If you are making Digital Video for the classroom, here are a few pointers to make life easier for teachers:
- 1-4 minutes is great for Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14)
- 5-20 minutes is great for Key Stages 4 and 5 (ages 14-19), where a more in depth exploration of a topic may be useful (although short clips are also still useful)
- attention in the classroom can be lost in the blink of an eye, so it’s great if video can be integrated into interactive whiteboard software - the most commonly used is the SMART Board software, Notebook
- Notebook currently only supports Flash Video (.flv and .swf) and so Digital Video should be downloadable in either of these two formats
If you are a teacher looking to integrate Digital Video into your SMART Board resources:
- SMART Board have written instructions for inserting Flash Video into Notebook versions 9.5 and above
- Kent NGFL have written guidance for converting existing video files in other formats into Flash Video
Good luck and have fun inspiring the next generation.
