Video Creation

with Loom
Erika Philbrick
Teacher Leader Project

Spring 2021
 Purpose

● As World History teachers we have an enormous amount of

content that we need to cover throughout the year.
● Creating videos with Loom will allow us to breakdown
important topics into manageable chunks to better enhance
student comprehension
● Sharing these recordings on our websites and message
boards will make them more accessible to students as they
review unit content.

2
 Student Engagement

Please answer the following question in the poll pod:

How do you encourage students to attend your

weekly LiveLessons?

3
Student Engagement with Video
● Incorporating new technologies into our
teaching can enhance student learning
and engagement
● Video specifically has proven to be an
effective educational tool if used
properly
● Cognitive load theory teaches us that
the human brain processes information
in three different stages that we can
appeal to when creating video content.

4
5
 What is Loom?
● Loom is a platform that
allows for simple screen
recording and video
creation.
● Videos created with Loom
can be easily edited and “Bringing video messaging to work.
shared to create seamless We are on a mission to empower
and professional everyone at work to communicate more
presentations effectively, wherever they are.”

6
 How do I get started?

1. Go to Loom.com
2. Set up an account
(don’t worry, it’s free!)
3. Answer a few
questions
4. Give your workspace a
Now you try! Feel free to follow along with title!
these steps during the presentation.

7
Your workspace should look something like this:

8
Let’s Make a Video

9
 Getting Started
● Choose what you want to record
○ Screen and Camera
○ Screen Only
○ Camera Only
● Full Desktop or Current Tab
● Choose microphone and camera
● Start recording!

10
Selecting a Screen

11
Pausing Before Recording

12
Video Recording Controls

13
Trimming Tool

14
Call to Action Tool

15
 Share Your Video
Your video is edited and ready to go!
● Sharing Options
○ Copy Link
■ Great for including in webmails or message
boards
○ Download video
■ If you want to save the video to your laptop
○ Embed code
■ This code will allow you to add your video to your
website for easy student access.

16
 Now Your Turn!

● Open up your website editor and simply Don’t save your

copy and paste the following embed code to changes! This is
add my video: just practice!
<div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;
height: 0;"><iframe
src="https://www.loom.com/embed/e57ebfea5bf048a691
47e187415c52ef" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen
mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen style="position:
absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height:
100%;"></iframe></div>

17
Adding Video to Website

18
Tips for Video Creation

19
20
 Any other suggestions or ideas on
how we could implement Loom into
our teaching practice?

21
 “
Thank you for your
attention!

Please take a moment to

fill out this survey about
this presentation.

Should you have any questions

or need any help, please don’t
hesitate to reach out!

22
 Works Cited

1. Brame, C.J. (2015). Effective educational videos.

Retrieved [April 15, 2021] from
http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/effective-
educational-videos/.

23