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Welcome Back!
While returning from Winter Break may come with mixed emotions, it's always exciting for me to share fun ideas. Today, I'm sharing two "bite-size" ideas; how to set up a fake text (as seen above) and how two teachers are using the trailer feature in iMovie to showcase classroom activities.
A fake text...(it was only a matter of time, right??) Since sending text messages has become such a popular form of communication, I am getting a kick out of this website: http://ifaketext.com. Creating a text is at the very least, a great attention grabber. One of my all-time favorite presenters (Tammy Worcester) offers a great explanation on how you can create your own fake text. If interested, click on the link below:
http://tipofweek.tammyworcester.com
Now on to iMovie coolness... You may remember (way back in September of 2011), I shared how to use the fun trailer feature in iMovie. Since then, teachers have found creative ways to utilize this cool tool. See two trailers below; one introduces a new author and the other showcases a Science concept. Once you've opened a trailer project in iMovie '11 and imported your video clips, you can produce a movie trailer in minutes! The time it takes to create a trailer is NOTHING compared to a regular iMovie. Definitely worth a try if you're looking for something new.
Big thanks goes to Erin Miller (1st grade @ GL) and Dara Melczer (1st grade @ WR) for sharing their creative juices with us!
Ooh, love the trailer feature, will be perhaps challenging my 8th graders to make one for a review topic of their choice for STAR tests.... Or something fun (for me ;-)
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The possibilities are endless. It will be great to have students create their own trailers - love that idea!
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