Movie Maker was a bit frustrating to work with. I got bogged down moving slides around and trying to reposition the titles and sound bites that I wanted to go with them. In my opinion it would be nice if they linked at least pics and titles together. They were driving me nuts as I edited my movie. I finally got the hang of it, figured out a few short cuts and even managed to add a cool sound track. Looks pretty good if I do say so myself.
Listened to some free music sites. Downloaded a music trac to both Power Point and Movie Maker. This was a first for me, I'm not a big music guy and I don't own an iPod (old school), so I never got around to it. Adding music to a video presentation really gives it life, this is a feature that I will definitely be making use of.
Spent some time on the "Wordle" site. I can see where this could be kind of fun. I may use this to create a series of crazy vocabulary lists for my seniors or posters for my walls or door.
Nearly wrapped up my Power Point show. Struggled for a long time with trying to add an appropriate video clip. Had to settle for just a link. Everything I wanted was protected.
I got the chance to find 5+ new video podcasts. I didn't count the ones I'm already using on the Discovery Education site (my school subscribes already).
Twitter - Kind of fun. I know there are educational reasons to use it, but this technology will probably not be of the highest priority to master in the school year to come. Maybe a bit further down the road.
That's about all for now. See ya' on Friday
Ken Francis
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