …

… but student-created videos are even richer

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Short clips and motion graphics combine voice, images, & kinetic typography

Internalize authentic understanding

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Multimedia videos and animations require higher-order, critical thinking skills:

• Language of narration & storytelling

• Visual design in colors & templates

• Tech skills in manipulating online media

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Video creation allows students to stitch together a narrative & storyboard each moment in the process

• Logical reasoning

• Cause &effect

• Content mastery

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Kids teaching kids is the purest model of learning:

• Student-centered• Peer education• Differentiation

• Multiple modalities• Publishing• Flipped lessons

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Students must employ their graphicacy skills to fashion compelling and appealing visual displays

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Student skills based on critical thinking and choice:

Which images would properly relate to the theme?

Selection Sequence Style

Music Text Tone

What progression would make sense from start to finish?

What editing suite would complement the intended mood?

What instrumentation would add value to the theme?

What title and summary would help teach others?

What overall feeling or motif would wed the images together?

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Videos encourage four key proficiencies:

1. Symbol and visual metaphorChoosing images and icons to pair with explanations, which fosters an understanding of figurative meaning

2. NarrationUniting each visual frame with a seamless spoken narrative, to relate the core information via a smooth story

Source: http://blog.animaker.com/5-ways-to-use-videos-in-classroom/

3. ScriptSelecting crisp words to highlight vocabulary and terms, avoiding large paragraphs and irrelevant language

4. DesignCombining colors, music, transitions, and layout, to compellingly and clearly convey the content

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My SimpleShow

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Stop Motion Pro

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Magisto

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Renderforest

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Adobe Spark

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Vine