The Flip Camera for PC and Mac (Movie Maker and iMovie, too)
Posted by Janice on March 10, 2008 in The Arts, Video
As we have gone around to buildings, the ITs have shown Flip Video cameras to many of you. We have 20 cameras that we can check out to teachers who want to do simple video with their students. We have checked out as few as 1 or 2 and as many as 15. Your IT can help you with the cameras and check them out for you if you would like to use them.
Here are two Quick Reference documents to help you and your students use the camera. They operate slightly differently between the Mac and the PC platform so download the one you need for the platform you are using.
flipvideoforpc.pdf and flipvideomac.pdf
For Mac users look at this resource for iMovie. Apple Learning Interchange
For PC users here is a Quick Guide for getting started with MovieMaker moviemaker.pdf The program essentially steps you through the necessary steps to completing a movie. Have fun!
For more on MovieMaker go to this resource put together by LeAnn Sahlin from Instructional Technology.
March 20th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
David Pogue, New York Times tech writer, just did an article on the wonders of the flip camera. Check it out http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2008/03/20/technology/circuitsemail/index.html?8cir&emc=cir . Apparently they took 13% of the camcorder market last year.