My Top Three Tools for Creating Audio Slideshow Videos
The audio slideshow style of video is probably the easiest of all video formats to create. It’s also one of the most misunderstood when it comes to using it in classroom. For an audio slideshow project to be effective students first need to plan the sequence, find the best visuals, apply appropriate text (but not […]
Pixabay Offers Free Music to Use and Reuse
Pixabay is one of the resources that I frequently include in my recommendations for sources of images and video clips to use in slideshow and video projects. This morning I got a notice from Pixabay informing me of Pixabay’s audio collection. I’m not sure how long it has been there, but I didn’t notice it […]
One of My Favorite Tools for Quickly Creating Audio Slideshows
Whether it’s for an open house night, an awards night, or another school event I’m often asked for a recommendation on a quick and easy way to create an audio slideshow. When the requirement doesn’t call for spoken words, my usual recommendation is to try Sharalike. Making an audio slideshow video on Sharalike is an […]
Three Types of Elementary School Video Projects to Complete on iPads
On Monday I shared free five apps that I recommend for making videos on iPads in elementary school classrooms. You might have looked at the list and wondered which one(s) you should try. If so, here’s my basic break-down of how these apps can be used by students and the ages that they are appropriate […]
Sharalike – Quickly Create Audio Slideshows
Sharalike is a free iOS, Android, and web app that makes it easy to create audio slideshow videos. To create an audio slideshow video with Sharalike simply open the app, select pictures to import, drag and drop them into any sequence you like, and then choose some music to accompany your images. Sharalike handles all […]
Two Ways to Add Audio to Google Slides
In yesterday’s Practical Ed Tech Live session I answered a question that I seem to be getting asked a lot lately. That question is, “do you know how to add audio to Google Slides.” You can add audio to Google Slides if you use YouTube or Google Drive to host videos that contain audio tracks. […]
How to Create an Audio Slideshow in YouTube
This morning I received the following question in an email: You shared how to add sound to Google Slides. Is there a way to add music as background throughout a slide presentation? I have a teacher who is having her students create a slideshow about the Great Depression and would like music to play as […]
Three Audio Slideshow Projects for Teaching Basic Video Production
Tools like Stupeflix, Animoto, and Shadow Puppet Edu make it easy for students to quickly create videos. I often use these tools when introducing video production projects to teachers or students who have never attempted make videos in their classrooms. Here are three types of assignments that you can build around audio slideshow video tools. Biographical/ Autobiographical Stories Have […]
5 Good Options for Creating End-of-Year Audio Slideshow Videos
Over the last week I have had at least five people ask me for suggestions for a tool to create an audio slideshow video for an end-of-year assembly or similar exercise. The following are the audio slideshow video creation tools that I suggest more than most. YouTube’s audio slideshow creation tool is my first suggestion […]
FreshGrade Helps You Quickly Create Video Slideshows of Your Students’ Best Work
While I was preparing my handout on digital portfolios I noticed a cool feature in FreshGrade that is perfect for the end of the school year. In your FreshGrade account you can quickly create video slideshows highlighting your students’ best work. To do this simply sign into your FreshGrade account then under the reporting tab […]