The assignment for the class was to get into groups to create a multi-media movie about an educational technology. I worked in a group of 3 with Bonny and Loremel. We were given a flip camera to help record the movie. It was really fun using the flipster and coming up with really creative ideas for an educational device. We chose to have a device called "Smart Speed Athletics" where learning and being fit can be fun all at the same time. It was pretty cool to come up with different settings as well as trying to be persuasive as possible.
Some features that we used for the movie was the switching from one slide to the next, it's somewhat hard to really explain what to do but I know it was pretty fun coming up with the different sound effects and the different slides. We used different background sounds as well as the news liner under the news reporting. I really liked working with the different features you can use with the movie maker. One thing I did not really like was there not being a pause button for the flipster. But it was okay I guess because we had time to edit our movies. There was a lot of time consuming with the editing, but it was worth it. So many different varieties to choose from. I personally really like other class' video as well. It was a taste of different personalities.
I would definitely use this iMovie in my classroom. The students will be able to be creative just like the rest of the class has made and also it can help students be able to handle technology at different levels. Other lessons I would probably use this as would be powerpoint presentations, slideshows, creating movies as well as recording any important event in the classroom. Using the flip cams were fun. The quality was really nice as well. One thing that would be cool is if the cams had other special features like the background effects. Different scenes or types of frame settings for the movie.
My overall rating for the assignment would be an 8. I really enjoyed working with my partners and creating an cool invention "Smart Speed Athletics". Definitely something I would consider purchasing!
