Bio

Brad Wilson is the recipient of the MACUL Educator of the Year award for 2014 and was named to the 2015 class of Apple Distinguished Educators. An “Eventful Learning” evangelist, Brad has created iPad apps to inspire kids to write and capture stories that have been downloaded more than 1 million times. He is Co-Founder of Write About, a digital writing platform for classrooms that was named the #1 EdTech Tool to Try in 2016 on Cult of Pedagogy. 

Description 

Theme: Authentic Creation

Length: 90 Minutes 

Target Audience: Classroom teachers and administrators

Title: Video Is Changing EVERYTHING

Unleashing the power of video has never been easier (or more fun)...but are your students’ videos worth watching? Using models from society’s platforms of consumption (TV & Film, YouTube, social media), this session will challenge educators to design engaging lessons where students apply techniques that make their videos most effective.  Inspire a participatory culture of demonstration, reflection and celebration through video creation! Needed: recording device and an editing app. Suggested: iMovie, Capture, Splice

Guiding Question: In a media-saturated world, how can students learn to leverage the power of video to demonstrate, document, celebrate and reflect on learning?

Participant Learning Targets: 

-Attendees will identify modern forms of video found on media and social platforms and the associated devices/apps used to create them

-Attendees will discuss and share opportunities for curricular learning to be demonstrated, documented, reflected on and celebrated using video 

-Attendees will experience micro video creation by selecting an appropriate format/style to match a challenge, designing the production, and publishing to an audience

Suggested video editing apps: iMovie, Quik, Capture, or Splice