Summary
This collection of instructional strategies is designed to help educators integrate student-created video into the classroom. Each strategy either directly supports video or has a simple modification to integrate video. These strategies work great with the Padcaster Starter Kit or Padcaster Studio tools.Resources
Cut It Out
- 3rd - Undergraduate
Students collaborate to summarize content, create illustrations, and record a brief video about a research topic or recently covered topic that demonstrates their expertise and understanding. Read more »
Created by: Mary Braggs
August 25th, 2022
- Small Group
- Explore/Learning Activity, Explain/Closing, Evaluate/Assessment
- More Than 30 Minutes
- Active Engagement, Collaborate, Critical Thinking, Evaluate, Interpret, Present, Problem Solving, Reflection, Review, Speak & Listen, Student Choice, Summarize, Synthesize
- 3rd - Undergraduate
VlogIt
- 3rd - 12th
This strategy is to help students reflect on their learning and provide meaningful feedback to teachers. Students can summarize and analyze information in short videos. Read more »
Created by: Evalyne Tracy
September 30th, 2022
- Individual, Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Small Group, Small Group (at least 4), Whole Class
- Extend/Additional Learning Activity, Evaluate/Assessment
- 20 - 30 Minutes, More Than 30 Minutes
- Analyze, Collaborate, Elaborate, Evaluate, Interpret, Persuade, Present, Reason, Reflection, Research, Review, Student Choice, Summarize, Synthesize
- 3rd - 12th
GramIt
- Preschool - 12th
Students use an image to illustrate the main idea of a lesson, concept or text, paired with a hashtag that summarizes their understanding. Read more »
Created by: Evalyne Tracy
September 26th, 2022
- Individual, Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Small Group, Small Group (at least 4), Whole Class
- Engage/Opening, Evaluate/Assessment
- 10 - 20 Minutes
- Activate Prior Knowledge, Conversation Starter, Evaluate, Infer, Reflection, Review, Summarize, Synthesize
- Preschool - 12th
Two-Minute Documentaries
- 6th - 12th
Students collaborate to determine their response to a prompt and then create a short video to communicate that response in a creative way. Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
January 26th, 2024
- Explain/Closing
- 10 - 20 Minutes, 20 - 30 Minutes, More Than 30 Minutes
- Brainstorming, Collaborate, Critical Thinking, Interpret, Problem Solving, Student Choice
- 6th - 12th
30-Second Expert
- 3rd - 12th
This collaborative strategy can be used to introduce new material or to review texts that students have read. 30-Second Expert helps students summarize and synthesize information in a brief, reciprocal activity. Read more »
Created by: Shelby Blackwood
February 28th, 2024
- Small Group
- Engage/Opening, Explore/Learning Activity, Explain/Closing, Evaluate/Assessment
- 10 - 20 Minutes
- Active Engagement, Collaborate, Conversation Starter, Critical Thinking, Interpret, Review, Speak & Listen, Summarize, Synthesize
- 3rd - 12th
Unboxing Video
- 1st - 12th
Students create a YouTube-style unboxing video to demonstrate their learning. Read more »
Created by: Jared Whaley
February 8th, 2024
- Individual, Small Group
- Explain/Closing, Extend/Additional Learning Activity, Evaluate/Assessment
- More Than 30 Minutes
- Evaluate, Review, Summarize, Synthesize
- 1st - 12th
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