An Internet Hotlist on DV

• 2005 Student Video Discovery Awards (SVDA) finalists - Award winning student-created videos hosted on the Video Resource Center from eSchool News Online. View: 'School Violence' and 'Single Parenting' from Rockford HS.
• ASL Poetry and Stories from Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center - Outstanding use of digital video. 'Students at the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, created a variety of stories and poems in American Sign Language (ASL).'
• Anthony Wayne HS Video Journalism, Whitehouse, OH - Students' Mid-Year Video Projects. (QuickTime player needed)
• Digital Storytelling in the Scott County Schools - See how one school district is successfully combining students' writing with digital video. For student-created videos, click on 'Our students created their stories' in left column.
• Digital Video for Problem Solving/Decision Making - A look at how digital video can be implemented using a problem solving approach. This web page is part of the 'Technology Enhanced Learning Environments' project, structured upon ISTE NETS, created by education undergrads at the University of Georgia.
• Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Video Festival - See link below the logo for 'list of 2004-05 finalists and winners & their videos.' Note the pull-down menu of links above the Adobe Acrobat Reader logo. Includes a page on 'Tools you can use.'
• Historic Explorer Interview Videos from T. Vincent's class, Planet 5th, Omaha, NE - Grade 5 student-created DVs of famous explorers like Marco Polo and Magellan. 'Students used their social studies textbooks and the internet to research early explorers of America. They worked with partners to gather information and to write a script for the interview.'
• McLane High School's 2004 Video Journalism Homepage, Fresno, CA - Student-created videos for 'McLane News' posted in QuickTime format. See Cat Dissections on the Feb. 2004 videos page. See also: McLane's 2003 site: http://mclane.fresno.k12.ca.us/videojournalism/index03.html
• Oral History Project: A Culture and Heritage Exchange Initiative - 'This project brings history to life as students become historians of war, culture and heritage experiences. This inter-generational streaming media project, in partnership with the Library of Congress to preserve and honor the oral histories of American Veterans, brings communities and schools together in an unparalleled civic pursuit - a project-based learning experience that is immeasurable in its scope.' Click on 'Veteran Stories' to see student-created videos, many from Oakland Schools, Michigan.
• Using iMovie! from Springfield, IL - A mix of student and teacher productions; Try 'Owl Pellets.'
• Video Production Entries, Snoqualmie Valley School District, WA - Student-created videos from Snoqualmie's 2002 Fine Arts Showcase (software used: Adobe Premiere).
• Video Projects (Moose Jaw, SK, Canada) - A sample of implmentation ideas and teacher and student created videos on web site from Dean Shareski, Educational Consultant, Moose Jaw, SK, Canada
• iCan Student Film Festival: San Fernando Education Technology Team (SFETT) - Some of the best student-created short films in the country can be found here (gm). 'iCan is a short film festival produced by students from San Fernando, CA, USA. The movies are projects for school assignments as well as projects for community building. Digital storytelling is our way of promoting the arts, celebrating our culture, and improving our communications with you: the world. We hope you enjoy our efforts.'
• iMovie in the Classroom - iMovie revolutionized digital video production in the classroom. This Apple web site introduces how the software is impacting learning. Note the links on the right hand side of the web page which lead to more examples of how iMovie is being used by students and educators.

