In Week 2 Assignment, I was asked to evaluate free video editing software package of my chose, and I discovered that my computer had a movie making product pre-installed. Over the years, I have used video editing software to produce and edit personal videos for my family that I purchased when I could have used my Window Movie Maker. I learned that new computers have made it easy to produce professional looking videos on my desktops by using Window Movie Maker.
Windows Movie Maker is a presentation software program that comes installed on many Windows computers today. It is truly an extremely simple, easy to use, video editing program. Window Movie Maker allows you to add narration, music, pictures, title, and end credits, as well as text within your movie. The program is designed so that you see four sections. These sections are: tasks, clips, storybook/timeline, and entire sequence. The program is stable and not apt to crash as some other video editing programs are, and does not take large chunks of your processing memory. Some the file name extensions that Windows Movie Maker support are wmw, mp2, mav, mp3, bmp, jpeg, wmf, and gif.
The advice I received from one reading this week was “Before you buy any video editing software, give the free stuff a try; you may find that it works for your project. “ (Seigchrist, n.d) This gives you the opportunity to try different video software with a click of button before spending money on products that do not address your needs. There are many other free video editing programs available. My technology department has installed all new computers into my new school with Windows Movie Maker already installed and ready for me to use with my second grader. With my practice and use of Movie Maker, I can demonstrate how I can use it with my students to retell stories using pictures, audio and music. This program could have great impact on how students examine science experiments through the use of videos and pictures taken with a digital camera. I looking forward to share my new learning with my campus ITS to demonstrate how easy Window Movie Maker is for students to use. According to Garrison (1999), “Whatever you do not know about the equipment can probably be figured out by your students. Experiment and invent new activities.” The students could help me provide tutorials for how to use the program.
Garrison, A. (1999, Winter). Video basics and production projects for the classroom. Center for Media Literacy. Retrieved November 22, 2011, fromhttp://www.medialit.org/reading_room/article3.html
Siegchrist, G. (n.d.). Before you buy video editing software. About. Retrieved on November 22, 2011, from http://desktopvideo.about.com/od/editingsoftware/bb/Buyeditsoftware.htm
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