Movie Project Reflection

Movie Maker is a wonderful program for teachers and students to use. For teachers teaching kindergarten through about third grade can use Movie Maker in different ways to gain the interest of their student with a certain subject. With children fourth grade and up, they can learn how to use Movie Maker on their own. If I was teaching a science lesson, I would love for my students to create their own movie about the rainforest. After explaining to the students how to use Movie Maker, I would have them find google pictures in which they would include pictures of the rainforest into their movie. They would learn how to insert text into their movie and add their own informational sentences about the weather, climate, environment, and animals of the rainforest. After the students incorporated all of their information, I would have a“Rainforest Day.” On this day we would have a fun filled day in which all subject areas are based around the theme of a rainforest. We would also play the slideshows of each students work in our classroom.

This would be a great activity to use incorporating Movie Maker into the classroom and it would support the NET standards because students would be using their own ideas and own research to build a movie. So, it would be following the creativity and innovation standard in which all students would be applying their knowledge to generate their new ideas, products, and/or processes. They would also be “creating their own original work as a means of personal expression.” The communication and collaboration of each students work would support individual learning, but also contribute to the learning of others after each student displays their movie to the class. Having student communicate their information and ideas effectively through Movie Maker give each student the chance to use technology and help to gain students interest because they have a goal and are excited about the opportunity to show their masterpiece to their classmates. Seriously…what student doesn’t like showing off their work?