Creating a Video Using Discovery Education Clips and Images

Prepared by Jo-Anne GibsonTeacher-Librarian

Acadia Junior High School

The Process

• Increase student file size on the network for a limited time by putting in a divisional work order listing every student who needs more space

• Give students an overview of the process by showing them the instructional video found in Discovery Education (DE); path: Professional Development – Interactive Training – Lesson 2: Integration Strategies – 2d Using Editable Titles

Topic and Storyboard

• Select/assign a topic• Map out the basic story and narration using a

basic storyboard template; see:• http

://www.jasonohler.com/pdfs/digitalStorytellingStoryBoard.pdf

• http://xinsight.ca/tools/storyboard.html

Find Images and Videos*

• All images on DE can be used; only editable videos can be used

• To find editable video, use the Advance Search feature and select “Include Only Editable Titles”

*If students are creating their own videos, they can’t download files. Teachers will needto download the videos they think students will need and save them in the Student “R” Drive and put them in a folder so that the students can access them.

Editable Videos

Download Video or Video Segments

• Select the “disk” icon to download videos/video segments or pictures and Save to My Videos

Import Video/Pictures to Movie Maker

Select File and Import

Drag clips/pictures to Movie Maker Storyboard

Trimming Clips• Trim the beginning or end after you have addedclips to the storyboard (you can clear the trim points at any time) • Drag the trim handles to trim unwanted portions

Splitting Clips

• You can split a video into two clips• Useful when you want to insert picture or video

transition in the middle of a clip• On the storyboard, click the clip you want to split• On the Play menu, click Play Clip and then click

Pause Clip on the Play menu to pause the video at the point you want to split the clip

• On the Clip menu, click Split

Combining Clips

• You can combine two or more clips• Useful if you have several short clips and you want

to view them as one clip on the storyboard• On the storyboard, hold down the CTRL key and

then select the clips you want to combine (they must be beside each other on your board)

• On the Clip menu, click Combine• To select consecutive clips, click the first clip, press

and hold the SHIFT key and then click the last clip.

Mute Sound on Each Video Segment

• Note: Only done if adding own narration

Add Narration

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Check your audio levelOn your microphone

Save Narration

• Save narration to your Narration folder on your desktop; it will automatically appear on the Movie Maker timeline

Add Video Transitions

Add Video Effects

Add Titles and Credits

To Play your Video

• To check your work as it progresses, you can play your video from the play tab on the toolbar or the play tab on the video

Save as

• Videos take up lots of space; once you’re done, consider moving your video to a stick

Enjoy your new creation!