Creating a Book Trailer in iMovie

Students in Mrs. Donze's class created movie trailers based on a book their Book Club read during reading. Groups read Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, How to Steal a Dog, Because of Winn-Dixie, and City of Ember. They used the iPads and the app iMovie to create their movie trailers!  They did a great job with the limited time they had. Take a look!

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

How To Steal a Dog



The City of Ember



Because of Winn Dixie

Sock Puppets

The Sock Puppets app lets you create your own lip synced videos to post to Facebook or YouTube.  Students can create a 30 second clip where they choose a setting and characters as they narrate their script.  How could you use this app?  

Feeling adventurous?  As a bonus, try it out today, send us the link to a creation, and we will post it on our blog!  Thanks in advance for sharing~

iMovie-Download your FREE DISTRICT COPY Today!

Mariano has pushed the iMovie app to all district devices K-5.  This app allows you to create movies with everything you need to tell your story-video, images, music, and narration.  Have you downloaded your copy of this app yet?

If not, go to the "AirWatch Apps" icon.  There are several on your iPad so be sure to pick the one that looks like this:

When the app catalog opens, instead of clicking "Public" which are free apps, CLICK "PURCHASED." (Be sure to be logged into your district Apple ID.)

They Will Want to Use it for Digital Storytelling

Today Kennerly teachers spent their Professional Development time learning about Digital Storytelling using the iPad.  Here are some of the apps they explored and some sample projects they created.

Storyboard -  It is best practice to start with a plan before having the kids jump into the app.  Use this template to plan the story prior to recording.

Educreations - Teach what you know.  Learn what you don't.  This app allows you to create and share amazing video lessons from your iPad.

***Download the app here.***
Create a free account to make the uploading of your projects a snap.




Sample Creations:
Lewis and Clark
The Water Cycle
Character Development

Screenchomp - (scroll down the page a bit) An app that lets you create bite-sized video nuggets everyone can learn from.

***Download the app here.***






After Recording:

• The video will be sent to the ScreenChomp cloud
• Click the Share button on the bottom of the screen
• Email or copy the link
• Add to your blog or facebook page

Sample Creations:
Digital Kindergarten

Puppet Pals - create your own unique shows with animation and audio in real time!

***Download the app here.***




After Recording:

• Save and add a title.
• View the video.
• Export the video.
• The video will be in your camera roll on the iPad.
• Email or add to your YouTube account.

Sample Creations:

 Teaching Characters in a Story

Toontastic - Creating cartoons with Toontastic is as easy as putting on a puppet show - simply press the record button and tell your story.  Before you get started take a look at the teacher guide.  This will help you plan how to use the app in your classroom.

***Download the app here.***



After Recording:

• Enter the teacher's email.
• The first time you enter the email it will send you directions to create an account.
• Follow the directions in the email to complete the steps.

Sample Creations:
My ICT Journey