No Green Screen, No Problem Record your video anywhere, with any background. Unscreen analyzes your video and automatically removes the background without needing a single click from you. I was pleasantly surprised by Unscreen’s accuracy with a variety of videos and backgrounds. A Great Tool for Creating Custom Animated GIFs. The free version has some… Read more
Free Background Music for Video Editing YouTube Audio Library Compared to finding copyright-friendly images and video clips, finding free background music for video editing can be pretty discouraging. I’ve featured some free background music sites previously, but I often find the choices limited. I typically associate YouTube with video, but I was surprised to stumble… Read more
Resources and links from my presentation at SC Education and Business Summit 2014 Aaron Sams on the Flipped Classroom Content Visual Tutorials for Creating Instructional Videos PowerPoint Keynote Jing Screencast-O-Matic Explain Everything (iPad) *Learn more about Jing and Screencast-O-Matic. Link to the document camera I used during my presentation: IPEVO iZiggi-HD Screencasting Software Jing… Read more
Six Ways To Make Instructional Videos Tutorials from my presentation at SC Education and Business Summit 2014 Visual Tutorials for Creating Instructional Videos PowerPoint Keynote Jing Screencast-O-Matic Explain Everything (iPad) Don’t forget about using document cameras and paper! Learn more about Jing and Screencast-O-Matic. Looking for even more bells and whistles? Check out… Read more
KeepVid www.KeepVid.com KeepVid allows you to download streaming videos from YouTube, Dailymotion, Metacafe, iFilm, and more. No software downloads required! It’s a simple, free video downloader. Simply paste the URL of the video you want to download, select a format (MP4 – Max 480P works for me), and click “download.” It couldn’t be easier. … Read more
A Powerful, Feature-Filled Online Video Editor WeVideo www.wevideo.com WeVideo offers a full-featured video editor with nothing to download or install. K-12 plans include a “walled-garden” feature that can be used to address safety and privacy concerns by limiting sharing of student-generated videos. Free, Engaging, Curriculum Aligned Online Film Fests Check out WeVideo’s Education Channel. The aim of this channel is to… Read more
SafeShare.TV Simply paste a link to a YouTube video into the text-box on SafeShare.TV and they will provide you with a shareable link to a cleaned-up view of that video. No ads, no related videos, no “popular videos” popping up. The site even gives you a few options for customizing your cleaned up video. You can re-title it, change the… Read more
TubeChop www.tubechop.com TubeChop is the simplest way I’ve seen to clip parts from YouTube videos and share them with students. Want to show just a small clip from a video? It’s as easy as: Go to www.tubechop.com Paste the URL or search for a YouTube Video. Slide the bar below your video to indicate the… Read more
