Lesson 3: Creating Digital Media on a Budget (Diana Hellson)
CREATE TO LEARN
3. What are some things you can do with film?
4. What tips does Diana give on how you can learn to use free software?
APPLY: LEARNING TO USE VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE
Teachers will want to do some research about which video editing software will be most
appropriate for students to use. If your school has Mac Computers/Laptops then iMovie would
be the recommended software (it usually comes installed on every Apple device, including
the iPhone). Alternatively, if the devices students use at school are Microsoft, Windows Movie
Maker is the iMovie equivalent. Additionally, Blender, Shotcut and Davinci Resolve can be
downloaded onto any device.
Once it is decided which program students are going to use to edit their videos, handout the
Video Editing Software Cheat Sheet. Inform students that they are going to watch a YouTube
tutorial on how to use the software, and as they are watching they will write down the instruc-
tions on this cheat sheet. They can then refer to this cheat sheet while editing their videos.
The list below are some examples of easy-to-follow YouTube tutorials:
• iMovie Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljAWrpmEFoU
• Windows Movie Maker Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O99NXVHfqMs
• Blender Video Editing Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4WlgU1I2Jg
• Shotcut Video Editor Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9pzmzXj03A
• Davinci Resolve Editor Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52vK5mzl1jQ
Allow students time to edit their videos. They may need assistance from time to time, so it's
recommended that you know how to do this so you can help!
ASSESS: WATCH PARTY
Once students have completed the whole video editing process, it's important to cele-
brate their accomplishment by holding a watch party with the class, school and/or larger
community!
There are multiple ways to assess this project. There can be a panel of judges at the watch
party who "grade" each video and choose the "winner"; students can peer assess each
other's videos; or you, the teacher, can grade the videos based on the attached Video Rubric.
You can even have the class vote on how they want to be graded ahead of time.
