This week in 486, we made our own movies! Dr. B gave us some instruction on how to use the program iMovie (which is suprisingly way easier to use than I thought) and let us work. We were to create a movie with educational purpose in our classrooms.
Before this project I had a little experience with iMovie. I worked for a really large church a couple of summers ago, where they produce all their own videos and media. I loved getting to help with creative ideas for the videos and watched a lot of the videos being created in iMovie. I recently got a D-SLR camera that has video function. When I had more time over the summer, I decided to play around with it a little bit. I have always loved video production and watch music videos 24-7. So I got the idea to make a music video for a friends birthday to a song we like to laugh about. Some friends and I filmed the video and I edited it in iMovie.
Last time I used iMovie, I was less than an expert, but it was fun to play around with. However, this time around using iMovie for the classroom was a great way for me to learn more of its features. I enjoyed having the instruction from Dr. B and thought it was helpful for creating this assignment. The hardest part was going to be finding pictures to use that weren't under copyright. So, I decided to cut some losses and just take the photos myself. I created an instructional process video on how to make a paper puppet. I would use this in my classroom, to show the students while I pass out materials to use to make our own puppets! I love puppets for the classroom to use during reader's theater or just reading in general. This really helps the words come to life for the students, so I have been planning on using them. And how better to get puppets in the class than having students make them! This is why I wanted to create this How to Make a Puppet video. I think that the students will pay attention better to a video as direct instruction than me.
Before this project I had a little experience with iMovie. I worked for a really large church a couple of summers ago, where they produce all their own videos and media. I loved getting to help with creative ideas for the videos and watched a lot of the videos being created in iMovie. I recently got a D-SLR camera that has video function. When I had more time over the summer, I decided to play around with it a little bit. I have always loved video production and watch music videos 24-7. So I got the idea to make a music video for a friends birthday to a song we like to laugh about. Some friends and I filmed the video and I edited it in iMovie.
Last time I used iMovie, I was less than an expert, but it was fun to play around with. However, this time around using iMovie for the classroom was a great way for me to learn more of its features. I enjoyed having the instruction from Dr. B and thought it was helpful for creating this assignment. The hardest part was going to be finding pictures to use that weren't under copyright. So, I decided to cut some losses and just take the photos myself. I created an instructional process video on how to make a paper puppet. I would use this in my classroom, to show the students while I pass out materials to use to make our own puppets! I love puppets for the classroom to use during reader's theater or just reading in general. This really helps the words come to life for the students, so I have been planning on using them. And how better to get puppets in the class than having students make them! This is why I wanted to create this How to Make a Puppet video. I think that the students will pay attention better to a video as direct instruction than me.
