We live in a world where media have become highly significant, and its importance in education cannot be overstated. As teachers, it becomes very important for us to maximize all forms of technology to make learning interesting, fun, and active. According to the American Society for the Positive Care of Children (American SPCC), digital media not only encourages creative expression but also plays a vital role in building children’s social competencies. Through online platforms, they learn to collaborate, share perspectives, and offer helpful critiques, which promotes empathy and teamwork. Over the past few years, I’ve explored tools like Animoto, Clipchamp, Canva, and Screencastify, among others, for documenting/delivering educational content.

In this post, I will be exploring another commonly used tool by students, which is the CapCut media. CapCut is a video editing tool that can be used on desktops (Windows), mobile, or online browsers. While primarily known for film editing, CapCut offers a user-friendly platform for creating digital animations suitable for online education. This app appears to be commonly used by younger people, and it simplifies video editing with its intuitive features, making it accessible to new app users without prior experience.

CapCut has the option of opening a previous project or starting a new project. The web version has several features, including magic tools like text-to-speech, a voice changer, video aspect ratio for resizing, AI video maker, script to video, clips to video, smart vlog, custom voice, video translator, teleprompter, voice recording option, background removal, text to image, avatars, and one-click video creation.

• It has a term of policy that users need to consent to before using the app.
• The user interface is friendly and accessible with intuitive designs that allow users to navigate the app easily. The app also has several templates that can be modified for personal use.
• One can drag and drop videos and images concurrently and even set timelines to control the duration of how the logo or video appears.You can also create watermarks using the CapCut app.
• The app also has several video, body, and photo effects that can be applied, ranging from transitions, adjustments, animations, and filters to help enhance the visual quality of the video.
• In terms of the aspect ratio, one can crop and resize videos or images to fit YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram. One also has the option to create with a custom canvas size depending on the device used.
• In the adjustment, one can control the resolution, brightness, contrast, saturation, or even playback speed of the video. It also has the preview and export button
• It also has auto-captioning, which automatically generates subtitles either from video, spoken language, or using AI.
• Another feature that caught my attention is the audio integration, which allows users to add music and sound effects either by recording, AI-generated music, text-to-audio, or even extracting music from another platform to enhance the storytelling aspect of videos.

In the post How to Use CapCut in the Classroom, the author asserts that the utilization of CapCut as a tool to engage students within the educational setting can significantly enhance creativity and collaboration while simultaneously advancing digital literacy. Furthermore, the implementation of CapCut also renders the learning experience more captivating, thereby facilitating the effective comprehension of the instructional materials presented by educators. While CapCut is a free access tool, it is important to note that some advance features on the app might require a subscription.