Video Tools For Literacy
Canva (Free Version)
Canva is an easy tool that lets you make videos with text, images, and animations. It is great for creating simple educational videos.
How to Use Canva for Teaching Reading and Writing:
Sign Up & Create a Project: Create a free Canva account and start a new video project.
Choose a Template: Find educational templates like explainer videos or slideshows.
Customize Your Video: Add text to explain things like grammar rules or writing tips.
Use Canvas' images and animations to make it more interesting.
Record & Add Voiceover: Upload your voice explaining the lesson and sync it with the video.
Add Music or Sound Effects: Choose background music or sound effects from Canva’s library.
Publish & Share: Once finished, download the video and share it with your students via YouTube or Google Classroom.
Video Tools For Literacy
Lumen5 (Free Version)
Lumen5 is a tool that turns written content, like lesson plans or blog posts, into engaging videos. It's perfect for teaching reading and writing.
How to Use Lumen5 for Teaching Reading and Writing
Create an Account: Sign up for a free account on Lumen5.
Enter Your Text: Add a lesson script or a blog post related to reading or writing.
Customize the Video: Lumen5 will automatically create scenes from your text. You can choose images, video clips, or animations to make it more engaging.
Add Text: Insert text to emphasize important points, like key writing tips or reading strategies.
Add Voiceover or Music: Record your voiceover or use Lumen5's text-to-speech feature. Choose background music to make the video more engaging.
Edit & Finalize: Adjust the timing of text, transitions, and visuals to match the lesson flow.
Publish & Share: Once the video is ready, export and share it with your students.
Example Activities
- Create a video to teach phonics. The video can show simple sounds like a apple or b in ball. You can add pictures of apples and balls, along with the letters, to help learners connect the sound with the word.
- Another example is teaching plurals. The video can show one cat, then two cats, with the word cat changing to cats. Use pictures to show one object and then more objects to explain the plural form.
- You could also make a video about colours. The video can show a red apple, a blue sky, and a green tree, teaching learners the names of different colours with simple visuals.
- For comprehension, create a video with a short story, followed by simple questions like What colour is the apple? This will help learners practice understanding and answering questions about the story.
Video Tools For Literacy
Video To Text Tool
How to use the Video To Text tool:
- Visit VideoToText.io.
- Upload your video by clicking Upload Video.
- Choose the video language for accurate transcription.
- Click Start Transcription after uploading.
- Download the transcribed text once processed.
This tool can also be used for
- Subtitling videos automatically.
- Creating transcriptions for accessibility.
- Converting videos into written content for content creation.
- Translating videos into different languages.
- The tool can help teachers simplify transcribed text to focus on key ideas, vocabulary, and grammar, making it easier for students to understand.
