Voice+Thread+Movie+Maker

=__Voice Thread__= http://voicethread.com/

What is it?
Voice Thread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments using voice, text, or video.

Learning Goals:

 * Create a voice thread with images and voice.
 * Be able to leave comments using text or voice.

Future Applications:

 * Creating a discussion around current events.
 * Showing what you know.

Links:
http://voicethread.com/?#q.b334997.i2942065
 * 4th Grade History Project:** A 4th grade class created a Voice Thread to share their letters from the Internment Camps during WWII. Students wrote letters from a Japanese-American's point of view.

http://voicethread.com/?#q.b163901.i873468
 * Math Strategies:** Even though it's a short Voice Thread, this Voice Thread shows how students do not have the same process of adding. It also shows how students can interact with the Voice Thread using the doodling tool.[[image:movie.jpg width="202" height="202" align="right"]]

=__Movie Maker__= http://explore.live.com/windows-live-movie-maker?os=other

What is it?
Movie Maker is software able to turn photos and videos into a published movie. Movie Maker allows you to add special effects, transitions, sound, and captions. Once done, you are able to share the video on the web, computers, TV, mobile devices, or a DVD.

Learning Goals:

 * Create a short movie that includes special effects, transitions, and sounds.

Future Applications:

 * End of the unit projects to show what they know.

Links:
http://www.saskschools.ca/resources/techref/moviemaker/movie.html
 * Movie Maker Tutorial:** Movie Maker help when you need it!

http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/304
 * University of Missouri eThemes: Technology: Movie Maker Projects:** The site is full of ideas for projects, lesson plans, and samples of movie projects. For grades, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.

http://www.lessonplanet.com/search?keywords=movie+maker&media=lesson
 * Movie Maker Lesson Plans**