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1. TIME / BREVITY Ideally, a video should be five to ten minutes long. If videos are longer than that, students may lose interest. The shorter the video, the better. If that's not possible, and videos go past thirty minutes, segmenting the video to break up the content can make it easier for your students to stay engaged with the content. 2. GUIDED HANDOUTS Guided handouts help pull out and prioritize specific material in the videos to help students focus on the most important content. These handouts can even help students score a higher grade on a later test. Use guided handouts to: a. Ask specific questions about the video b. Define important terms c. Emphasize key points Guided handouts can serve as valuable supplements that students can refer back to at any time to refresh their memory. 3. QUIZZES Like guided handouts, assigning quizzes after students have viewed a video helps them process what they just watched, and accentuates the key points in the video that directly relate to the course. That's why selecting digital course tools that offer assignable video with built-in assessment is important. This ensures you get maximum impact from the videos you assign. 4. LECTURE CAPTURE When doing lecture captures, two key considerations to keep in mind are time and tone. a. Tone: The tone of the lecture should be conversational and informal. b. Time: Time considerations include both how long the video is and how much time is spent creating it. Some lecture videos can be used over and over again for semesters to come. In that case, spending a few hours on a video makes sense. However, creating a video that can only be used for one semester/class is usually not a time-effective decision. Video use in the classroom helps to elevate the most important concepts in a course. It helps students relate to the content and see where it all fits in. While video use in the classroom is fun and helpful, you need to plan what you want your students to get from the videos. Here are four tips to take into consideration when integrating video into your course.