Community Review of WeVideo | Common Sense Education

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I believe this is an excellent teaching tool that works both for teacher-led instruction, as well as content crafted by students. I enjoyed that students could use the embedded audio and video tools to craft their very own video and audio creations. For audio-only content (we use this for Podcasting), WeVideo exports directly to students Google Drive which makes it SO easy for students to record and submit their content to me via Google Classroom.

One issue I noticed is that there are some slight glitches from time to time when screen recording while also using the webcam that I noticed while making asynchronous videos this year. This has happened a few times to me while I have been creating video content, and I haven't found a fix for it yet.

Overall, I think this resource is a very useful tool for student and teacher content creation. I can definitely recommend that it worked well for my students!

How I Use It

I use WeVideo for student content creation for Commercials and Podcasts. Students make "Back to School Commercials" using WeVideo, as well as for our Opinion Writing Podcasting project. Students were able to build and edit their work while working in teams to produce quality videos and audio-only content. What didn't work was that although our district pays for premium access, it isn't loaded onto each Chromebook for students. Therefore, we had to use the Chromebooks for students that had the premium access enabled.

More community reviews for WeVideo

Tara H. Gretna Middle School Gretna, NE

July 12, 2016

A fun alternative to PowerPoint presentations.

One thing I really liked about WeVideo was that it allowed each student to work at his/her comfort level - or just beyond it. Some students had no experience with video editing, and they were able to use WeVideo to essentially make a narrated PowerPoint. Other students were more comfortable with the technology, and they imported videos and music into their presentations, which took their projects to the next level.

Rachelle Dene P. Riverview High School Oakmont, PA

June 8, 2016

WeVideo: Great for classroom use and making your photos into great videos and more

It can be a great way to make the learning more authentic and meaningful for the students because they can be creative, use images and other media which are personal to them. I like the variety of choices for adding in media, transitions, that you can record audio which is great for foreign languages, which often require students to narrate a story for their speaking assessments. it is also great for any student to practice their speaking skills, work on storytelling and creates a final project which can be shared and saved to show their work to others. It can give students that power to choose their way to show learning and also build collaboration skills if working on a team. Many options for adding personal touch to the video and variety of ways to publish and share the video. A lot of potential for projects, digital storytellling and more.

Caitlin M. Shorecrest Preparatory School Saint Petersburg, FL

May 20, 2016

A step in the right direction for collaborative video editing.

I think WeVideo can be a great teaching tool, but it does have its limitations. What I liked: -The ability to collaborate within projects and share content with other members -The program is web-based -Google single sign-in -Variety of built-in content: backgrounds, images, sounds, etc. -Robust tool options for editing videos -Easy to share final project in multiple ways How it could serve users better: -Continue to work on true collaboration - allow multiple users to edit a video simultaneously -Lower the per user price of the school

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