Introduce your class at Open House with Microsoft Windows Movie Maker

Updated: March 6, 2007

How-to article

During an Open House, would you like to show parents as much of their child's classroom, teacher, and classmates as you can?

Showcase all of the students in your class by using Microsoft Windows Movie Maker to create a movie of your students introducing themselves or a classmate.

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Lesson information

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ItemRequirements

Instructional level

Intermediate user

School level

Elementary school (5–11 years)

Middle school (11–15 years)

High school (14–18 years)

Curriculum areas

Language arts

Oral presentation

Communication

Teacher productivity

Technology

Work skills

Academic standards

Students learn communication skills and strategies.

ISTE NETS Standards

Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.

Software required

Microsoft Windows Movie Maker

Objective

Use Microsoft Windows Movie Maker to create a movie of your students introducing themselves. Here's how:

Create a movie of your students introducing themselves

1.

Have your students write several short sentences introducing themselves.

2.

Have students rehearse their introduction several times.

3.

Videotape each student (5-10 seconds each) introducing themselves.

4.

Add each clip to the Movie Maker storyboard.

5.

Show the video during your Open House as the parents are arriving.

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