Digital Video in the Classroom
Safari Montage
*** Safari Montage is only available to Bucks County public school educators. It is a subscription-based product.
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Discovery Education streaming offers a wide selection of video from across the content areas. What makes Discovery a versatile tool is that videos and content can be downloaded. This allows the video to be edited by teachers and students to meet their needs.
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Internet Resources for Current Events
Many news outlets host a huge amount of digital video on their websites. These tools can be used across all of the content areas, not only for current events but to teach skills, such as persuasion, perspective, editorials, etc.
CNN
Comcast
ABC News
Just to name a few....
Thinkfinity houses 55,000+ resources. These include three different types of resources: Lesson Plans, Partner-Reviewed Web Links, and Learning objects.
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How do you use this tools to locate video? When conducting a search, under the drop-down for Resource type, select "Media."
You Tube and Teacher Tube
Are these 2 resources blocked in your school? If so, you can use Conversion Tools to download the video and save it to your computer.
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Select the tab "Download video"
Copy and paste the URL
Select your file format (.wmv if using a PC, .mov if using a MAC)
Enter in your email address
Let the video upload
It will be delivered to your email once it has been downloaded
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Integrating video into your PowerPoint Jen Dorman from Central Bucks SD posted these awesome instructions on linking and embedding video!
So how can we use video as a form of assessment?
If you have any questions, contact Pam Newman at pnewman@bucksiu.org
