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= Using Windows Movie Maker in Adult Ed Classroom =

Ideas for classroom projects
These are some ideas as brainstormed by our Technology Integration Mentor Academy participants in May 2005:
 * What are some ways to use this tool in my classroom with my learners?**
 * Public service announcement for the school (student made), have it on a kiosk in the office or entryway
 * Orientation to the class, and jobs in the class, for new students as they enter
 * Student bios
 * Digital storytelling
 * Provide a model
 * Children’s book – turn into a video/act out scenes
 * Film daily activities, for conversation practice
 * Video orientation for new hires
 * Celebration video, or an assembly or party
 * Video community interactions – post office, bank, store[[image:hls_moviemaker55x55_blue.gif width="145" height="145" align="right"]]
 * EL Civics role plays
 * Film local current events, make news spots
 * Report after a field trip or other event

Supported files
What types of files can I use?
 * http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308464

Conversion Tools
Tools to convert other file types to these acceptable ones:
 * http://zamzar.com
 * http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net

Photo Resources

 * Where can I find photos to use with Movie Maker?**
 * Photos taken by you and your students - have your agency’s media release form and policies available
 * www.google.com - abide by copyright protection rules
 * www.yahoo.com - abide by copyright protection rules
 * various free stock photography Web sites like www.freefoto.com
 * Creative Commons search on Flickr – www.flickr.com
 * Pics4Learning - http://www.pics4learning.com/index.php
 * Public domain images - http://www.public-domain-image.com
 * More resources at http://timac.wikispaces.com/copyleft

Sound and Music Resources

 * Where can I find sound and music files to use with Movie Maker?**
 * Record yourselves with Windows Sound Recorder | Programs ® Accessories ® Entertainment ® Sound Recorder (wave files)
 * Record yourselves with Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ not www.audacity.com)
 * Record yourselves with a digital voice recorder
 * ccMixer - http://ccmixter.org/
 * PodsafeAudio - http://podsafeaudio.com/
 * Fresound Project - http://freesound.iua.upf.edu
 * Nature Sounds – http://naturesongs.com
 * More resources from Kristi Reyes’ Blog at: http://mccdigitalstory.blogspot.com/
 * More resources at http://timac.wikispaces.com/copyleft

Video Resources

 * Where can I find video files to use with Movie Maker?**
 * Create your own by using your digital still photos camera (with capability to create video clips) or your camcorders
 * http://www.archive.org/ ® Moving Pictures ® Open Source Archives
 * Movie trailers, but pay attention to the format b/c majority of the trailers are in QuickTime format, and you would need QuickTime Pro or other software to convert it to .wmv (please note that movie trailers are copyright protected)
 * See some examples - Hall Davidson’s links on Discovery Education - copyright restrictions (http://school.discovery.com/edtechconnect/halldavidson/resources.html)
 * United Streaming (http://www.unitedstreaming.com) – need subscription, copyright restrictions

Copyright

 * What are some copyright issues I need to be aware of when I use sources other than my own work or that of my students?**
 * http://timac.wikispaces.com/Copyright
 * The Educator’s Guide to Copyright and Fair Use - http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/2002/10/copyright.php
 * http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf

Copyright Safe Sources

 * Copyleft


 * Where can I learn more about the equipment and other software for digital media in the classroom?**
 * http://www.techlearning.com
 * http://www.cnet.com

Tutorials
and more resources
 * Where can I learn more about Windows Movie Maker?**
 * http://www.atomiclearning.com/moviemaker2
 * http://www.microsoft.com/moviemaker
 * http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx
 * http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=852db711dd1901fb517f
 * http://moviemakerined.wikispaces.com/
 * Advice and guidance from a Microsoft Award Winner - http://www.papajohn.org
 * Tips, tutorials, forums and more - http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net
 * Help Documents - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/helpdocs.aspx

OTAN Training Information - http://www.otan.us/index.cfm?fuseaction=training&catid=10830

Evaluation of this workshop
For Abram Friedman LAUSD, DACE attendees April 16 2010 - http://test.otan.us/dev/eval/ For Sweetwater Adult Ed attendees June 10 2009 - http://dev.otan.us/otaneval/ For Torrance Adult Ed attendees Jan 30 2009 - http://dev.otan.us/dev/otaneval/index.cfm?fuseaction=evaluation&trcourseid=620