Creating video-based tutorials can help engage students with different learning styles and skills. Videos can be created easily using a camera, smartphone, tablet by recording live action or converting existing resources like PowerPoint presentations into videos with voiceovers. Videos can then be shared on sites like YouTube, TeacherTube, Vimeo or GoogleDocs to distribute to students.

1. Creating Video-Based
Tutorials

2. Creating Video-Based Tutorials
1.Reach students with a variety of learning
styles and information acquisition styles.
2.Engage students in problem-solving and
investigative activities.

3. Creating Video-Based Tutorials
3. Begin to dismantle social stereotypes.
4. Help students practice media literacy and
critical viewing skills.
5. Provide a common experience for
students to discuss

4. Simple Ways to Create Videos
1. Shooting live action using camera,
smartphone, or tablet.
- A ‘traditional’ way to produce a video clip.
- Simply set up the camera, hit record, and start
explaining a concept.
- Considered the easiest way to create video
resources.

5. Simple Ways to Create Videos
To get the most from your device:
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Check sound: Record a little and then listen.
Can you be heard clearly? Is there any background
sound?
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Think about the light. Avoid standing in front of a
sunny window or in a room with low light levels.
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Keep stable: Using tripods and grips to avoid wobbly
videos.

6. Simple Ways to Create Videos
2. Transform existing resources into video
If shooting video doesn’t interest you, you can
use an existing PowerPoint presentation.
- Using PowerPoint 2011 on a Mac
To record a voiceover narration and convert your
presentation into a video follow these directions:

7. Simple Ways to Create Videos
Click Slide Show > Record Slide Show to start
your presentation and begin recording.
Once complete PowerPoint will prompt you to
save the timings of your recordings, click Yes.
Click File > Save as Movie, choose where you’d
like to save your file and click Save.

8. Simple Ways to Create Videos
Using PowerPoint 2010 or later on a PC
With PowerPoint for PC you can record your
voice over narration separately before or during
presenting a slide show.
When you’re ready to save your video:
Click File > Save & Send, then Create a video.
Select where to save your video.

9. Video Sharing Sites
YouTube.com
Anyone can set up a free YouTube channel.
Simple to upload videos and share them with anyone.
Careful with inappropriate comments by viewers.

10. Video Sharing Sites
TeacherTube.com
Primarily used for posting instructional videos by
teachers.
Provides good examples of educational videos
on which student projects could be modeled.

11. Video Sharing Sites
Vimeo.com
Have similar features as Youtube.
Allows users to organize content into albums and
channels.
Create custom viewing options. Vimeo also has some
great tutorials on its.
websitehttp://vimeo.com/videoschool

12. Video Sharing Sites
Blip.com
An alternative to YouTube and Vimeo.
Host your videos and distribute them from Blip to
online media sites including YouTube, Vimeo,
Facebook and Twitter.

13. Video Sharing Sites
GoogleDocs
With a Google account, video can be uploaded to
GoogleDocs and then shared out to any designated
audience either via a direct link or with an embed
code.
Google has great support resources available.