Creating with Digital Video

Different types of video tools can be used to create digital video projects on PC and Macintosh computers. Video editing programs allow you to assemble, and edit digital video clips, add titles, narration, transitions and special effects.

Screncasting software lets users create a video from the activity that appears on a computer screen and then narration can be added that explains what is being shown. This technique is particularly useful in creating tutorials for how to use a new piece of software. A sample screencast created with one such program, Adobe Captivate, may be viewed by clicking on the follwing link:
test1.htm

More recently, web-based applications that let users assemble and edit videos online without the need for separate video editing software are also gaining in popularity as educators and their students explore the world of video remixes and mashups.

From “Creating with Digital Video” by Bernard Robin
(in Teaching with Digital Video: Watch, Analyze, Create, ISTE)

Editing Video

Many modern video editing programs include easy-to-follow wizard-based instructions and increasingly simpler user interfaces. Working with digital video is more manageable than ever before and as technical obstacles to creating digital videos continue to decrease, you and your students can focus more energy on achieving higher standards of content quality. As long as the message and purpose of the content drive all creative decisions, making digital videos can bring real-life relevance and greater engagement to learning projects across the curriculum.