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Creative Challenge: Video Biographies
The challenge
This February, we invite students to create a video biography examining the life and work of an influential figure, such as a famous scientist, author, artist, or other important historical figure. Submit media for a chance to win prizes!

Celebrate Black History Month
This activity can be used to celebrate Black History Month by inviting students to create videos about influential figures from the Black diaspora. This video features just some of the inspiring people students can choose from.

Quick tips for video biographies
Learn how to animate photographs in order to achieve the "Ken Burns effect." We'll also show you how to layer them over colorful animated backgrounds to enhance visual appeal in your video biography!

Assign, create, and share

Assign
Assign this activity to students with a single click. Simply sign into WeVideo and click on the Assignment ideas tab on the left. Then click on the activity titled "History Biographies".

Create
Need help getting started? Have your students watch this tutorial to learn how to get started creating videos in WeVideo.

Share
When your students are finished, share their work to this google form for a chance to win swag! We encourage educators to share your work on social with the hashtag #wevideocreative and tag @wevideo so we can repost!