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Good morning, everyone!  As we are hibernating, I have assigned my advanced theatre kids an assignment where they have to write and perform a play, portraying all of the characters themselves.  We had spent the semester working on character development, and I thought this would be a fun way for all of that to come together.  My issue is that we use chromebooks in our system, and I have no idea what video editing apps are out there to help my students put their work into a finished product.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!  

And now to go search!


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Art isn't easy. - Sondheim
J. Michael Beech
Gastonia NC
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In Windows 10 there is a simple Video Editing program as part of the Photos app. It is not fancy, but will do the trick. If students have older computers they may still have MovieMaker on them.

I hope that helps.

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Michael Butterworth
Drama Director
Snoqualmie WA
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-03-2020 11:27
From: J. Michael Beech
Subject: Chrome book app for video editing

Good morning, everyone!  As we are hibernating, I have assigned my advanced theatre kids an assignment where they have to write and perform a play, portraying all of the characters themselves.  We had spent the semester working on character development, and I thought this would be a fun way for all of that to come together.  My issue is that we use chromebooks in our system, and I have no idea what video editing apps are out there to help my students put their work into a finished product.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!

And now to go search!


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Art isn't easy. - Sondheim
J. Michael Beech
Gastonia NC
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Hi,

I've been using WeVideo for about 3 years now and really like it.  It's cross Platform (works on a Mac, PC, or Chromebook).  It likes the Google Chrome browser best and will also integrate with Google Classroom/Google Drive.  They're offering schools deal right now.

https://www.wevideo.com/blog/for-schools/wevideo-offering-support-to-schools-affected-by-covid-19

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Lynda Gibson
Director
Troupe 2829
Flushing High School
Junior Troupe 88305
Flushing Middle School
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-03-2020 11:27
From: J. Michael Beech
Subject: Chrome book app for video editing

Good morning, everyone!  As we are hibernating, I have assigned my advanced theatre kids an assignment where they have to write and perform a play, portraying all of the characters themselves.  We had spent the semester working on character development, and I thought this would be a fun way for all of that to come together.  My issue is that we use chromebooks in our system, and I have no idea what video editing apps are out there to help my students put their work into a finished product.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!

And now to go search!


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Art isn't easy. - Sondheim
J. Michael Beech
Gastonia NC
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I used Wevideo’s online editing platform with my students very successfully with chrome books. I have used both the free account and a class account.


Original Message------

Good morning, everyone!  As we are hibernating, I have assigned my advanced theatre kids an assignment where they have to write and perform a play, portraying all of the characters themselves.  We had spent the semester working on character development, and I thought this would be a fun way for all of that to come together.  My issue is that we use chromebooks in our system, and I have no idea what video editing apps are out there to help my students put their work into a finished product.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!  

And now to go search!


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Art isn't easy. - Sondheim
J. Michael Beech
Gastonia NC
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WeVideo is really easy to use. It is usually $299 per year, but there is a link about Covid at the top of the page, and you can request free access. I put in a request this morning and was approved within 30 min.  It's very simple to use, and compatible with Chromebooks.

Update: After I posted this, I read through the rest of the thread and saw that several others suggested this as well.  Sorry.

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Lisa Ronca
Ballard High School
Huxley, IA
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-03-2020 11:27
From: J. Michael Beech
Subject: Chrome book app for video editing

Good morning, everyone!  As we are hibernating, I have assigned my advanced theatre kids an assignment where they have to write and perform a play, portraying all of the characters themselves.  We had spent the semester working on character development, and I thought this would be a fun way for all of that to come together.  My issue is that we use chromebooks in our system, and I have no idea what video editing apps are out there to help my students put their work into a finished product.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!

And now to go search!


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Art isn't easy. - Sondheim
J. Michael Beech
Gastonia NC
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