Following are resources for the edTPA and PPAT performance assessments.

Video Recording Guidelines – edTPA and PPAT

• Acceptable video file types for PPAT: avi, divx, flv, mov, mp4, mpeg, mpg, wmv
• Acceptable video file types for edTPA: avi, qt, mov, mp4, mov

Free Video Capture Tools

• iPad and iPhone camera app
• Camera App on Windows
• Quicktime Player (Macintosh)
• iMovie (free on Macs purchased September 2013 or after, $14.99 standalone or $4.99 iPad)

Video Editors

• StreamClip (Windows and Mac)
• Quicktime (Macintosh)
• FiLMiC Pro ($9.99 and on Padcaster iPod)
• iPad camera app
• iMovie
• Camera App on Windows

Video Converter/Compression

• Handbrake
• Any Video Converter

Equipment

• iPad (use Camera app)
  • use back camera for higher resolution (comparison chart)
• Sony ECM-AW4 Bluetooth Microphone – use with iPhone or iPad
• Swivl – sign up for Swivl account
• Iographer
• Padcaster and Padcaster video

Tips

Preparation:

• Student Release Forms
• Plan ahead and practice
• Professional production not required
• No editing within clip (You can trim the beginning and end.)
• Equipment is available in the Education Resource Center (ERC), ground floor WHL
  • Use fresh batteries in devices that require them.
• Run through before your lesson – think about location, setting, lighting
• Prepare: Online Learning for Pearson ePortfolio Users
• Using Video to Improve Practive: Video 101

When Taping:

• Consider equipment placement
• Horizontal orientation
• Use a tripod or other stabilizing device
• Light on side, front, or ceiling, not behind subject
• Record more than you need
  • edTPA – 20 minutes (depends on content area)
  • PPAT – 15 minutes (one continuous or three five minute)

After:

• Know where you are saving your files and make a backup
• Copy your video one or two times and edit your copy
• 500 MB limit per file, know file size, use compression tool (if necessary)
• Google Drive – storage on UDel’s Google Apps
• Do not post video publicly
• If you borrow equipment from the ERC, make sure you sign out of all your accounts in the apps and within Safari and remove the video from the device

Other Resources:

• Glossary of Video Terms
• Canva – free graphics editor
• Gimp – free graphics editor
• VSDC – free video editor
• Camtasia – graphics editor
• Black Box JPG – use to anonymize videos