Rather than starting with a blank timeline, templates provide the option to work from a pre-made foundation that guides students and teachers through creating a video for a lesson or project. It provides a framework for projects with WeVideo, without limiting creativity and potential for demonstrating learning.

Memes are great to explain quick topics and illustrate concepts in a way that is fun and accessible. They usually involve an image of a video with text overlaid and can be super funny. You can also export a meme as a GIF.

We’ve seen that teachers create GIFs because/for…

• It’s easy to embed in email and documents
• It connects visuals next to the words (instead of having to click to watch a video)
• attach to assessments as feedback
• short screen capture tutorials 
• greeting cards
• to demonstrate skills
• capture the interest of students and help them remember concepts.
• short ‘how to’s’ when reminding students how to do a task.

Teachers have students create GIFs for…

• use in digital infographics and documents
• Blogs and assignments 
• exit tickets
• visualize a quote or message as a GIF with words and images. 
• creation mode for quick assignments i.e. six word story or ticket out the door
• And much more! 

Here are a few examples of Memes and GIFs from our community on Twitter.

Check out a FREE ebook from the media center! Thanks @thefitbrarian for sharing this cool @WeVideo GIF tool with me! I see fun in my future advertising upcoming events! @fcpsmedia @FCPSNewMarketES #fcpsvanguard pic.twitter.com/1iE4MA8xSW

— NMES Media Center (@FCPS_NMESMedia) May 12, 2020

Made you all a GIF! I've been watching it in those stressful moments for sure ❤️❤️❤️🙏🦋 @WeVideo 💙 #COVID19 #coronavirus #mindfulness #create2unify #pandemic @peabodyaccess @PeabodyPublic @higginshawks @jarredhaas @cterrillteach @carlyandadam @STEAMuptheClsrm @MrTonyGugliotta pic.twitter.com/fHH35M2ZM8

— Green Screen Gal💚🦋💚𝔼𝕣𝕚𝕜𝕒 𝕊𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕤𝕥𝕣ö𝕞 (@GreenScreenGal) May 12, 2020

You can create #EduGIFs in @WeVideo for Edu accounts! If you're experienced with #WeVideo, it's super easy.

Check out this post to see how this option stacks up to what I use (@Camtasia) and another tool that I often recommend (@Screencastify). #EduGIFhttps://t.co/L5ZxIZTxHp pic.twitter.com/QtFe6HAiwQ

— Jake Miller (@JakeMillerTech) May 12, 2020

📣Fantastic new feature in @WeVideo📹
🔥Export to GIF!🔥
Now it's really easy to make dynamic and personalised headers for Google Classroom🎬@GoogleForEdu #Classroom #GreenScreen #onlinelearning #elcolesigue @EDUcre8ive @breicher @ISPSchools pic.twitter.com/ETEdGboRCg

— Ryan Gornall (@ryangornall13) May 11, 2020

New vocabulary words, main idea, learning reflections… so many reasons to create memes! @WeVideo just dropped a new meme template! Whaaat?! #whatsyourstory #wevideoeveryday pic.twitter.com/ErzhX2EJzM

— Dr. Nathan Lang-Raad (@drlangraad) April 27, 2020