This week I am going to talk about iMovie, which is an app available on Mac operating systems.  With that said, this post is mainly for teachers who have access to ipads in the classrooms.  This app allows users to create movies and movie trailers for various types of projects by using video clips, photos, and music. 

Students really enjoy using this app because it is fun and exciting to create movies (almost like a game to them) but at the same time they are demonstrating content material they have learned. 

Play video to see an example of an iMovie trailer created by elementary students:

 

Below are some example of how you can use iMovie in the classroom:

1- Create engaging presentations
This is probably the primary function of iMovie. Apple designed iMovie in such a way that it becomes next to impossible for any other software developer to beat it. The presentations created by iMovie are highly distinguished and are ideal for classroom teaching. Show your students how to create presentations using pictures, text, and sound and let them experiment with its different features

2- Create How to Videos
iMovie can be used for creating tutorials and guides for students.. Teachers can create a how-to iMovie around a concept taught in the classroom and students can then burn it into a disc or load it into an iPod and take it home and practice it with the appropriate instruction. It can also be uploaded into the classroom blog for everyone to access any time they want. This is also a great way to help those students who were unable to attend the class when the concept was taught.

2- Create Video reports
Students can use iMovie to create high-quality video reports to demonstrate their comprehension of abstract concepts.

3- Provide out-of school experiences
Both teachers and students can use iMovie to document and record events outside of the school and that has relevance to the units being taught in the classroom e.g., field trips . These iMovies can be brought to the classroom and shared with the whole class.

4- Use iMovie for classroom projects
Using iMovie in classroom projects is a great way to promote a culture of collaboration and co-operation among students. They can work in groups to create iMovies that includes text, photos,and sound to represent their projects. While watching works of others, students can have the chance of giving feedback to their peers.

5- Digital story telling
Students can use iMovie to tell stories using digital media including pictures, images, and music. This can improve their verbal fluency and their communicative skills.

6- Create book trailers/reports
Students can use iMovie to create engaging book trailers and this is how they can do it:

• Read a book
• Create a summary of the book
• Plot summary on story board
• Select images to match student writing
• Use iMovie to create book trailer
• Enhance it with music and transitions

Below is a trailer created as a wrap-up and reflection project for an in-class skit based on a short story that we read.