Most educators now have devices in their classrooms and as such student should NOW be talking about their learning! To do this, they need to be using apps like Flipgrid and Seesaw.
What makes a good video response?
A good video response is probably in the eye of the beholder – but there are some truisms in any public speaking scenario. Understanding and dissecting good responses is an important digital literacy our students need to develop. After all, by the time they graduate from college, they will most likely conduct business in virtual reality rooms where speaking and gaining the attention of a global set of participants, will be an important skill!
To help students create better video- based content – my students came up with some guidelines to make a good response easier to create.
Before there were such great apps as Flipgrid, I was having my students do video responses – which they posted to their blogs. They did this using the simple camera tool on an iPad or iPhone. However, we quickly found that some responses were better than others – and the students came together to create these guidelines.
As we search for the best ways to use video reflections and assessments in our classroom – these tips created by my class of 7th graders have stood the test of time.
With the surge of FlipGrid responses these days – their advice might come in quite handy!
Tip: Titles – create a good title something compelling that will get others to want to watch your video and even reply.
Titles are one of the most important digital literacy skills we can teach – if you don’t have a good title – will people read your content? Bonus: Try to use one new vocabulary word
Student video and text-based replies are uber important in this time of digital change. Knowing how to create these takes practice. Here is a good reference guide for students- though in my experience students need to be reminded of these often.
Helping Students Leave Good Video Replies
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