Tutorials with iMovie
A few weeks ago, I was tasked with creating a video tutorial for the Catalyst, which is a space in the College of Education that provides students with a place to study, technology services, and instructional materials. My partner and I decided to make a tutorial for the 3D printer in the Makerspace so that other students would know how to use the printer and bring it into the classroom. This was a difficult task, as there was no manual for the machine and the instructions we found online were out-dated. However, after a few days of research, we managed to figure out the process of downloading creations and printing them. Most of the problems we encountered (file incompatibility, exporting files, and the program itself) were solved by a process of trial and error - and by simple perseverance.
Although I was initially skeptical of iMovie, the app we used to create the movie, after this project I now appreciate how streamlined it makes the process of film editing. Filming the whole process from turning on the machine, downloading a file, and printing the object took about 2.5 hours, as we wanted to film the printer actually making the object. Editing took about half that time. It made it so easy to edit the movie clips, create transitions, split clips and cut frames we didn't want, adding background music, and even create voiceovers! There is definitely so much potential in this app and we barely scratched the surface of editing and manipulating our movie.
iMovie is easy enough for even young students to figure out and has many possibilities in the classroom. One example I can think of for my classroom would be having students create a movie to demonstrate a skill such as ordering food in a restaurant or using prepositions correctly in the target language. I believe it would be an engaging project that would make students enthusiastic about learning while having fun.
Although I was initially skeptical of iMovie, the app we used to create the movie, after this project I now appreciate how streamlined it makes the process of film editing. Filming the whole process from turning on the machine, downloading a file, and printing the object took about 2.5 hours, as we wanted to film the printer actually making the object. Editing took about half that time. It made it so easy to edit the movie clips, create transitions, split clips and cut frames we didn't want, adding background music, and even create voiceovers! There is definitely so much potential in this app and we barely scratched the surface of editing and manipulating our movie.
iMovie is easy enough for even young students to figure out and has many possibilities in the classroom. One example I can think of for my classroom would be having students create a movie to demonstrate a skill such as ordering food in a restaurant or using prepositions correctly in the target language. I believe it would be an engaging project that would make students enthusiastic about learning while having fun.