Grade levels: Primary, Intermediate, Middle, High
WeVideo for Schools: Screen & Webcam Recorder has disclosed the following information regarding the collection and usage of your data. More detailed information can be found in the publisher's privacy policy. WeVideo for Schools: Screen & Webcam Recorder collects the following. WeVideo is an online video editor PISD users have access to premium videos, audio, and images Record your voice (think narration!).
WeVideo is video editing software is available in various formats for all BCPS users. This software offers an online movie maker with some additional video creation tools. With WeVideo, users can upload photos, videos, and music clips and arrange to create video projects. Videos can then be exported and saved as .mp4 files. BCPS users have access to the free version of this tool which is very limited in terms of additional filters, sound effects, and special effects.
Getting Started with WeVideo
It is recommended that students access this tool as an app for Chromebooks and teachers or students with PC devices can access as a Chrome extension.
To install this tool on a Chromebook users should access the BCPS Google Play Store. The app will be listed with the WeVideo icon and the title Video Editor. After installation the app will then be accessible to users from the Chrome app launcher.
To access/install the WeVideo Chrome extension, users should access theBCPS Google Chrome Web Store and add the extension to Chrome. After installation the app will then be accessible to users from the extension bar in the Chrome browser on any device.
To learn more about how to use the WeVideo app please visit the WeVideo Academy for video tutorials and additional support resources.
Creative Communicator. 6b - Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
Creative Communicator. 6d - Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.
Paper slide show summary
Video projects
Student created 'How To' videos
Vocabulary video
WeVideo
WeVideo is an easy-to-use collaborative online video editing tool that students and teachers can use to create videos. WeVideo empowers students to create, collaborate and express themselves with authenticity.
Schools and departments can purchase licenses for Wevideo education accounts. Some departments have purchased accounts- check with departments you work with to find out if accounts have been purchased. Once purchased, students and teachers can access WeVideo through Clever at clever.sfusd.edu, download the app through self-service, or on the web at wevideo.com. Sign in with your SFUSD account.
The free version of WeVideo does not meet our student data privacy requirements and must not be used. To use WeVideo, please purchase a license by completing an ISA.
Curricular Uses, Resources, & Tutorials
Students might use Wevideo to record, edit, and publish documentaries, book reviews, research, academic discussions, reflections, peer feedback, and more. These projects build content knowledge and 21st century skills, including the following digital learning competencies described in SFUSD's Digital Learning Scope & Sequence.
Edit & publish videos using original and repurposed media in order to demonstrate learning, engage in critical analysis, examine issues from multiple viewpoints, conduct research and communicate findings, and/or reach a broader audience.
Plan and employ effective research strategies such as using keywords, phrases, filters, operators, & modifiers in search engines, library catalogues, and other databases to locate articles, images, charts, graphs, data, and primary sources.
Evaluate digital content for accuracy and credibility using a variety of strategies (i.e. locating and identifying publication information, cross-referencing information on the web, researching the author or publisher, distinguishing between fact, opinion, news, native advertisements, and propaganda)
Analyze media for personal and cultural bias and explain how media & technology can be used to distort, exaggerate, & misrepresent information.
Use digital tools to construct outlines and draft research papers, including in collaboration with others, while developing academic language & synthesizing information generated from research.
Wevideo Academy
WeVideo Tutorials
Wevideo Login With Google
Learn how to edit videos in storyboard and timeline mode, create and manage products, import media, and publish videos.
Common Sense Media Aligned Lessons
The following topics and lessons will help students use Soundtrap effectively and responsibly.
News and Media Literacy
Identify credible & trustworthy sources of information,consider legal and ethical aspects of using the creative work of others, and apply this knowledge as they create & curate digital content. Common Sense Media lessons addressing news and media literacy
Coaching and Support
Video Production for the Classroom course for educators offered by KQED Teach
Technical support requests can be directed to Wevideo technical support at support@wevideo.com
Coaching support requests can be directed to Stu Jernigan at jernigand@sfusd.edu or by submitting a help ticket at help.sfusd.edu