WeVideo - For APES

This post was created to help support the APES students as they created their airborne particulate lab.

Your first step is signing up for WeVideo. You can do this by clicking the link in your APES Canvas course. This link will allow you access to the full version of WeVideo. You can also download the app on your mobile device but I have found it easier to edit on a larger screen like your Chromebook.

The second step is mapping out your video using a storyboard. The most simple storyboard is a piece of paper with squares and lines similar to the image below. A story board is a simple visual plan to help you get your best ideas into the project in the least amount of time.

The following images will show you everything you need to know to get started using WeVideo with your team.

Log into WeVideo.

1. Click Projects.

2. Click the plus symbol in the upper right.

3. Add a title and short description.

4. Choose Collaborative.

4. Save.

1. Click Invite with Link.

2. Next.

Either select the videos you have already shot or click Next.

Copy this link and send it to your group members.

Click Finish.

Click Start.

Drag your title to the timeline.

1. Click My media and upload your clips.

2. Once uploaded, drag to your timeline.

1. Click Text.

2. Click Motion.

3. Click and drag your lower third to the timeline. A trick is to add it to track 2 so it will appear superimposed over the video.

Click to add text.

If you have some evidence you created in Google Slides, it is pretty easy to add a slide to your project.

1. Click File.

2. Click Download.

3. Select JPEG

1. Import.

2. Browse to find the image you just downloaded from Drive.

Drag the newly imported image into the timeline. You will then need to narrate the slide. Start by clicking on My Media then Narrate.

Click Allow. You should only have to do this once.

Click Record.

Record and hit stop when finished.

Preview it and then rerecord or save the file.

1. The narration will then appear on Voiceover 1.

2. You can see the short audio clip.

3&4. Adjust the image to fix the audio clip.

If you have received an email with the project link, just click to access.

Click the video that appears.

1. This is the project that has already been started by your team.

Have more questions?

Check out the official WeVideo channel for tons of great resources.