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title: "Video Newsletter: Back-to-school edition August 2018"
description: We're back to school and we're kicking things off with these helpful tips and tools to promote creativity and learning in the classroom.
---

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# [Video Newsletter: Back-to-school edition August 2018](https://awstest.wevideo.com/blog/for-schools/video-newsletter-back-to-school-edition-august-2018-test)

 Written by [Emily Tsay](https://awstest.wevideo.com/blog/author/emily-tsay) | Aug 14, 2018 7:00:00 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk0bG3pcaR4  
Dear Educators,   
We hope you had a wonderful summer! We’ve been eager to share what we’ve been working on over the summer. Watch our very [**first *VIDEO* newsletter**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk0bG3pcaR4) to get updates, project ideas, inspiration, and more! ?  
**Don’t miss:**

- - **(NEW!) Educator’s Getting Started Guide (**[**google doc**](https://go.wevideo.com/educatorsguide)**)-** Check out our brand new guide filled with helpful tips to get started successfully and ideas and inspiration for projects and implementation.

- **(NEW!) Educator Resource Hub (**[**submit your idea**](https://pages.wevideo.com/submit-your-ideas-to-the-wevideo-resource-hub)**)**- The WeVideo for Schools website is getting a makeover! We will be launching an educator hub where you can access video examples and inspiration, lesson plans, and tutorials. Have a great idea to share for the educator hub?

**Submit your videos, lesson plans, tutorials **[**here**](https://pages.wevideo.com/submit-your-ideas-to-the-wevideo-resource-hub)

**Project Ideas, Demos, Updates**

- - **How to make a back-to-school video (**[**blog post**](https://awstest.wevideo.com/blog/for-schools/how-to-make-a-back-to-school-video-to-get-your-students-excited-for-the-year/)**)**- Check out 4 back-to-school video ideas you can make and how to make them

- - **Tracy Stegall 6th grade expectations video (**[**blog post**](https://awstest.wevideo.com/blog/for-schools/creating-a-fun-video-from-the-future-to-share-expectations-with-6th-grade-students/)**)**- Check out how this Boulder Colorado school created an “expectations video” that was both funny and meaningful

- - **Green Screen Tutorial (**[**video**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yakt3aio6lU&feature=youtu.be)**)**- Learn how easy it is to use the green screen feature on WeVideo to change out a background or change out just a smaller portion of the video

- - **Morning announcement template (**[**in the product**](https://awstest.wevideo.com/sign-in)**)- **Log into your account or sign up for a [teacher trial](https://awstest.wevideo.com/signup?p=trial&tier=education&instanceName=WeVideo) to try out the “Morning Announcement” template.

- **Essentials Library (**[**in the product**](https://awstest.wevideo.com/sign-in)**)**- Log into your account or sign up for a [teacher trial](https://awstest.wevideo.com/signup?p=trial&tier=education&instanceName=WeVideo) to try out the free and professional 650,000+ video, image, and audio assets in the [WeVideo Essentials library](https://awstest.wevideo.com/blog/news/what-will-your-students-do-with-650000-media-assets-at-their-fingertips-introducing-wevideo-essentials/).

**News, Stories, and Events**

- - **WeVideo Live at ISTE 2018 (**[**video**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDfLhO5fSjA)**)**- Check out the highlights from ISTE18. WeVideo was thrilled to learn how educators are using video creation in their classrooms to develop 21st-century skills and drive authentic learning.

- - **Global Student Voice Film Festival (**[**blog post**](https://awstest.wevideo.com/blog/news/experiencing-the-power-of-student-voice-agency-and-creativity-at-the-2018-global-student-voice-film-festival/)**)**- check out these amazing winning student-created films for the Global Student Voice Film Festival, “In Another’s Shoes.”

- - **San Ramon Summer Imagineering program (Blog post: **[**Part 1**](https://awstest.wevideo.com/blog/news/digital-storytelling-innovation-and-video-creation-in-the-san-ramon-valley/)**, **[**Part 2**](https://awstest.wevideo.com/blog/news/digital-storytelling-innovation-and-video-creation-in-the-san-ramon-valley-part-2/)**):** Check out how San Ramon Valley schools used video creation to drive learning over this summer.

- - **Building empathy and active listening the classroom (**[**blog post**](https://awstest.wevideo.com/blog/for-schools/video-building-empathy-through-active-listening-in-the-classroom/)**)**- Check out this blog post by WeVideo Chief Education Officer, Dr. Nathan Lang-Raad, on how to develop the right classroom conditions for student voices to make an impact.

- **Building the student-centered classroom (**[**blog post**](https://awstest.wevideo.com/blog/news/why-is-the-teachers-role-so-important-in-creating-a-student-centered-classroom/)**)**- Check out this blog post by WeVideo Chief Education Officer, Dr. Nathan Lang-Raad, on the teacher’s role in creating a student-centered classroom.

What did you think of our first video newsletter! Let us know on twitter @wevideo  
Have a great back-to-school season!  
❤, The WeVideo Education Team

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