Level Up! YouTube Video Editing With An iPad or iPhone (FLEX)

In this 4-day course, students will learn editing techniques that is common in YouTube video creation.

This is a flex class. There are NO live meetings for this class. All material will be posted weekly, and participation will be done through Outschool, Kahoot, and Padlet. The materials are available for you to view at your own convenience.

This class will cover the following topics:

-Adding an intro and outro to a video
-How to create a customized outro screen
-Using Chroma Key effects to add a different types of video overlays
-Adding a logo to a video
-How to reverse a clip

Students will access to the following materials:

- Weekly lesson videos
- Classroom discussions about the video lessons and other topics about video editing
- A fun weekly Kahoot quiz
- A brainstorming and collaborative activity with students using Padlet
- Teacher will provide feedback on each students completed project

*All lessons will be accompanied by a weekly discussion post, a fun Kahoot quiz, and a brainstorming activity on Padlet. *


Lesson Plan:

Week #1 – Introduction to YouTube video editing 

This lesson will cover topics such as editing a youtube video in iMovie and learning the importance of having an intro video and outro video. There will also be a discussion and Kahoot quiz on topics covered in the first lesson. Students will also be using Padlet to brainstorm their ideas for the first video assignment. Each student will be able to collaborate with each other by designing their own boards on Padlet.

Week #2 – Creating your own intro video and outro video

This lesson will focus on creating an intro video and outro video using Canva. There will also be a discussion and Kahoot quiz on topics covered in the second lesson. Students will also be using Padlet to brainstorm ideas for their intro and outro videos. Each student will be able to collaborate with each other by designing their own boards on Padlet.

Week #3 – Using video overlays for your YouTube video

This lesson will focus on using video overlays as a way to help further enhance your own youtube videos. There will also be a discussion and Kahoot quiz on topics covered in the third lesson. Students will also be using Padlet to brainstorm ideas for their video overlay project. Each student will be able to collaborate with each other by designing their own boards on Padlet.

Week #4 – Creating your own YouTube icon

This lesson will focus on creating a YouTube icon using Canva and how we can upload it to our YouTube channel. There will also be a discussion and Kahoot quiz on topics covered in the final lesson. Students will also be using Padlet to explain how they will design their YouTube icon. 

My class is structured as a fun and creative environment, and I want my students to be involved. When I'm editing a video during the week, students will also be editing a video at the exact same time. During the course, students will be able to ask questions and interact with me. All students will eventually present their videos to demonstrate their own unique editing skills. They will be uploading their videos to our discussion area.

Prior editing experience is required.