Lance Grimsley

This Final Cut news broadcast template includes an animated background, which can be looped, a dropzone, which is fully customizable with an image or video, and an opening news intro with background music. This is great for student broadcasts and TPT sellers who want to make a video showcasing their products. This is perfect for keyed footage. The template comes with a guide on installing and using the template. It is provided as a pdf and as a word document with a link to the fully editable Goo

This video shows students how to create an animated pumpkin using Pixlr and a free online animated gif making program. Students should have some prior knowledge using Pixlr such as opening up a file. Knowledge of layer masks would be helpful but not needed. Students can follow along with the video with little prior knowledge. My students have really enjoyed this lesson. All the files needed are provided. I have updated this lesson to include a Google Slide presentation for creating the pumpkin w

This resource includes 10 public domain videos from the 1950's and 60's. These are great to use to remix and teach students history. I typically have my students use the videos to create a mashup video. This is provided as a word document with a link to the Google Drive with the videos. The videos can be downloaded or streamed from there. Included are 24 minutes of old commercials, Duck and Cover(Which is one of my all time favorites), Dating Do's and Dont's, A Betty Boop Cartoon(1930's), and ma

This is comprehension questions to a Ted Talk by magician David Blaine about setting the record for holding his breath underwater. This video would be great for science classes. I show my students as a testament to what the human body is capable of and how much work it takes to be successful. The Ted Talk is 21 minutes long. There are 20 questions and a key is provided. The video is linked in the Ted Talk. There are also tables set up in the document so students can answer directly in the docume

This is a guide to go along with a TED talk by Casey Neistat that he gave to high school students. Casey Neistat is an extremely popular Youtuber. He just sold his company to CNN for $25 million dollars. This video discusses opportunity and how we have won the lottery on life. The guide is Google Classroom ready. It is a provided as a word document and pdf. There are tables for students to type the answers to the question in the document. My students really enjoy this video and the questions hel