Monday, January 31, 2011

Simple Uses of iMovie

Creating catchy introductions for class topics that engage students is challenging due to the limited amount of time that faculty have is a common concern.   One way to introduce a topic is to present challenging research based facts in a fast moving video.

My attempt at creating one such introduction can be viewed below:


This introduction was created in about one hour using iMovie for video and audio editing.   Stock footage from Footage Firm was used at a cost of $8.00.

4 comments:

  1. Great video! This is a wonderful concept to use for my science class when starting a new skill. I keep forgetting about the wonders of imovie.

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  2. I think it is a good concept as well. I have been using iMovie to make our morning announcements at school. It lends itself nicely to that.

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  3. Wonderful message. You have "caught" your audience with the visual and auditory aspects. Hopefully the message with also change the choices of some of the audience.

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  4. Great job Jamie, iMovie is a great way to engage student leaning as well as creative expression.

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