Vodcasting A presentation by Vicki Martinez

Getting Started  Materials needed:  A digital video camera – It must have the ability to export videos to a computer either through a USB connection, a cable, or a video card.  A computer with a lot of hard disk space and a high speed Internet connection.  Video editing software  An RSS feed to generate the video on the Internet.

The Camera  Flip Video Ultra  No memory card  Connects and downloads directly to the computer.  Must save the information on the computer.  Holds 60 minutes of video  Has its on video editing software  Files can be saved and loaded to the Photos and Documents section of Teacher Web.  There is a microphone in the camera.

Flip Video Ultra Camera  Back View  Front View

 Classroom Procedures- lines, raising hands, lunch, etc. Classroom Procedures-  Experiments  Book Commercials  Math Lessons Math Lessons  “How To” Videos  Plays and Performances  Persuasive Paragraphs/CommercialsCommercials Vodcast Ideas

Making the video  Basic Tripods can be used but are not necessary.  Check the lighting of the room. Garage lights from Walmart are helpful and inexpensive if needed.  Participants should speak up. Some kids have the tendency to speak softly.  Better planning means less editing.  Download the video to your computer by connecting the USB arm of the camera to the connection on the computer. Save it as a wmv.

Editing  Although the flip camera comes with video editing software, windows movie maker software is excellent. It’s a free download: wnloads/powertoys/mmcreate.mspx wnloads/powertoys/mmcreate.mspx  This is Movie Maker 2. Movie Maker 3 works with Vista.  Movie Maker Tutorial viemaker2 viemaker2

Share the video with your class.  Save the video to the index of documents on the Teacher Web Site.  Go to the Photos and Docs section and browse to locate the video. Select and insert the video into the blank.  Enjoy.