Movies in the Classroom

During the 30 minute session you will:

• Shoot a short movie using a FLIP video and download the movie to a computer
• Use Movie Maker to create a short movie using a few of your photos

What you need to bring to class:

• A few of your photos on a usb drive
• If you can bring a laptop to class make sure that Movie Maker has been downloaded (free from Microsoft) before class.

Before class:

• Read this blog post: "Caught on Video" by B. Spankle
• Watch this short movie regarding the FLIP Video Recorder by D. Pogue
• Download Movie Maker if you can bring your own computer
  

During class (more information will be provided in class)

• With a partner record a short video using the FLIP video camera. You could interview each other, or read part of your favorite children's story.
• Turn on Flip using slider on the right side, press red button to start recording, press again when you want to stop
• Download your FLIP video to the Dell laptop in ITC. The FLIP software should open and play video. Notice where you can save or post your video.
• If you want to view your video later you can save it to your usb drive. It will play on any computer.
• Create a short movie using Movie Maker:
  - If you don't have Movie Maker on your laptop one of you can use the computer on the right and one of you can use the Dell laptop on the desk.
  - On the Mac computer click on the icon called "How to use Movie Maker" which will open to a web page called "The Flip Camera and Movie Magic". On the right side of the screen there are three short videos under the heading "Movie Maker" -- MM "1 Capture Video" -- MM "2 Edit Movie
  -- MM "3 Finish Movie"
  - Download your photos to Movie Maker and listen to the videos as you play with the software and create your movie
  - You can save your movie to your usb drive if desired

After Class:

• Think about how you could use movies in your classroom. What kind of projects could you have your students do? What resources would you need?

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Video in the Classroom: Digital Storytelling in the Elementary Grades and Beyond
Technology 4 the Classroom: Digital Video Production

THE FLIP VIDEO
New York Times: The Flip Ultra Video Recorder
"Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement with a Flip Camera" (Also notice Movie Maker section containing videos on right side of page)
Using Flip Video in the Classroom
"Edit Flip Camcorder Videos in Windows Movie Maker " Jake Ludington's Media Blab


MOVIE MAKER (Microsoft)
EXAMPLE: Ladybug Research - Grandview Elementary School
DOWNLOAD: In Windows XP it is part of Service Pack 2. If you have Vista it is already on your computer

Movie Maker in Education - inspirational list for using Movie Maker in Education
Windows Movie Maker: How to Center
"Using Windows Movie Maker 2 to Present Still Photos" by T. Northrup
"Movie Maker Tutorials - How to use Windows Movie Maker" by W. Russell
"Getting Started with Windows Movie Maker" (Vista)
Movie Maker 2: Free Tips and Tricks

iMOVIE (Apple)
EXAMPLES: Springfield (IL) Public Schools - Digital Projects

First Look iMovie 09 (Apple Blog)
iMovie 09 Tutorials (Apple)
Apple Learning Exchange -iMovie Lesson Plans
iMovie (Knight Digital Media Center)
iMovie Tutorial (University of Vermont)


OTHER SOFTWARE
Photo Story 3
-"Create your First Photo Story"
Animoto - create a 30 second professional trailer using your photos
- Animoto for Education
Voice Thread
- Classroom 2.0
Blog Entry: "No iMovie? No Problem" (video in the classroom without a budget)

PLACES TO POST VIDEOS
YouTube (Video)
TeacherTube (Video)
Box.net - Online File Storage
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Resources in Hurst Library
Dragan, P. (2008). Kids, cameras, and the curriculum: Focusing on learning in the primary grades. 372.13352 B2742k, 2008

updated 4/2/09ls