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Lights! Camera! Action! (Movie Maker)

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MOVIE MAKER

Get Movie Maker. It's FREE!

If your pc has Microsoft Office, you probably already have Movie Maker. Click on Start, All Program, Apps (sometimes Accessories). If you do not have it on your pc, it is a free download from Microsoft. Click here to get it!

Step-by Step Guide

Microsoft published a great step-by-step guide to using Movie Maker. If you run into problems, click here for help!

You can also check out the articles at Mighty Coach.

Educational Uses

DO NOT SACRAFICE CONTENT FOR TECHNOLOGY! ALWAYS HAVE STUDENTS COMPLETE A STORYBOARD/MAP THAT YOU APPROVE BEFORE LETTING THEM LOOSE WITH TECHNOLOGY. IF NOT, THEY WILL SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME ON THE "BELLS AND WHISTLES"!

Teacher Tube - If you want to see how other teachers and students are using video, teacher tube is THE place to go!!
Introduce yourself and/or your students at open house. For move info, click here.
Classroom newscasts
Interviews (book characters, historical figures, etc.)
Book Talks
Field Trips
Documentaries (history of your school, history of your community, family history, etc.)
Demonstrations (labs, rules of a game - p.e.)
Classroom procedures/handbook overview
Capture teachers using technology effectively or demonstrating certain teaching strategies (share with other teachers using your school web site)
Allow students to produce safety videos for younger students (internet safety, school bus safety, emergency procedures)
Poetry in motion (Click here for ideas)
Elementary students can draw pictures and tell their own stories. Click here to see an example.