Integrating Windows Movie Maker into the curriculum

1. Integrating Windows Movie Maker into the curriculum Kaci Vander Vorst Dec 2009

2. Objectives • Learners will be able to explain what Windows Movie Maker is • Learners will be able to create and edit a movie with Windows Movie Maker. • Learners will be able to download pictures and import them into Movie Maker • Learners will be able to download music and import them into Movie Maker. • Learners will be able to download a movie file into Movie Maker. • Learners will be able to use Movie Maker in at least one unit of their curriculum. • Learners will be able to import a movie to a website or WebCT. • Learners will be able to implement Windows Movie Maker into their delivery of a lesson. • Learners will be able to create an activity in which students use Windows Movie Maker to meet lesson objectives.

3. What is Windows Movie Maker? • A video creating and editing software Click link to view definition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Movie_Maker • Sally Burnham summarizes Windows Movie Maker as “a program in Windows XP that allows you to make your own films and documentaries” (39).

4. Why use movies in the classroom? Students learn: • Video filming techniques • Editing techniques • Script writing • Storyboarding • Acting • Presentation skills • To create multimedia content • Work force Preparation • 21st Century Skills King, D.. "Video on the Web: The Basics. " MultiMedia & Internet@Schools  1 Jan. 2009: ProQuest Education Journals, ProQuest. Web.  30 Jun. 2009.

5. Why use movies in the classroom? • Engages learners! • It’s a digital world! • Allows a teacher to relate to their students! • Is great for audio and visual learners! • Gives another way to assess learning!

6. Examples of my movies • Movie with just pictures and title slides This movie has music in the background and is simply a movie with pictures and information. • Blended Video • Brings in a variety of videos created with PhotoStory • Contains a concept map to bring in all the areas • I used title slides to bring in other information

7. Example of student movies • Fashion Show In Spanish class the students created a fashion show with their knowledge of clothing vocabulary. This was to assess their end of unit knowledge • Graph Project Students in Algebra II created an end-of-year graph movie to explain all the types of graphs they learned this year. They modeled each graph and then explained it.

8. What we are going to learn: • The interface of the software • Create title page and other slides • Import pictures • Edit pictures/slides and add transitions • Import music files • Import a movie file • Edit and create final movie • Upload to website

9. Overview of interface Click to go to interface explanation! Click for audio explanation!

10. Title Clip Tells you where to insert the title page. A title page is a page you can put text on.

11. Title Clip • Go to Tools—Titles and Credits or… click on “Make Titles and Credits” link under Edit Movie • Select type of slide and where you want it • Write text • Change animation or font • Click done, add title to movie • Can move slides where you want them!

12. To Make a Page with Text Only • Click on Make Titles or Credits –or go to tools and select titles and credits • Click type of slide—before, on, or after clip • Edit and enter information just like the title page instructions • Save clip and enter into movie

13. Import Picture • Get a picture (download one or upload one) • Know where pictures are saved! • Click on import pictures • Click on picture to import • Will import into collections • Drag from collections to position in movie storyboard

14. To Import Picture Click on Import Pictures and choose picture to import into your collections

15. To Import Picture • Once picture is imported, drag picture from collections into the storyboard. Drag picture to storyboard Storyboard

16. Add Transitions • Transitions go between clips! • Click on View Video Transitions • Choose the transition you would like • Drag it to small box in between clips and titles • View Click to add Enter transition

17. Video effects • Click on View Video Effects • Choose the one effect you would like • Drag it on top of the clip you want the effect on • View Click to add effect Drag effect onto the clip

18. Video Effects • Take place on clip • It’s what you want to do with the current slide while presenting in (zoom in, zoom out..etc.) Video Effects Collection. Click on one to preview! Drag Effect onto big box. A blue star at the bottom will indicate an effect is inserted

19. Credit Page • Click on Make titles or credits—or go to tools • Select credits at end • Enter credits in box • Edit credits • Select done, add to movie Click make titles or credits

20. Import Music or Audio • Make sure file is supported by Windows Movie Maker • Click import music or audio • Find music file wanting to import • Select it—will be added into collections Click on import music or audio Imports into collection

21. Music/AudioContinued… • View Movie in Timeline mode • Drag music file to the audio/music line in timeline • Put it where you want to begin the music/audio • Edit Click Show Timeline Drag Music here

22. Import Movie Clip • Make sure movie is supported by Movie Maker • Click import video • Click on video to import and will be added to collection Movies Imported

23. Importing Movie continued… • Can enter clip in either timeline or storyboard form • Edit/Trim Clip in timeline form • View Drag movie here

24. To Finish and Make the Movie! • Must do this step to create movie file • Choose where to save the file Click on where you want to save!

25. Finishing Movie • Enter Title of Movie • Click Best quality for playback • Click next and it will make movie Add title and next. Then hit best quality for playback and click next.

26. Uploading File • Make sure upload file with .wmvextenstion! • Do not upload the MSWMM file because that is your actual project—not the movie! • Will take some time!

27. Ideas for use • When you need a substitute • To introduce a unit/lesson • A project to further understanding of material • A project to assess what has been learned • Closing Video Your turn!