Comments on: Digital Stories http://elementarytechteachers.edublogs.org/2009/01/25/digital-stories/ Just another Edublogs.org weblog Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:39:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Nedra Isenberg http://elementarytechteachers.edublogs.org/2009/01/25/digital-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Nedra Isenberg Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:02:37 +0000 http://elementarytechteachers.edublogs.org/?p=92#comment-171 Here are the responses I received on Plurk: DianeA says not my personal experience - but 2 teachers in my wing have had trouble editing with movie maker - said it's time consuming and tricky sharon_elin says MM isn't as flexible as premium movie editors like Premiere, but for a free program it's OK for student work. I'm curious to know more about Smilebox clong says Oh, I wish you hadn't introduced me to Smilebox. I just signed up for the 14 day free trial and will probably join after the trial runs out. I introduced teachers on my campus to Photo Story 3, and they LOVE it compared to Movie Maker. Here are the responses I received on Plurk:

DianeA says not my personal experience – but 2 teachers in my wing have had trouble editing with movie maker – said it’s time consuming and tricky

sharon_elin says MM isn’t as flexible as premium movie editors like Premiere, but for a free program it’s OK for student work. I’m curious to know more about Smilebox

clong says Oh, I wish you hadn’t introduced me to Smilebox. I just signed up for the 14 day free trial and will probably join after the trial runs out. I introduced teachers on my campus to Photo Story 3, and they LOVE it compared to Movie Maker.

]]> By: Nedra Isenberg http://elementarytechteachers.edublogs.org/2009/01/25/digital-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Nedra Isenberg Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:50:08 +0000 http://elementarytechteachers.edublogs.org/?p=92#comment-170 nhill, Thanks for your input. What grade level is doing the Stop Motion video project? If you post them online be sure to share the link. I'd love to see them. Nedra nhill,
Thanks for your input. What grade level is doing the Stop Motion video project? If you post them online be sure to share the link. I’d love to see them. Nedra

]]> By: nhill http://elementarytechteachers.edublogs.org/2009/01/25/digital-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-169 nhill Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:41:19 +0000 http://elementarytechteachers.edublogs.org/?p=92#comment-169 Nedra, Hi! I was interested in your comparison when I saw your post link from plurk. I personally use Window Movie Maker way more than either Photostory or Smilebox. I just wanted to add that yes Music can be added in Windows Movie Maker although I think that it cannot be on top of or at the same time you have your voice recorded. I have my students record their voices and then adjust the timeline accordingly if necessary when finished to fix any timing issues. Right now my students are working on Stop motion video projects using Windows Movie Maker as well. This is the first time we have done these and I'm curious to see how they turn out. Thanks for the information. Nedra,
Hi! I was interested in your comparison when I saw your post link from plurk. I personally use Window Movie Maker way more than either Photostory or Smilebox. I just wanted to add that yes Music can be added in Windows Movie Maker although I think that it cannot be on top of or at the same time you have your voice recorded. I have my students record their voices and then adjust the timeline accordingly if necessary when finished to fix any timing issues. Right now my students are working on Stop motion video projects using Windows Movie Maker as well. This is the first time we have done these and I’m curious to see how they turn out. Thanks for the information.

]]> By: Nedra Isenberg http://elementarytechteachers.edublogs.org/2009/01/25/digital-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Nedra Isenberg Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:26:13 +0000 http://elementarytechteachers.edublogs.org/?p=92#comment-168 Amber, Thanks for the tip! You did that for the Christmas movie didn't you? I remember that now. The kids loved that one by the way. Amber,
Thanks for the tip! You did that for the Christmas movie didn’t you? I remember that now. The kids loved that one by the way.

]]> By: Amber Coggin http://elementarytechteachers.edublogs.org/2009/01/25/digital-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Amber Coggin Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:45:53 +0000 http://elementarytechteachers.edublogs.org/?p=92#comment-167 Nedra, I have found a solution to one of your cons in Smilebox- a limited number of slides for each design. It takes an extra step, but worth it if you really want to use the design. If you have more pictures than the design allows, just throw them into Windows Movie Maker and save as a video file. Then insert the video of your pictures into the slideshow (essentially only taking up one spot!). Hope this helps. Nedra,
I have found a solution to one of your cons in Smilebox- a limited number of slides for each design. It takes an extra step, but worth it if you really want to use the design. If you have more pictures than the design allows, just throw them into Windows Movie Maker and save as a video file. Then insert the video of your pictures into the slideshow (essentially only taking up one spot!).
Hope this helps.

]]>