Lights, Camera, Movie Maker! How to use Movie Maker in the classroom Beth Allen Botetourt County Schools

Why Movie Maker?  It’s FREE!!!  It’s FLEXIBLE!!

What can I do with it in the classroom?  Create videos  Picture slideshows  Narrate United Streaming video clips  Use as language lab  Publish completed projects Just to name a few!!

Do I need any special equipment?  You WILL NOT need any special equipment for most projects beyond a video camera or digital camera. EXCEPTION— ** Depending on the equipment at your school you may need a firewire cable and adaptor. *See your ITRT for specifics. firewire cable adaptor Maybe—Maybe not

Is it hard to use?  Online Tutorials a. Atomic Learning- Great tutorial broken into small audio/video segments Atomic Learning a. Window XP tutorial- Basic how to site Window XP tutorial- NO!!

The Dreaded RED X  All files used in MovieMaker project must be saved in the same folder. (for example, video/music clips and pictures)  MovieMaker does not import files, it creates a reference to the location of the file.

What type of projects can I produce?  Save to the computer  Post projects to web  Create a CD  Send as an attachment  Create a DVD (This requires manually saving file as a dv-avi file and might require additional software, such as Roxio DVD maker.) **The computer default settings will automatically save projects according to file size needed. You may also change file size to manually for specific needs.

Classroom Examples Back to School Orientation  Create Survivor’s Guide to School using video clips and photos  Great for students new to school!

Language Lab Foreign Language-  Translate photos into foreign language Pre-K/Kindergarten-  Identify beginning word sounds Identify beginning word sounds  Phonics  Spelling Spelling

Language Arts/English  Narrate story by using pictures/photographs  Narrate story by removing sound from United Streaming video clip

Share Fair  How can you use this in your classroom?

Brainstorming…….  Stop motion animation—Google It!!  VGLA—Tape students responding verbally to questions.  Family Tree—Narrate family tree using family photos  Narrate a timeline of major invents in history  Oral Quiz  Exit Polls—Students ask questions to voters leaving polling places (with permission from administration, of course) (Share Fair Back Up Plan /Final Thoughts)

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