Windows+Movie+Maker

 __Windows Movie Maker__

Windows Movie Maker is a piece of software often pre-installed on a windows computer. This software is designed to create, edit and display movies and is easy to use. The main advantage of using this in schools is that it allows pictues to come to life with the use of music, effects and a variety of transistions. Child can also use a micrphone such as a Easi-Speak micrphone to record voiveovers. Their films can also include backing tracks, caption writing and images. Once the video has been created it can be easily uploaded to the internet if needed. There is a wide variation in ideas of how this can be used as a resoruce to enahance children's learning. Such as Wwriting scripts, creating storyboards, and expressing opinions which are rewarding when they know that thier end project will be a movie to share with a real audience. Overall making digital movies is engaging and fun for students and helps moticate them to do their best work.

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This is the Short film we produced using a digital camera and a **Easi-Speak** microphone, we based it on a story book, which we took photos of, we also used a recording of our voices over the top. This could be used to celebrate work, create their own movies to enahnce narrative writing im literacy or even to create a guide.

[|Help booklet for Windows Media Player]

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