Movie Maker 2
Posted by LeAnn on March 2, 2008 in Video
Lesson Plans/Storyboard: Some of the following may give you ideas about students creating videos in your classroom, or discuss more specifics on taking a project from start to finish.
- Integrating Digital Storytelling in your Classroom Resources
- Video in the Classroom
- Technology: Movie Maker Projects | eThemes | eMINTS
- Apple Learning Interchange -Directions are for iMovie but idea can be used with Movie Maker.
- Digital Video Lesson Plans
Technical Items to Consider:
- How are students going to access initial resources? It takes a while to transfer a movie from a digital camcorder to a computer. Only the Multi-Media PCs (tower) have firewire capabilities which decreases the download time. Using Flip cameras may be an option. They can be checked out from your IT.
- How are students going to share resources and save projects? Folders can be created on the server that teachers and students can access. Talk to the ET/network analyst about what can be done about space limitations since video files tend to be large.
- How are final videos going to be viewed? The default choice is ‘Best quality for playback on my computer.’ If the final video only needs to be played on your computer (PC), this will make a high-quality, large movie. If you have other plans, you will need to click radio button ‘Other Settings’. The DV-AVI (NTSC) option should work on multiple platforms.
Movie Maker 2 Resources:
Handouts:
- Movie Maker: A Quick Guide (.doc)
- Movie Maker Tips (.pdf)
Tutorials:
- Movie Maker Videos from Atomic Learning
- Windows XP: Get started with Windows Movie Maker (Microsoft)
- Create Home Movies Effortlessly with Windows Movie Maker 2 (Microsoft-Storyboard and Edit Clips)
- Make Movies Like A Pro with Windows Movie Maker 2 (Microsoft – Transitions and Effects)
Sound/Audio Resources: Please be aware of copyright issues. This post on Protecting Intellectual Property contains resources on fair use.
- http://www.freeplaymusic.com/ -theme and background music that can be used for free in videos and presentations.
- http://www.naturesongs.com/
- http://www.findsounds.com/