iMovie is a
great app to have on all iPads in schools.
It organizes all your video clips in one place for easy browsing. You
can select clips that can be made into a movie or trailer. Captions and symbols
can also be included in movies. My favorite feature is iMovie trailer. I
recently used the trailer to make a video about a collaborative inquiry with
colleague. The trailer template had
music already embedded or I could select and include my own. Both photographs
and video clips can be included. The outline prompts the user to include
captions or key words to describe what is happening in the clips. I had so much
fun creating my Collaborative Inquiry video, and I think our staff enjoyed it
because I immediately had another colleague invite me to collaborate with him.
After my 10
year old son saw my trailer, he made his own trailer about his hockey team and
sent it to his teammates. How’s that for
an impact on learning? Completely self-directed and motivated, he used his
creativity and passion to analyze and synthesize his hockey season with
pictures, videos and phrases. A few spelling errors were easily corrected
before it was sent out. Parents and kids were so excited about seeing
themselves in the trailer!
I plan to use
iMovie again to introduce assignments and new concepts/ topics to students, and
to promote new books and book fairs in the library. In addition, students could
make their own trailers for books and movies that they enjoyed – a modern twist
to the traditional book report and beloved diorama. How about an iMovie science
project/presentation, or a trailer about converting fractions, decimals and
percent? Paper and pencil is so passé.
EducationPlace can be a little tough to
navigate. However, in the ‘student’ section, there is a fun and educational
link to Wacky Web Tales for grades 3 and up. Students choose the title of a Wacky Web Tale
such as, A New Winter Sport, Road Trip!, or The Pet Show, and many more. After they click on a title, a page opens up
with prompts such as
Clothing
(singular) ___________
Adjective
__________________
Plural
noun ___________________
Students then click See Your Wacky Web Tale and a short, hilarious
story is produced. Next to the See Your Wacky Tale button there is
another button called Parts of
Speech Help. 
This
opens up to a wealth of information for the students. There are charts and examples that explain
what a noun, verb and adjective are. So when students are filling in the blanks
for their Wacky tale, they can refer to this reference section if they don’t
know don’t the difference between a verb and a noun. This is a fun way to
incorporate a little grammar into your program.
Students
can engage in an interactive mystery at SuperThinkers
They
choose a mystery such as 
and follow the clues to solve the
case. There are icons on the left of the screen for a phone book, phone, map, and the Who's Who as
prompts for the clues. The site is
targeted for learners in grades 5 through 8, but also fun for learners of all
levels. Their mission is to inspire creative problem solving, critical
thinking, deductive reasoning, and logic. They refer to this kind of deeper
thinking as "SuperThinking."
and follow the clues to solve the
case. There are icons on the left of the screen for a phone book, phone, map, and the Who's Who as
prompts for the clues. The site is
targeted for learners in grades 5 through 8, but also fun for learners of all
levels. Their mission is to inspire creative problem solving, critical
thinking, deductive reasoning, and logic. They refer to this kind of deeper
thinking as "SuperThinking."
Information
for Parents and Educators is included 
with extensive links to Curriculum Ties, Lesson Plans, and Resources.
with extensive links to Curriculum Ties, Lesson Plans, and Resources.
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