Lights, Camera, Movie Maker!How to use Movie Maker in the classroom

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Beth AllenBotetourt 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.

Maybe—Maybe not

Is it hard to use?

Online Tutorials

a. Atomic Learning- Great tutorial broken into small audio/video segments

a. Window XP tutorial- Basic how to site

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.

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What type of projects can I produce?

Save to the computer Post projects to web Create a CD Send as an e-mail 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 Phonics Spelling

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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)

For more information….

Check out my presentation www.bcps.k12.va.us/vste2008

Email me—ballen@bcps.k12.va.us Join VSTE ning!! Social Network Site