How-To -top

• 'Movie Making Handbook' by Pinnacle - Includes movie making on your desktop, editing technique, and video editing glossary.
• A Short Course in Digital Video - Info on the fuctions and features of DV hardware and software from shortcourses.com.
• Apple: iMovie3 Online Tutorial - iMovie Homepage: Tips on how to capture footage, edit, enhance, and share videos.
• Atomic Learning Library, Free MovieMaker2 Tutorial -
• Atomic Learning Library, Free iMovie 3 and 4 Tutorials -
• Center for Digital Storytelling - A 'non-profit project development, training, and research organization dedicated to assisting people in using digital media to tell meaningful stories from their lives' from Berkeley, CA.
• Digital Movies: Movie Making for Kids - A resource where elementary students can, 'Learn the basics to producing...digital movie(s), get to know the terms used in movie-making, and even learn proper techniques in video-shooting!'
• Effortless Video Editing w/ Pinnacle's Studio - Online tutorial on DV editing (using Pinnacle's Studio) made by Keith Mack for his students.
• Getting started with digital video - Site by MediaEd, “The UK media education website.”
• How do I organize a video project for my class? - Helpful web page from Duke Univ. DV production process outlined in 5 steps: Define goals, Shoot video and gather materials, Edit, Distribute, Evaluate (summative). (Ed. I would add formative evaluation along the way)
• Kids' Vid: High Plains Regional Technology in Education - 'Kids' Vid is an instructional web site that gives teachers and students the tools necessary to implement video production in the classroom.' Site provides outstanding resources and tips on scripting, shooting, and editing. The unique, online storyboarding tool allows teams to create storyboards which can be edited and viewed anywhere/anytime students have Internet access.
• Lights, Camera, Action - Digital Video Editing - Web site by a Henderson, KY educator. Helpful sections include fast facts, videography basics, video planning, tips for capturing and editing, and project ideas.
• Lights, Camera...Learn! Enhancing the Learning Process with Desktop Movies - Web site by 2 Utica, MI educators set up to support a conference session they presented. Check out their great storyboarding pdfs and the rubrics in the assessment section which on focus on the curriculum, not the technology.
• The Atomic Learning Video Storytelling Guide Intro - 'FREE Preview of the Atomic Learning Video Storytelling Guide covers basic video shots and composition rules.' QuickTime needed to view the 16 video examples.
• The Video Guide!: Project-Based Learning With Multimedia - The Video Guide is a resource for both students and teachers to use as they explore the world of video. San Mateo County, Office of Education.
• Video for the Classroom - Tips, plan, process, roles & projects by teacher Keith Mack.
• Videography for Educators from Apple Learning Interchange - This 'exhibit features tips and techniques to assist in the creation of quality video products. The exhibit provides example planning documents and video examples to illustrate concepts and skills. The content assumes you are already learning the mechanics of iMovie 2.' Features many video examples.
• Windows Movie Maker 2: How-To for Beginners - 'How-to' info from Microsoft on their Movie Maker software, a dv editing program with basic functionality that comes bundled with Windows XP.

Hardware & Software -top

• Cannon DV website - The ZR series camcorders are reasonably priced, function simply and well.
• Final Cut Express by Apple - For people who want video editing software that is more advanced than iMovie.
• Pinnacle Systems Products - Studio version 9 is an entry level DV editing software package for PCs.
• Sonic - Sonic offers DVD creation applications for PC.
• VideoWave Movie Creator by Roxio - A $50 digital video editing software package. Web site includes a link to product data sheet, online tutorial, and (at the left) a downloadable demo and product comparison.

Multi-Topic Links -top

• Copyright Resources for Video Journalism from Apple Digital Campus Curriculum - Links to important copyright web sites.
• Digital Video in Education - 'DV in Education pages hosted by Denbigh ICT Centre, Denbighshire LEA and moderated by David Baugh and Dewi Lloyd. These pages allow you to register and discuss with other like minded people the uses and potential of using Digital Video in Education.'
• Digital Video in the Classroom by Dr. Michael Ruffini - A clickable concept course map with lots of 'how-to' info in the lower right portion.
• Director in the Classroom - This is the companion site to the highly recommended book by the same name. Some parts of the website are incomplete, but there are some informative sections.
• KIDS, TEACHERS AND (the new) VIDEOTAPE by Alan L. Dessoff - Article in District Administration magazine.
• Simply DV - your online digital video guide - Video industry info. Many DV resources (techniques, hardware & software reviews) from the UK. Not necessarily for the beginner.
• THE DIGITAL VIDEO REVOLUTION by Gary S. Stager - Article in District Administration magazine.
• The Little Digital Video Book by Mike Rubin - Link for buying this book on Amazon.com. '...not some dense, jargon-filled reference tome...it focuses on practical shooting and editing techniques...thorough grounding in the basics of digital video...book is platform- and software-neutral...'
• Video Resource Center from eSchool News Online - 'Tune in the big picture on video in schools.' This site comprehensive includes recent articles about classroom DV projects, student videos, software profiles, links, and more.
• iMovie and Digital Media Resources - A huge list of links including materials written by Gary Stager.

Video Course Development -top

• Edutopia's Video: Students Find Their Voices Through Multimedia - The video, Students Find Their Voices Through Multimedia, features the outstanding multimedia program of teacher Marco Torres at San Fernando High School, CA. Edutopia is a magazine and web site created by The George Lucas Educational Foundation.
• Homepage of Video Journalism from Apple Digital Campus Curriculum - A must see site for teachers developing a video course. Some areas are password protected.
• Video Journalism: Setting up a school news network from Apple Digital Campus Curriculum - A must see site for teachers developing a video course. 'Eric Thompson and John Reimler of Onalaska High School provide an article on Developing a Video Journalism class and a collection of documents they use with students, including assignment sheets, equipment checkout forms, press passes, and more.' (PDF documents)