Youtube Editor

YouTube editor is a service provided by YouTube that makes it easy to create videos quickly.  The idea is that anyone- whether a skilled video editor or not, could quickly and easily make a professional looking video. It does this by allowing users to add pre-existing or creative common videos or audio to the project. The user can then cut videos and audio as needed. When the video is done, the user can simply upload the video to YouTube for anyone to see!

To start this process, one must have a YouTube account. Once the user has a YouTube account, one simply goes into YouTube editor and starts making a project. The user can place video and audio as wanted. When I made my project, I made a video about Pandas. I simply typed in “Panda” to the creative commons and chose the videos I wanted. Next, I wanted some to be in black and white, and some to have filters, such as black and white.  To do this, I simply clicked on “Filter”. Next, I cut the videos to be the length I desired. Finally, I added text by clicking on the text button and typing in my desired text. Finally, I added audio. For this video, I used a song from a band named “Panda”. I have included this video bellow. 

Personally, I will be using this tool.  I have been using YouTube for years, yet I had no idea that this feature even existed. I have run into times when I needed to make a video quickly and easily, such as when I wanted to record a friends fiancé answering questions for a bridal party. I could easily make such a video with this editor with little to no trouble.

I would love to see what my students could come up with given an hour on this editor. If I could make a video in two minutes, students could easily make a video quickly that has a lot of good content. The academic possibilities could be endless, from making a video about their favorite animals to making a music video about a math concept. This allows students to reach the creative level of Bloom’s Higher Order Thinking.  With some help, even younger elementary students could make a video quickly! I really liked this service and will keep it in mind for future teaching.