Recently, I had the chance to work with one of my favorite librarians, Jenny Umbarger from Rogers-Herr Middle School. We came up with the idea to have her four library helpers create multimedia book reviews. It happened that two of her helpers are hearing impaired so we decided to make all four of the videos accessible. In a nutshell here is how we did it.
1.The students wrote the scripts and then found images that illustrated what they were talking about.
2.They created their multimedia videos using the FRAMES software from tech4learning.
3. We used Newsmaker software to create the signing videos that corresponded to the script.
4. We put it altogether in iMovie09 which has a picture-in-picture feature.
These videos have been uploaded to the District Library Automation software so anyone looking for these books can watch these videos.
Click on the image to play videos:
While I was attending the Florida Educational Technology conference in January I chose to attend a session on using video in the classroom. It turned out to be a vendor presentation for an inexpensive software called Newsmaker. With a webcam, a teacher can use Newsmaker to create videos with a teleprompter. There is a 30 day free download.
First you type the script. The next step brings up the live webcam and the teleprompter.
Then you can choose different effects, backgrounds and add-ons.
Once all of the choices are made just click the record button and the teleprompter begins moving. The reader can choose the speed of the teleprompter which is great for kids.
Here is an example of a first grader reading his report on the state of Arizona. Initially, he was having a hard time getting through the entire report but when he chose his new look, he breezed through it.
Click on the image to watch the video.
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