My next form of technology was to download and experiment with windows movie maker. I thought it would be very difficult to operate and time consuming.For this reason I avoided attempting to make a movie. After experimenting, I was amazed at how easy this program was to operate. All I had to do was add some photos, place them in order, add some music and some text. Honestly, I just made it sound way more confusing then it actually is to operate. It was so easy and I am really keen to make some more movies.
With most students own a mobile phone, ipad and/or laptop, cameras and video recorders are always on hand. Teaching children to create a movie out of the images/videos recorded is a fantastic way to showcase memories. It provides another avenue to create, present, communicate, summarise and evaluate various ideas, thoughts, memories and events. Those old boring science projects no longer need to be boring. Student can use movie maker to create a movie of their experiment and findings. This is just one example of how movie maker can be used effectively in the classroom. It creates a timely masterpiece that requires students to express themselves and unleash their creativity. The best thing about it, Movie Maker has no limits- learners can simply create anything they want.
I adore this program so much, it is really hard to find flaws. Nothing is perfect and I can really only say that perhaps if you are not very tech savy, you may experience some difficulty working with movie maker. If you have had plenty of experience with powerpoint and are familiar with windows, Movie Maker is pretty self explanatory. If you are a Mac user, Windows Movie Maker will cause some complications to operate so the alternative is to use I movie.
Here is the movie I made of my sister wedding. Quality of the photos are not great due to the setting for faster upload. In this movie you will see a range of functions that I have explored in Windows Movie Maker. Enjoy!
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