Before using Windows Media Maker I was very apprehensive on software because I was a little confused on how it was going to work. Seeing an example of what I was going to be doing, and what was expected made it a little harder because I started thinking how am I going to be able to do that! But once I got started it was so much fun and I really enjoyed it! The hardest part other then thinking of a Unit Question, or topic for my movie was the part of actually getting started. All the planning that I had already done made it easy for me to know what my materials were
going to be and how i was going to be using them to making my movie.Movie Maker is an awesome resource to have students play around with when they are working on research projects. It some ways I think it can be easier that doing an actual PowerPoint presentation. For example early age school students can put something together with just finding pictures, and adding the text or their voice on the pictures to relay their information. The use of putting video on their projects for the little students can be the teacher recording the overall idea of what they are doing for the students. It is very important for students to learn how to use all sorts of resources and experiement and have fun, because its the whole part of learning. The more they are able to experiment and have fun with what they are doing the more they are going to want to learn.
Overall the process was a great learning experience, and with more practice I'm sure I am going to continue to enjoy the Media Maker more and more. I plan on becoming more experienced with the tool because I want it to be something that I know exactly what I'm doing with I start working in my Special Education class. In my class I hope that I'm able to make this movies after every big lessons, or project that my students do, and/or for field trips. This way their parents are able to watch these videos from home on the blog that I'm going to have open to all of my students parents.
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