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=**What is Movie Maker?**=

Windows Movie Maker is free video-editing software included with Microsoft Windows XP. (All FCPS computers should have this software). Movie Maker allows you to turn footage from your digital video camera or flip video into movies. Downloadable movies from online sources such as Discovery Streaming can also be edited using this software. You can then share them on the Internet or burn them to CD or DVD. =Classroom Ideas=

There are endless ways to use Movie Maker with your class. You are only limited by your imagination! Here are just a few ideas:

=Example=
 * Digital Storytelling - There are many ideas and examples from the [|College of Education at the University of Houston]
 * Editing Discovery Streaming videos
 * Interviews
 * Biographies
 * Autobiographies
 * Claymation
 * Book talks
 * Theater performances
 * Digital photo slideshow
 * Student news shows
 * Commercials
 * Debates
 * Documentaries
 * Student news shows
 * Historical reenactments

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=**Safety**=

Video and/or pictures - **Please note: For elementary school - Teachers should pull resources ahead of time and place images in a folder for students to pick from.**

Student narration or photos - **Please note: For all schools - Parental permission needs to be obtained for use of student voices or photos to be added to the project.**

=**General Resources**=

__Video__

 * [|Discovery Streaming] videos (use editable clips only)
 * Flip Video
 * Digital Camera video clips
 * Digital Camcorder

__Images__

 * [|Discovery Streaming] images
 * [|Pics 4 Learning]
 * digital photos
 * scanned artwork

__Music__

 * [|Discovery Streaming] audio
 * [|Free Play Music]
 * [|Royalty Free Music]

__Sound Effects__
=**Movie Maker Resources**=
 * [|Soundsnap]


 * Explanation of Toolbars [[file:MovieMaker+Quick+Glance.doc]]
 * Paper Tutorial [[file:Movie+Maker2.doc]]
 * Online tutorials [|Atomic Learning Tutorials]
 * Other Movie Maker links http://delicious.com/AimeeM/moviemaker

=**Movie Maker Download**=

If you would like to have Movie Maker on your **home computer**, go to http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx. You need to have Windows XP or higher in order to download it. If your **school computer** does not have Movie Maker, contact your Technology Coordinator.