Challenges of K to 12
Windows Movie Maker
Rebecca Hunley, Jefferson County High School rhunley@k12tn.net Why use Windows Movie Maker? 1) Allows teachers the benefits of multimedia in the classroom to engage students and increase retention. 2) Easily available and free to download with MS windows! 3) Easy to use with pre-existing or new images 4) Interactive and engaging tool that can implement several standards within several academic disciplines.
When starting to use Movie Maker, check version…..they look different and have different applications with the newer version giving more flexibility to font placement, transitions, and more. If possible, go ahead and download version 7 from Microsoft. http://explore.live.com/windows-live-movie-maker?os=other
[pic][pic] Previous version New version (Windows Live 2011)
Important movie making tips to think about when considering a Movie Maker Project: • Point of view - from whose perspective is the story being told? Or is the presentation informational, to give information about research, results from experiments, or conclusion to a unit or a project? • Do you want captions before, on, or after the pictures? • Length of scenes. Students can act out scenes which can be easily uploaded to project. • Background music and sounds. Music can be downloaded from purchased music, i.e., Itunes, CD, or there are some free music sites as well. In addition, students can narrate the movie and the recorded piece can be uploaded. • Consider text effects, size, and color. Remember the transition, speed, and color of the movie. Too much text can overwhelm an audience and images scrolling too quickly can be frustrating for viewers as well. • Transitions from scene to scene e.g. fade, star swipe etc. • Story stages - Introducing the characters and storyline, developing the story, story climax, ending, credits. Credits are very important….Allow
Rebecca Hunley, Jefferson County High School rhunley@k12tn.net Why use Windows Movie Maker? 1) Allows teachers the benefits of multimedia in the classroom to engage students and increase retention. 2) Easily available and free to download with MS windows! 3) Easy to use with pre-existing or new images 4) Interactive and engaging tool that can implement several standards within several academic disciplines.
When starting to use Movie Maker, check version…..they look different and have different applications with the newer version giving more flexibility to font placement, transitions, and more. If possible, go ahead and download version 7 from Microsoft. http://explore.live.com/windows-live-movie-maker?os=other
[pic][pic] Previous version New version (Windows Live 2011)
Important movie making tips to think about when considering a Movie Maker Project: • Point of view - from whose perspective is the story being told? Or is the presentation informational, to give information about research, results from experiments, or conclusion to a unit or a project? • Do you want captions before, on, or after the pictures? • Length of scenes. Students can act out scenes which can be easily uploaded to project. • Background music and sounds. Music can be downloaded from purchased music, i.e., Itunes, CD, or there are some free music sites as well. In addition, students can narrate the movie and the recorded piece can be uploaded. • Consider text effects, size, and color. Remember the transition, speed, and color of the movie. Too much text can overwhelm an audience and images scrolling too quickly can be frustrating for viewers as well. • Transitions from scene to scene e.g. fade, star swipe etc. • Story stages - Introducing the characters and storyline, developing the story, story climax, ending, credits. Credits are very important….Allow