Working as a Team
Teamwork is an essential skill that can be the key to great results. This video explains the basics of how successful teams work together to turn weaknesses into strengths.
Videos for Teaching Productivity and Communication
This video pack teaches essentials skills for being a productive and responsible user of technology in today's workplace.
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Project Management Basics
At work or school, teamwork can be a challenge. When people have different specialities and priorities, it can be difficult to keep the team working smoothly. That’s why projects often need someone who keeps things on track. This video introduces the basics of project management.
Presentation Planning
Presenting to a group is an essential skill and doing it well starts with planning. By learning to organize and outline ideas, we can ensure that our presentations are easy for our audiences to follow.
Clear Communication in Presentations
Too often, presentations suffer from a lack of clarity that prevents the message from getting results. This video shares specific steps that can make any presentation clearer and more understandable.
Clear Communication in Email
It may not seem obvious at first, but using email effectively is an important skill for online life. This video teaches an easy way to communicate clearly in email, and get the results you want, by answering three simple questions.
Spreadsheets
Because data is becoming a pervasive part of everyday life, spreadsheets are a key skill for the 21st century. Unfortunately, spreadsheets can feel a bit overwhelming and difficult to understand for the novice. This video explains the basics and why spreadsheets are useful in organizing and calculating data.
Email Access: Web-based vs. Local Email
We use email every day, but many don’t understand how it works behind-the-scenes. This video is a basic introduction to how we access and manage email using servers.
Documents: Online vs Local
Documents play the same role they always have, but how we create and share them has evolved significantly. This video explains online documents and how they differ from local documents saved on a computer.
Flowcharts
Completing almost any task involves a process. To better understand or improve that process it can help to visualize the steps with a flowchart. This video explains flowcharts and why they are used.
Web Conferencing and Webinars
Thanks to the internet, a different kind of meeting is possible. Instead of attendees having to travel to meet, they can now participate in web conferences or webinars from anywhere with an internet connection. This video explains the basics of web conferencing and how it’s used.
Screencasting
Screencasting has become a popular method of recording and sharing what we know online. This video explains the basics of screencasting and why it matters.
Agile Methodology
Traditionally, software has been developed using a process called Waterfall Methodology. In recent years, a new way using Agile Methodology emerged and fundamentally changed how we think about software development and other projects. This video explains the basics of Agile Methodology.
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What is Common Craft?
Common Craft is a member-supported service that produces original educational videos and storytelling visuals called Cut-outs. Learners, educators, and communicators access our content through Common Craft membership. Our specialty is explanation and educating with context and clarity.
What are Common Craft videos?
Common Craft videos are short, animated videos designed to explain an emerging or complicated subject in about three minutes. All videos are produced by Common Craft and meant for ages middle school and up. We've been producing explainer videos since 2007 and have developed a unique and effective approach to education.
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Our members help us decide what videos to make. Most titles are focused on responsible use of computers and the internet. This includes internet safety, online citizenship, computer basics, study skills, and more. See all titles in our video library.
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Are Common Craft videos available with captions?
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Do you provide transcripts for videos?
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Can you help me create my own explainer video?
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