How'd They Do That? Teacher Resources Sponsored by MidState Educators Credit Union

If you only go to one place, visit You Be The Producer. The multimedia kit was created by Western Reserve Public Media and has a wealth of resources for everything you need to bring student created video to the classroom.

Lesson Plans

• You Be the Producer (Teacher Guide pdf download)
• Teaching Kids 'Vid, ALTEC at the University of Kansas (a lot of great resources on this site)
• Sample Lesson Plans from the Educational Technology Clearinghouse
• Story board

Lesson PLans for video production beyond the student challenge

• It's a Beautiful Day in MY Neighborhood, By Amy Bowllan and Angela Guiffreda
• Video Production of a Newscast, Media Awareness Network
• Media Education Database, Brigham Young University
• iLife in the Classroom, Apple Learning Exchange

Tutorials for Free Video Editing Software

• Windows Movie Maker
  Tutorials from Microsoft
  Atomic Learning, Movie Maker 2
  iSchool Intro to Movie Maker 2
• iMovie
  iLife -06
  The University of Vermont
  Iowa State University, College of Design

Free Sound Effects & Music

• Freeplay Music
• Sound Hunter (specializes in homemade sound effects)
• Sound Effects (collection of free and paid sites)
• SoundDogs.com
• RoyaltyFreeMusic.com
• BrainBetty.com (Sound clips for PowerPoint presentations)

Copyright Information, Trackstar 4 Teachers provides a one-stop list of great information.

Rubrics to Use in your Classroom

• You Be The Producer rubric
• A+ Rubric, University of Wisconsin
• Video Production and Editing Rubric (Word document)
• Innovative Video in Education, San Diego Office of Education
• Multimedia Project Rubric, by Dan Senstock

Rubric to Use in Judging Video Finalist - download the pdf

Registration Form - A registration form is required for each video submitted, both of which are due by April 24, 2009.

Competition Eligibility and Submission Requirements: