WD_L13

Unit 3 Lesson: Saving videos

**Instructional Objectives:**
 *  Provide a brief overview of why you should save videos from sites like YouTube
 *  Provide hands on activities to familiarize students with video saving websites
 *  Give brief overview of video file type
 *  Explore additional features and tools available on these websites

Materials: >
 *  Hardware: Flash drive, or some external hard drive, network drive
 *  Software: Web browser (Netscape, Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Safari), video-saving website
 *  Some sites require an email address. Use gmail account.
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Student Activities: >
 *  Explore video saving websites
 *  Download appropriate video with video saving website
 *  Embed video into Powerpoint

Teaching Methods/Strategies 15 minute Introduction of video conversion websites (such as zamzar.com or savevid.com) Lead a discussion on appropriate usage. Emphasize that all content is fair use and should be downloaded. Describe the different types of file types and their purpose. Show demonstation.

45 minutes. Demonstrate how to select a video from YouTube and convert using both Zamzar.com and Savevid.com. Instructor should model the following tasks: Embedding video into Powerpoint or other websites you have used.

**Useful Links**

Youtube.com zamzar.com savevid.com