I attended the ISTE 2010 Conference in Denver, CO last week.  Wow!  It was an amazing gathering of thousands of educators enthusiastic about and actively using technology in the classroom.  At the Flip Video in the Classroom session I learned more about using Flip cameras, Windows Movie Maker, and Audacity.

The session presenters were classroom teachers who use Flip cameras, Windows Movie Maker, and Audacity with their students.  Below is a link to the session handouts and information.   

http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/2010/program/search_results_details.php?sessionid=54689939

I hope some of the information is useful to you.

Wordle is a great tool for identifying themes and understanding text.  A wordle saved as a JPEG image can be imported into iMovie or Windows Movie Maker.

For Macs -

Hold down the Shift>Command>4 keys.  A small crosshair will appear.  Drag the crosshair over the image of the wordle, and let go of the keys.  The wordle image will be saved on the desktop as a JPEG image.

For PCs –

Use the Print Screen key to copy the screen.  Using either PowerPoint or Paint, paste in the image.  Use the cropping tools to crop the image so that you only have the wordle.  Then save as a JPEG image.

A 9^th grade teacher in Arkansas wrote these instructions in the ISTE’s Learning & Leading with Technology, May 2010.

Microsoft Education has a Digital Storytelling e-book that contains resources, project ideas, and information you may find useful for your classroom filmmaking activities.  Since it’s a Microsoft product, the editing software highlighted in the e-book is Windows Movie Maker and Photo Story. 

Here is a great link to find free public domain classical music to use in your projects.

Based on my recent classroom visits, it seems like there are many of you wanting to get a refresher on editing with Windows Movie Maker. As always, you can feel free to email me for some technical help, but I thought I'd post some resources here to help with the post production process.

Windows Movie Maker Tutorials: This is a great resource for learning the basics Windows Movie Maker. The tutorial is broken up into individual sections, so you can jump right to the part you need help with.

Movie Maker Tips and Tricks : A list of hints to help make editing with Windows Movie Maker a bit easier 

 Adding Effects in Movie Maker:  If you've finished the basic editing and want to add some effects to enhance the look of your film, check out this link to see what's possible.