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How to Use WeVideo in the Classroom


A math teacher prepares an educational video for her students.

In a time when digital literacy is essential, WeVideo is an invaluable teacher asset. This versatile platform offers educators a powerful suite of tools designed to simplify creating and managing multimedia projects.

For educators who want to understand the best practices for this useful teaching tool, Fresno Pacific University offers the Mastering WeVideo for Classroom Creativity course. This 100% online course allows educators to earn 3 professional development credits while learning about WeVideo's many uses in the classroom.

The course is one of hundreds of professional development courses and certificate programs offered to educators by Fresno Pacific.

What WeVideo Offers Teachers

Designed specifically for the unique needs of educational settings, WeVideo for the classroom offers intuitive organizational tools that enable teachers to create and assign multimedia projects easily, set up collaborative student groups, monitor progress and provide feedback.

Whether educators are seasoned WeVideo users or new to video creation, getting started with WeVideo is straightforward and takes only a few minutes. Suitable for students of all grade levels, WeVideo features a simplified, real-time collaborative video editor, a drag-and-drop timeline and streamlined multimedia tools that empower students to unleash their creativity and demonstrate their conceptual understanding.

With its intuitive interface, teachers can effortlessly design and assign projects, create student groups for collaborative work and track real-time progress. This functionality not only saves time but also enhances the learning experience, making it more interactive and engaging for students of all grade levels.

Krishna Menon, CEO of WeVideo, said the company created the teaching tool to help students and teachers navigate remote, in-person and hybrid learning environments. “With this in mind, we developed WeVideo Classroom to make multimedia creation accessible to all students while also better serving the everyday needs of schools. Simultaneously, the enhanced platform frees educators to focus on lesson planning and instruction rather than tool management,” Menon said.

What Teachers Learn in the WeVideo Class from Fresno Pacific University

Fresno Pacific University’s WeVideo course helps teachers discover the art of crafting multimedia content specifically tailored to their lessons. WeVideo for the classroom can add a fun and engaging element to the learning process. WeVideo serves as a user-friendly platform, enabling teachers to seamlessly assess student learning within the app.

Students in the course learn to harness the power of engaging, interactive content, allowing them to use WeVideo to boost student engagement and create a captivating learning environment. The intuitive platform empowers educators to easily integrate creativity into their teaching, resulting in higher levels of participation and enthusiasm from students.

Student outcomes for the course include the ability to discuss and implement strategies for incorporating WeVideo into the classroom and mastering the basics of mixing different forms of media to create engaging video projects. Students also discover WeVideo online resources for expanding knowledge and WeVideo applications.

There is no required book for the course. Students need a WeVideo account, either individually paid for or a district-provided account. The course is online and self-paced. Teachers may enroll at any time and complete assignments up to one year from the date of registration.

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