Windows Movie Maker

 

If you are using a windows operating system there is a free tool that you can use that will allow you to make movies on your computer.  Movies can be beneficial in the classroom because it is a way that students can view the material on a specific subject that is completely different and can be fun.  Making a movie can allow you to incorporate music that is themed to the specific unit you are trying to teach.  The movie may also allow you to incorporate graphics that are not available on power point.   It is possible to insert short video clips or photos into the movie and there is also an option to add music.  This video tool is very easy to use and versatile because it has so many options.

I themed my video around all of the places that I have traveled in my lifetime.  I hope you enjoy and become inspired to create your own masterpiece.
 - While trying to download the video onto this blog it was a huge pain.  I had to put the video on youtube first, which I'm not crazy about at all.  For future reference, now I know that videos and blogs don't mix well unless they're on youtube.

NETS-T - making a video based on a specific subject will help student think creatively in the classroom

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning

and Creativity

Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter,

teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate

experiences that advance student learning,

creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face

and virtual environments.

a. Promote, support, and model creative

and innovative thinking and inventiveness

 

 

Web Tools

The internet is full of many different resources for teachers.  The four main resources that we used in class were Rubistar www.rubistar.4teachers.org, this website offers a free way to create rubrics that can be used in the grading process.
 Another resource that was useful in class was Classmarker www.classmarker.com  it is also a free website that allows a teacher to set up tests and quizzes through online classes that have been created on the users account.  This web tool gave me some issues when it came to printing out the test, it did not seem to want to work with me. 
Another webtool that we used was ABCteach www.abcteach.com, this website provided some free worksheets that could be printed off but it offered many more if the subscriber paid a monthly fee. 
The last webtool that we used was my least favorite, it was Discovery school's puzzlemaker www.puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com, this website is an excellent concept because it generates word searches and crossword puzzles for teachers.  The reason that I did not like this web tool was because it was free but to get the format to set up like a traditional crossword puzzle there was an additional fee. 
I wish that I could post examples of the projects I created but because none of the files are pictures it was pretty impossible to do so, be sure to check out all of free web pages that can be used in the classroom or even at home to entertain children on a slow day.

NETS-T - by using current technology in the classroom to develop lessons and online assesments it helps make learning easier and more efficient

3. Model Digital Age Work and Learning

Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work

processes representative of an innovative professional

in a global and digital society.

d. Model and facilitate effective use of current and

emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate,

and use information resources to support research

and learning