IMOVIE FEATURES

  • Make trailer or movie 
  • Choose themes 
  • Add photos or video clips from your device 
  • Rearrange clips 
  • Can extend or shorten clips 
  • Add audio clip 
    • You can delete audio from clips
    • Add voice over 
  • Add transitions 
  • Text and titles 
  • Import music from Itunes (be aware of copyright)
  • Add audio clips from the application 
  • Export to many places/ in many formats 

https://www.macworld.com/article/2066991/constructing-an-imovie-project.html?page=2

EXAMPLES OF IMOVIE BEING USED

  • Book trailers- an alternative to book report projects 
  • News Report (current events)
  • Interviews (ex: family or community 
  • Documenting experiences through clips they filmed during the experience (ex. Thoughts on a fieldtrip)

DRAWBACKS OF IMOVIE

  • The trailer format doesn’t leave a ton of room for creativity in terms of videos editing, which means projects can be completed quickly but will be relatively formulaic 
  • Students experiencing technical difficulties may get easily frustrated and unmotivated 
  • Not all students enjoy performing/ acting and may feel uncomfortable showing their video trailers to their classmates 

BENEFITS OF IMOVIE

  • Multimodal ways of sharing knowledge – videos, pictures, audio and words
  • Interesting to kids, spices up their lives !!
  • Teaches photography/ video skills 
  • Allows students to document experiences, which, in turn, can help teachers see the world through their eyes
  • Students can work individually or collaboratively