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Pbs Newshour Extra: Student Reporting Labs

For Students 9th - 10th
Think. Create. Inform. You become the reporter. PBS connects high school students to local PBS Stations and news professionals to produce original, student-generated news video reports. Get involved and learn how to report, problem-solve...
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You Be the Producer

For Students 6th - 8th
You be the Producer is a wonderful PBS site about video production in the classroom. From lesson plans connected to tech standards to teacher guides, this site is the complete package.
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Video 101: Production 101

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete course in film and video production. Divided into six sections - Editing, Shooting, Sound, Lighting, Lens, and Tech. Each section has a similar structure, beginning with a preface and with headings on each page (repeated in...
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Dvd Hardware and Software Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
This chapter from the book "Robin Williams DVD Design Workshop" provides excellent guidance through the maze of tools available for authoring your own DVDs. Discusses hardware as well as software options and requirements.
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Peachpit: Designing Camera Shots

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to use the camera to lead the viewers' eyes, and how positioning and moving the camera conveys emotion in the film. Includes dozens of specific tips.
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South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Bell South Digital Storyteller: Generations of Heroes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Information and advice for participating in a digital storytelling project that documents the experiences and memories of those who have served the United States in war or other military conflicts. Step-by-step instructions, useful...
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REMC Association of Michigan

Remc Association of Michigan: Student Created Tutorials

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will follow a design process to create a video tutorial to demonstrate and teach something to others. They will learn how to use a screencasting tool to create and record a three-minute tutorial. They will make improvements to...
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Activity
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4 Teachers: Kids' Vid

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides students and teachers tools and instruction necessary to plan, script, create, edit, and show videos in the classroom. Includes lessons, example video clips, pre- and post-production tips, and advice from other kids.
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Video 101: Editing

For Students 9th - 10th
Video 101 is a fascinating introduction to television production--an impressive collection of engaging, interactive lessons with plenty of example video clips to explain concepts. This chapter on Video Editing covers topics such as...
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Video 101: Video Recording

For Students 9th - 10th
Video 101 is a fascinating introduction to television production--an impressive collection of engaging, interactive lessons with plenty of example video clips to explain concepts. This chapter on Video Recording examines the most common...
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Video 101: Shot Composition

For Students 9th - 10th
Video 101 is a fascinating introduction to television production--an impressive collection of engaging, interactive lessons with plenty of example video clips to explain concepts. This chapter on Shot Composition clearly explains how to...
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Video 101: Camera Lenses

For Students 9th - 10th
Video 101 is a fascinating introduction to television production--an impressive collection of engaging, interactive lessons with plenty of example video clips to explain concepts. This chapter on Camera Lenses examines telephoto and wide...
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Video 101: Video Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
Video 101 is a fascinating introduction to television production--an impressive collection of engaging, interactive lessons with plenty of example video clips to explain concepts. This chapter on Video Sound stresses the importance of...
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Video 101: Camera Mounts

For Students 9th - 10th
Video 101 is a fascinating introduction to television production--an impressive collection of engaging, interactive lessons with plenty of example video clips to explain concepts. This chapter on Camera Mounts examines a wide range of...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What Was Right About the Wright Brothers?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this unit students will explore the lives of the Wright brothers. The end result will be a student-made documentary highlighting the factors that allowed the Wright brothers to succeed at manned flight when others before them had failed.
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PBS

Pbs: Creating Great Images (Of People) for Video (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson for teaching basic concepts--lighting, compositional balance, camera stability, minimizing distrations, etc.--in order to produce professional-looking videos (or films) when people are your subject.
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Left Foot Right Foot: Video Rubric [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This rubric is designed to score videos. The site contains categories on planning, shooting, editing, enhancement, content and creativity. Print this PDF file out and use it for your students.
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Vimeo

Vimeo

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Vimeo is an open video-sharing community, with licenses that attempt to restrict shared content to that produced for noncommercial use.