Movie Maker

This past week, we learned about Windows Movie Maker. It's an awesome program that allows you to use pictures and music to make a movie. It's similar to PowerPoint, but with movie making in mind. My assignment was to make a 2-minute movie. I decided to make it on my son, Shaun. I took various pictures of him from birth to now, uploaded them to the program. I added captions to the pictures, then added music, and voila!...a movie was made. Movie Maker is user-friendly, and I didn't come across any issues. The hardest thing was adjusting the timing of the music to the amount of time in the movie. All I had to do was figure out when I wanted my music to start, and then type in the time frame. Overall, great program. This is now my favorite assignment, so far, in IT365.

Movie Maker can be used by teachers to make a movie of class activities, and then it can be given to parents. It could also be added to the class page/website. This could also be used as an enhancement on a lesson. This program ties in with the NETS-T in standard 2, Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments. The teacher can customize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities by using digital tools and resources. This program can also tie in with Standard 3, Model Digital-Age Work and Learning. A teacher can communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers by using different digital-age media and formats.

Below is the movie I made using Movie Maker.