Interested in expanding your students' classroom experience? Spice up book reports and projects? Expand your students' horizons with green screen technology. On this page you will find what you need to get started.
I use the app Green Screen by Do Ink. The cost is $2.99. There are other apps that are free, but I really like this one. It is easy to use and you can create a wide range of projects. If you use an Android device, you could try PixelLab but I have not tested this app myself. Using the Green Screen app, you can create three different types of products: 1. A still picture on a still background 2. A video you film on a still background 3. A video you film on a video background you filmed separately |
Two files to help you: how to get started and common problems
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What can you green screen? |
Examples of still pictures on a still background |
Weather forecast - in Spanish!
Reading groups - record their progress with a fun background Reader's theater - anything from a book to a play Book report - use the title as the background or a setting from the book Career projects - show them how they will look in that environment History projects - interview famous people in their milieu Science projects - use the background to illustrate the concept Math - video steps to complete a math problem Create a news show complete with "on the scene" reporters Record a musical performance at Carnegie Hall Superimpose students in their artwork End of the year - leave a message for next year's class Any subject, any topic! Whatever you and your students can imagine! |
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The following are examples of reader's theater captured on video. Pictures were taken of each page from the book or, for other readings, images were chosen that reflect something from the passage.
Cat In The Hat Reading Video |
The Quilt Maker's Gift Reading Video |
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Bedhead Reading |
Reading Center Passages |
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Elementary Social Studies & Science |
High School Projects
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Example of a video filmed against a video
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A guide to the Green Screen app
Mouse over the colored dots in the image below to reveal pop-up text boxes that explain how the Green Screen app works.