You don't even need a camcorder to create videos using OpenShot. A simple webcam and the free Cheese program (equivalent to Apple's PhotoBooth) does the trick. Bach would smile down on seeing

Ever since the very first schools and universities were formed, students have been handing in their school work in written form. Today, more and more teachers are expecting, and sometimes requiring, school work to be completed in video form. by Jeffrey R. Young, explains more about this trend.

When video production is required of all students, it makes sense to steer students towards an easy-to-use, yet powerful free video editor. OpenShot is that video editor.