Video Resources

Video Resources and Software Information

Items marked with a * indicate that the resource pertains to South Dakota.

Classroom Video Resources
    • South Dakota Public Broadcasting provides numerous videos pertaining to the history, art, literature and personal stories of South Dakota. SDPB is especially helpful to students creating historical documentary projects, as it offers numerous examples of how to portray historical research in a video format. Some videos require membership to SDPB, but most are free.
    • Echoes and Reflections is a multimedia program that provides U.S. secondary educators with professional development and print and online resources to teach about the Holocaust in today鈥檚 classroom.
    • The History Channel provides short videos for teacher鈥檚 lesson plans and is a great resource for interactive learning. It has over 300 videos to use. The bottom of the page provides different categories to choose videos from including baseball, World War 2 and most eras of modern history. Each video is one to five minutes long and would be a great tool to get the students interested in your subject.
    • The museum provides over 2,500 videos dealing with the Holocaust. Video material includes the liberation of camps like Auschwitz and Dachau, and there are also personal videos of the architects of the Holocaust and Nazi propaganda videos. Scattered throughout the videos are German military videos from the war.
Free Video Editing Software
    • This is an easy-to-use, free professional editing tool. Windows Movie Maker no longer comes automatically downloaded for Windows 10 users and must instead be downloaded for free from the Microsoft Store.
    • This user-friendly yet advanced software allows users to create Hollywood-style trailers and stunning 4K resolution movies. The software comes installed on Apple iPhones and Mac computers. It is only supported by Apple products.
    • This is a free video editing software aimed at advanced users. This software is best for tech-savvy students who wish to learn how to use large-scale video editing software.
    • This free video editing software is similar to Windows Movie Maker, but with some additional features included. The software also comes with numerous video and audio filters, which are fully customizable. Simply choose a filter and click the plus icon to apply it, then make adjustments using the simple system of checked boxes and sliders. It鈥檚 a brilliant system that makes even advanced effects simple to understand. Shotcut is available for Windows, Mac and Linux.
    • This video editing software is free for noncommercial use and is a beginner-friendly replacement for Windows Movie Maker. Unlike many free video editing software, VideoPad will not apply watermarks to your finished projects when exported.
    • Keepvid is a tool that you can use to convert Youtube videos to save. The free online video downloader allows you to download videos from YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, Twitch.Tv, Dailymotion, Youku, Tudou, Metacafe, etc. and save them for personal use. Files are normally saved in a .mp4 file format.
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