• 45 video-based lesson plans for waking up even the quietest students in your classroom.
• Perfect for primary, secondary, and English language teachers (including CLIL contexts).
• Step-by-step instructions to get students listening, thinking, collaborating, communicating, problem solving, and making videos of their own.
• A useful appendix with practical advice on how to develop your own storytelling skills, make use of video cameras, and much more.
• Suggestions for subject/CLIL teachers for linking stories to curricular subjects (mathematics, science, psychology, art, citizenship, business, etc.).
• An accompanying website with links to all videos.
• Beautifully illustrated and designed for a great reading experience.

The back of the book says:

Exploding watermelons, curious pigs, sneezing baby pandas, mystery objects falling from the sky, internet addiction, online dishonesty, and (of course) internet cats.

Welcome to Videotelling –a teacher resource book which outlines a completely novel approach to using video content in the classroom. It consists of 45 immersive stories, each of which is based on the narrative of an authentic online video (adverts, short films, viral videos, etc.).

The interactive stories have been written to capture the imaginations of learners of all ages, everywhere. They are designed to be told by the teacher in the traditional way. This means that technology takes a back seat and viewing of the video comes later.

Stories are accompanied by ready-to-use tasks and activities which show teachers how to get students listening, thinking, speaking, writing, collaborating, problem solving, and creating videos and stories of their own.

Videotelling is beautifully illustrated and designed for a great reading experience. An accompanying website provides links to all videos.

Teachers: What’s in it for you?

• 45 video-based lesson plans to teach a wide range of subjects.
• A teaching resource for waking up even the quietest students in your classroom.
• Step-by-step instructions to get students listening, thinking, collaborating, communicating, problem solving, and making videos of their own.
• Tons of inspiration to create your own Videotelling lessons and activities.
• A handy guide to help you develop your own storytelling skills.

Teacher trainers: What’s in it for you?

• Inspiration and resources for creating training sessions on storytelling, online video, classroom communication, critical thinking, digital and media literacies, project-based teaching, and using video cameras.
• An invaluable resource for your trainees to develop their classroom communication skills.

Videotelling was financed by teachers and educators through a highly successful crowdfunding campaign.