Blended Learning 3 -- Videos!!! (CMS Electives, 11.4.15)

1. Take Attendance

Use this link to get to the attendance sheet in Google Drive (clunky!), OR go find your attendance sheet in the STARRED DRIVE of your Google Drive (if you starred it!).

 2. Your Challenge From 10.28.15

Last week's challenge: Work today to start getting set up and challenge yourself to do something SMALL using your system. This way, you'll know what questions you have! So...? What questions do you have or what did you run into?

3. Moving A Step Forward -- Videos!

 One major reason for moving your classroom into the digital realm is so that you have a way to STORE and DELIVER video content easily to your students. Videos of lessons come in quite handy when a student has been absent or when a student needs more time with the content. Getting yourself set up digitally is HALF the battle. The other half is MAKING SOME VIDEOS!!

Our OBJECTIVE today is to understand a few video tools that are easy to use well enough so you can begin to create some of your own videos. We'll do this by looking at a teacher-made video using the iPad video camera and a Show Me video made with the Show Me app. If time allows, we'll quickly demo the Show Me app so you can get to creating!

4. Use the iPad Video Camera -- It Really Can BE That Simple!

Making a content video does NOT have to be difficult. Many teachers simply prop the iPad up close to the whiteboard and get started. Consider your very own Rachael Friess! What are the pros and cons of this type of video? What are some important tips to make these successful? Here's another example from Mr. Castro, DCHS.

5. Use a Whiteboard App

 Some teachers try to combat the "cons" of iPad videos by using a whiteboard app. There are many good apps out there, but one of the simplest to use is Show Me. Let's see what Show Me can do, and then you can decide if you want to download the Show Me app and/or set up a Show Me account on the laptop. Here's how one teacher uses Show Me to create content videos for academic vocabulary.

6. Your Challenge!

Play around with Show Me enough that you're comfortable making a short content video. Don't worry about it being perfect. Bring your video back to team time so we can learn from each other!

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