Videos in this category are created by teachers for classroom use. Teachers are encouraged to create videos for instruction and to submit them to the Teacher category.

When is a video a teacher video rather than a student video?

We would like you to use the analogy of working with a student on a piece of writing. Before they start writing you would give them guidance on the topic, the genre, structure and grammar, teaching them about the writing process. You would give them models and examples of good writing and give them guidance during editing, but you wouldn't write the piece for them and you wouldn't make the final edits. The final product is their accomplishment and documentation of their abilities.

The same should be true of a student video. If a teacher has to do the majority of work because students were unable to do it, or didn't have the time to do it, then it is no longer a student video and should be submitted to the teacher category. Likewise, if highly-skilled students do the majority of the work, both camera and editing, then the video should be credited to the students. If you have further questions about a teacher submission, please contact Becki Goehl.

Questions about the differences between student created video and teacher created video or how much to expect from students during the video creation process? Click here for more information.

• A video used to demonstrate a concept or principle.
• A re-enactment of an historical event or a scene in a novel.
• A video of a place that is not easily accessible to students. The footage might be captured on a vacation, but a teacher entry should not merely be video of a family vacation.
• A professional development or training video intended for teaching or support staff.

• Identify an area of need according to recent test scores. Start with the California State Standard that addresses the area of need. Build your video on the standard, using the visual medium to simplify and teach the difficult concepts.
• Involve the students in the process, even if this is primarily a teacher video. They will learn the standards if they are more engaged in the decision making, script-writing, or acting in the video. The video will be more appealing to students if their peers are involved in the creative process.
• Link all entries to a specific California State Content Standard. The standard does not necessarily have to be selected from the grade level that you teach. Eventually, iVIE videos will be searchable by grade and standards, serving as a video library to aid in instruction.