Story Boards and Videos

We've all enjoyed videos from YouTube, TeacherTube, Google Video, and such. But how do you go about creating your own special video? Afterall, a short video with just the right images, messages, music, and more can do wonders for getting the attention (and funding) your library deserves.

Here are a few sites that include "how to" lessons, online tutorials, and tools such as story boards.

• San Diego COE offers a Video Storyboard pdf to educators
• Photostory3 - a free download from Microsoft
• Microsoft Movie Maker. "How to"
• Kid's Vid
• Peachpit
• DiscoveryLearning/UnitedStreaming: MovieMaker Tutorial that uses UnitedStreaming images
• Atomic Learning - series of mini tutorials - well done!
• Ed Tech Masters project - dated, but well presented.
• Digital storytelling and tools
• Apple iLife and iMovie

The technology is the easy part. What you want to say and how to say it is the hard part.