Film It!: YouTube Projects for the Real World

November 1, 2016

Gr 3-7-Students have to be at least 13 years old to start an account on most social media sharing sites, but these books, written for a much younger audience, demonstrate some of the skills that may come in handy in the future. The six or seven projects in each volume are uneven in appeal and utility, ranging from a confusing game of Twitter charades to a helpful primer on how to make a video tutorial. Some projects, such as "Geography Gallery" or a "Profile Poster from the Past," could be adapted for classroom or party use, but some, like the "Pin Lab" (a bulletin board poster on which friends can place pushpins to indicate "likes" and "repins"), are just strange off-line approximations of social media posts.

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