What's new in WeVideo for Schools

October 2024

• Teacher templates: Now teachers can create WeVideo templates (previously limited to account administrators) and share the power of collaboration with their school community.
• Viewing permissions: Access enhanced sharing permissions, including Public Unlicensed, Public Licensed, and Owner.

September 2024

• Reset join codes: Eaily reset join codes for students, as needed. 
• Archive classes: Archive completed assignments in the Multimedia Creation and Interactivity spaces. 
• Burn-in subtitles: Burn auto-subtitles directly into your video and create greatre accessibility.
• Freeform rotation: Rotate video footage in 90-degree increments.

See full release notes

August 2024

• Tab audio: Quickly capture audio from a Chrome tab on your device — just download our Chrome extension!
  
  
• Broadcast:  Bring interactive videos to synchronous learning experiences.
  
  
• Easier access: Open interactive video tools right from your WeVideo Hub; just click Interactive Videos in the left tabs column.
  
  
• LTI integrations:  Connect interactive video tools to Canvas or Schoology, with grade passback capabilities.

Not an interactivity user? Learn more about what these tools offer.

July 2024

On July 15, 2024, we retired the Classic space and migrated all users to our new streamlined experience. Enjoy better performance and all the features you know and love (plus some extras 😉). 

Remember — Your Classic space projects are still available. Here's how to transfer them into the new space.

April 2024

Time-saving enthusiasts, unite! We've made two updates to help make your workflow as efficient as possible:

1. Share multiple projects at once. Simply create and share a folder with other collaborators and they will get permissions to everything in the folder.

2. Record screen captures directly from your WeVideo hub. Afterward, they'll automatically appear in the Uploads tab for quick access!

April 2024

HUGE update for WeVideo Interactivity users! Automatically generate and customize interactive video questions with our new AI Interactions tool.

If your school or district doesn't have interactivity, contact your WeVideo representative (or get in touch with us here to discuss pricing options). 

February 2024

• Reduce pesky background noise in your video clips with just a single click.
• Manually blur areas of your video to maintain student privacy or sensitive information.
• Collaborate on playlists across classes in WeVideo Interactivity to enhance teamwork and efficiency. 

January 2024

You asked, we listened. Access the Product Feedback Portal directly from the Help tab (question mark icon) in WeVideo, and leave feedback on what’s working, what’s not, and what you’d like to see in future updates. Your feedback helps us continue to make the best product we can for you and your students — thank you!

January 2024

Happy New Year! We're back with a bundle full of product updates this month.

WeVideo:

• Combine edits in Assignments
• Welcome back, Storyboard

WeVideo Interactivity:

• New PDF interactions
• Collaborate on interactive videos
• Include LMBs in playlists

If your school or district doesn't have interactivity, contact your WeVideo representative (or get in touch with us here to discuss pricing options). 

December 2023

• New text styles in the house!
• Combine projects in Next-Gen
• Add starting blocks to assignments
• "Preview as Student" in Next-Gen
• Sort and filter classes in Next-Gen
• New looks for Google and Office 365 integrations

WeVideo Interactivity updates:

• Assign interactive videos anonymously to individuals outside your organization
• Generate certificates of completion for learners who complete playlists

If your school or district doesn't have interactivity, contact your WeVideo representative (or get in touch with us here to discuss pricing options!). 

October 2023

Two HUGE updates for WeVideo Interactivity users:

• Playlists: Personalize, and differentiate lessons with multiple interactive videos, all in a single, streamlined channel. Perfect for: flipped classroom lessons, back-to-school onboarding, professional development, substitute plans (+ more!).
  
  
• Learner-Made-Bulbs (LMBs): Empower your students and other educators to create their own interactive content. Perfect for: project-based learning, peer-to-peer lesson recording, administrator evaluations (+ more!).

If your school or district doesn't have interactivity, contact your WeVideo representative (or get in touch with us here to discuss pricing options!). 

October 2023

We're chock-full of Classroom improvements this month, including:

• Unsubmit an assignment: Allow for students to unsubmit an assignment and make further edits.

• Reuse an assignment: Save time lesson planning by reusing past assignments for other existing classes or new ones.

• Rename projects: Just like in the Classic space, rename projects directly from the editor.

• Upload/assign images to their classes: Customize the image card for each created class.

• More export options: Connect sharing accounts (Google Drive, One Drive and YouTube) to your WeVideo account, then export projects directly.
  
  
• Add users to classes by QR code: Another option for adding students to classes faster! 

July 2023

Have you noticed your WeVideo dashboard looking ever-so-slightly different these days? Under these small UI changes are some big updates for both Classic and Classroom users! See what’s new in WeVideo Next-Gen, our newly unified editing experience.

Find out what's new for you

July 2023

WeVideo educators can now add interactive questions to any video — unlocking higher engagement and better retention, plus real-time learner data. (Pro tip: make life WAY easier with auto-grading, too!)

(Note: This feature is available at an additional cost. Account admin from interested schools/districts should contact us directly.)

See how interactivity works

April 2023

No April Fool's here! We've introduced a treasure trove of updates to our Classroom space and mobile app, including:

• Audio-only recording on the WeVideo mobile app.
• Assignment teams (chosen by you!).
• Quickly adjust design elements with interactive preview.
• Customize text layers with strokes and shadows.
• And last but not least — advanced export settings.

Explore the updates in Classroom

March 2023

...and seamlessly toggle between light and dark mode in the Classroom space! And that's not all:

• Create GIF and podcast-based assignments.
  
  
• Return assignments to students with feedback attached.
  
  
• Create folders for your projects in the Classroom space (like you've done in Classic!).

Explore the updates in Classroom

January 2023

Educators, BIG update! Well...big in terms of functionality, little in terms of learning curve. Now you can automatically generate subtitles (and .vtt subtitle files) for any video in the Projects tab. More accessible video content = deeper learning for all.

Learn how to generate subtitles

November 2022

Easily remove and replace video backgrounds in our iOS app with just a few taps. Talk about an A+ feature for student assignments. PLUS, some extra credit for ya — we've added the power of "copy to web" to the Classroom space. Start projects in the app (and, y'know, use the background remover), then finish them in the Classroom editor!

Get the WeVideo iOS app

October 2022

• Enhanced Assignments: No more “Teacher, where’s that resource again?” Now you can add rich text, hyperlinks, and even media directly to your assignments.
  
  
• Invitation Collaboration: Invite anyone from your WeVideo school account to collaborate on projects at any time—beginning, middle, or end!

Enhance your assignments

October 2022

We heard you educators—your students are recording content on their phones and need an easy-peasy way to transfer it straight from the app to the Classroom editor. Good news: Now they can (and so can you!).

See how it works

September 2022

• Working on something not related to a classroom assignment? Now you (and your students) can do so directly in the Classroom space. Just click on the Projects tab!
  
  
• Co-Teacher Flow: Easily add other educators to Classes for instant instructional collaboration.

August 2022

We're excited to welcome PlayPosit into the WeVideo family! Get ready to enhance video content for your students with interactive engagement and real-time measurement capabilities.

Read the press release

July 2022

Educators can add WeVideo directly to Google classroom with the new add-on feature. In other words, it just got even easier to use WeVideo with your students!

Learn more about the WeVideo add-on