Class 3

Today's class:

Today will be a work session for all intents and purposes. I'd like to come around to each one of you and go over your work so far, as well as have you tell me how you're doing and how you plan to proceed. The spacing of seats in the lab as well as my size really don't lend themselves to that purpose, but we'll persevere somehow.

You need to utilize me as much as you can while you're in class. I don't mind; I love it when that happens. The more I can help you, the more satisfaction, the happier I'll be.

While we're doing that, I'd like you to the following:

1. Please make sure that you've viewed all the Powerpoint resources that were listed at the end of Class 2's blog. If you need any help or advice, please ask me as I make my rounds.
2. Next, I'd like you to view the following links below that relate to Windows Live Movie Maker.
3. After viewing the tutorials and education related Movie Maker files, please work on an outline that you would use to create your video. Just come up with an idea for implementing a short video within you project. It could even be part of the introduction-your way of introducing to your students that which you'd like them to accomplish.
4. Some of the videos that you will sample tonight will contain no recorded video (from a video camera), and animation has been achieved through placement and manipulation of static pictures and screen text. The audio tracks have been added to enhance the viewing experience.

Windows Live Movie Maker Related Videos:

Windows Live Essentials: Movie Maker
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-live/movie-maker-get-started



Tell a Story with Windows Live Movie Maker
http://www.microsoft.com/education/en-us/teachers/how-to/Pages/tell-story.aspx


How to Make Lessons Memorable with a Movie
http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/professional_development/how_make_lessons_memorable_movie


Movie Maker Student Created Short Movies
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/studentpagesmovies.html



Sound Files for Your Videos

Just below, I've also included some sites that offer free music downloads for tracks that you may wish to include as background:

http://www.laurasmidiheaven.com/indextest.shtml#null


http://www.last.fm/music/+free-music-downloads


http://archive.org/details/opensource_audio


http://www.madeloud.com/download-music/instrumental


If you wish to voice over with your own voice we can use Audacity to do that.

Take a look around at these sites, have patience, and don't get bogged down with the amount of choices. I have two royalty instrumental music files on my computer desktop. I've used them when creating podcasts with teachers. If you want to play with them for now, let me know and we can drag them off onto your flash drive.


Image Sites:


Google Images
http://www.google.com/imghp


Free Stock Photos (be sure to read copywrite restrictions on their homepage)
http://freestockphotos.com/


Free Stock Images
http://www.turbophoto.com/Free-Stock-Images/


Pics4Learning
http://www.pics4learning.com/