Information about moviemaker for CAT learners:

Using Windows Movie Maker to Create Movies



Windows Movie Maker 2.1 is free! It comes with Windows XP or can be downloaded from the Microsoft Website.






http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx






Windows Movie Maker can be used to create movie presentations that include pictures (from a digital camera, PowerPoint, downloaded from the Internet, etc.), videos (from digital cameras, etc), audio, title slides, credit slides, transitions, and other effects. These movie presentations can be used in class. In fact, Windows Movie Maker is so easy to use; you could even have your students use it for presentations instead of PowerPoint!






What do you need in order to use Windows Movie Maker?


1. Windows Movie Maker—it’s free…


2. Content


a. Image files – from digital camera or other source


b. Video files- from digital camera or other source


c. Audio files


i. From CDs


ii. Your own narration recorded using Windows Sound Recorder (its’ free…)


iii. Sound clips from the web


3. Microphone- in case you want to record your own narration


4. A script/storyboard


5. Place to store the finished product- CD, DVD, WebCT Vista (streaming server)


6. A little time to be creative!