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I really enjoyed this and what a fantastic tool for a classroom!
Students could use 'Movie Maker' for a number of single or collaborative projects.
Why Moviemaker?
I come from a television background and as a visual learner myself I can certainly see the benefits of this technology in a classroom. A class can be involved in a collaborative task from selecting a topic, writing a script, preparing a storyboard, filming, editing, etc.
Using my learning design framework, I would use this tool to deepen and engage my students. Moving them from merely 'knowing' the information to a deeper understanding. Students would be involved in complex 'higher order thinking' which would cover the spectrum of subject areas ie. oral, written, reading, listening and maths.
The class could work in groups to follow the steps from pre to post production.
Activities that could be adapted to video are:
Music lessons - developing a music clip to correspond with a assessable piece of music
Science/Maths - A 'How to' on a experiment and the outcomes
English - Recital of poetry, acting out a literary text
SWOT Analysis
Strengths - Easy to use; no experience in film editing required; free application through windows; great effects and inbuilt tools to add creativity; can add music and simple text; appealling to a range of learning styles
Weaknesses -
Opportunities - To engage students in meaningful learning that is engaging and stimulating will create more chance of authentic learning; empowers students giving them ownership of task
Threats - Technology can sometimes be unreliable and 'crash'; teacher needs to ensure that students stay on task
Love it Toni!!! :-)
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