Video Capture- iMovie and Jing

Depending on availability, we have several options available to us for video capture. The most accessible is the built in camera in the MacBook. Open iMovie and click on the camera and you can record video. The camera is at the top of the screen. Video can also be imported from phones, video cameras, flip video cameras.
Once you have your video you will probably want to do some editing before it is published. iMovie is a video organizing and editing program that comes with all Macs. You can add titles, music, audio, and much more. The Apple website has some great video tutorials to help you get started. Finished video can be sent to iDVD for a very finished project, or you can export your video to a blog or podcast.
The Flip video cameras have a built in program, FlipShare, that will do basic editing and titles. You download it to your computer when you attach the Flip camera to your computer through a USB connection on the side of your computer. Flip video can also be sent to iMovie for editing with that program or including video shot from other sources.
Another video capture source that I love is Jing. Jing allows you to make a video of what you do on screen. This is great for teaching tasks that are easy to forget, like saving to the server. Jing is free, but the pro version allows you to save in an MP4 format and is easily uploaded to podcasts or YouTube.

How would I use this in my classroom?
I have used video to record student projects, either with the video camera or by having the student record directly into the computer. I have my students record their "memories" of high school students who have come to help in our classroom. The finished video makes a great thank-you gift and my students get practice with interviewing and public speaking. Last April I took the video camera in to the American Museum of Natural History in New York. I narrated (complete with mispronunciations...) a little tour of the dinosaur wing for my students who couldn't be with me. A short version is posted on my Podbean page. During our after school program a group of students created a "Reading Rainbow" -like program in 4 sessions. They planned the program, collected still shots, video and audio for reading the book the program was focused upon. Kate and I did the editing. Another year students created a video that described what our after school program was all about. They got a lot of valuable experience with interviewing during that project. Several years ago my class did a project on the granite benches that are around South Berwick. Interviewing and research were a huge part of that project. We also collaborated with a Girl Scout troop on that project.
Video is a fabulous way to record and share the wonderful learning that is going on in your classroom, but also a relatively easy way to expand the scope of your teaching.