Listen "Episode 145: Shortcast - Episode 18: Building Effective Instructional Videos"
Episode Synopsis
Listen to the full episode here (https://podcast.modernclassrooms.org/18)
On this week's episode, we discuss the benefits of using instructional videos in a self-paced class, best practices for building instructional videos, and strategies educators can use to build engagement with their video lessons
Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog (https://www.modernclassrooms.org/blog/building-effective-instructional-videos)
Show Notes
Graphic on research-based best practices for instructional videos, which we were referencing during recording https://www.flickr.com/photos/191556970@N04/50763268171/in/dateposted-public/ (if the image doesn't appear, click here (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191556970@N04/shares/98F0u6))
Kareem’s Screencasting Piece in Cult of Pedagogy (https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/screencast-videos/)
Screencast-o-matic (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10JtgTDkzE6hnxhcHoSEPVi7QWSA2SXlJ2xwtQdDtyHg/edit?usp=sharing)
Screencastify (https://learn.screencastify.com/hc/en-us/sections/360008793034-User-Guide-Getting-Started)
Explain Everything (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16f8bXojkYnK06I06zNKt5J9Z0Hqqz8vYkTRCpvwCSX0/edit?usp=sharing)
Edpuzzle (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1z8sWGDotmEoG82ZK_5alaANSDutj0dxJ6Bf2zAfnqSw/edit?usp=sharing)
Playposit (https://knowledge.playposit.com/article/213-building-a-bulb-in-playposit-3-0)
Nearpod (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lUn6W78ulJn01lDf8CbadxxrGUjhcqfFihplKmSYHdU/edit?usp=sharing)
Desmo (https://www.desmos.com/)
The Cornell Note Taking System (http://lsc.cornell.edu/how-to-study/taking-notes/cornell-note-taking-system/)
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Kate: @gaskill_teacher on Twitter
Zach: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach (https://www.learningtoteach.co)
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Modern Classrooms Online Course (learn.modernclassrooms.org)
Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom! Special Guest: Meg McGregor.
On this week's episode, we discuss the benefits of using instructional videos in a self-paced class, best practices for building instructional videos, and strategies educators can use to build engagement with their video lessons
Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog (https://www.modernclassrooms.org/blog/building-effective-instructional-videos)
Show Notes
Graphic on research-based best practices for instructional videos, which we were referencing during recording https://www.flickr.com/photos/191556970@N04/50763268171/in/dateposted-public/ (if the image doesn't appear, click here (https://www.flickr.com/photos/191556970@N04/shares/98F0u6))
Kareem’s Screencasting Piece in Cult of Pedagogy (https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/screencast-videos/)
Screencast-o-matic (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10JtgTDkzE6hnxhcHoSEPVi7QWSA2SXlJ2xwtQdDtyHg/edit?usp=sharing)
Screencastify (https://learn.screencastify.com/hc/en-us/sections/360008793034-User-Guide-Getting-Started)
Explain Everything (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16f8bXojkYnK06I06zNKt5J9Z0Hqqz8vYkTRCpvwCSX0/edit?usp=sharing)
Edpuzzle (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1z8sWGDotmEoG82ZK_5alaANSDutj0dxJ6Bf2zAfnqSw/edit?usp=sharing)
Playposit (https://knowledge.playposit.com/article/213-building-a-bulb-in-playposit-3-0)
Nearpod (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lUn6W78ulJn01lDf8CbadxxrGUjhcqfFihplKmSYHdU/edit?usp=sharing)
Desmo (https://www.desmos.com/)
The Cornell Note Taking System (http://lsc.cornell.edu/how-to-study/taking-notes/cornell-note-taking-system/)
Follow us online and learn more:
Apply to become a Distinguished Modern Classroom Educator (https://modernclassrooms.org/distinguished-educators)
Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj
Kareem: @kareemfarah23 on Twitter
Kate: @gaskill_teacher on Twitter
Zach: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach (https://www.learningtoteach.co)
The Modern Classroom Project (www.modernclassrooms.org)
Modern Classrooms Online Course (learn.modernclassrooms.org)
Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom! Special Guest: Meg McGregor.
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