Creating Video

Using Movie Maker seems to be quite easy.  The only problem I had was converting my music file so that it was compatable with Movie Maker.  In the course of this exercise I discovered that Windows 7 isn't actually included in the Window 7 package, but is easily downloadable from Microsoft.  Here is my movie, using my own family history photos and music from the creative commons that took about 8 minutes to make (and probably looks it!):

 

With handheld mobile devices such as iPad, iPods or small cameras such as FlipVideo, students of all ages included even the very youngest can readily create their own movies and have a way of instantly telling their own stories regardless of their written literacy levels. This powerful tool therefore adds to the need for educators to remember the need for the teaching of visual literacy to enable their students to fully communicate and understand the communication of others in this powerful medium.