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Pupils use Windows Movie Maker to create Anti-drugs videos

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We were short of time and pupils hadn’t got time to record their own video clips for a drugs awareness video.  Instead pupils used a series of still images and windows movie maker to create a slideshow.  They then used a microphone to narrate the advert.
The resulting adverts weren’t as scientific as I would have liked (despite asking!) but pupils hadn’t used Windows movie maker to do this before, and spent so long worrying about talking into the mic that the content got neglected.  This wouldn’t be a problem if you carried out this type of activity regularly.
The video is typical of the ones my year 11 class created (remember we are a special school!).


Wii music in Church

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It’s our Christmas concert this week.  My class wanted to contribute but they fall to pieces when they have to perform.  We also lack any kind of musical talent and usually end up doing some kind of acrostic or other verse.

I asked them this year if they would like to record a Christmas tune on Wii music (I was given this for my birthday earlier in the year).  The pupils jumped at the chance and between them chose the people who were going to play.

It took an afternoon of serious playing before they were able to play a tune that was recognisable.  It was also a lot of fun (you could argue that they were also developing their hand/eye coordination skills).  We saved the video in game and captured it later (we used a camcorder since it was quicker than recording to DVD and ripping off the video).

I had recorded footage of the pupils playing Wii music, and selected pupils recorded an introduction to the video.  30 minutes of transfer and editing saw the video completed ready to be played back in church.

Unfortunately this video is a special edit for YouTube with footage of the pupils removed.

Flip Video

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I had some cash to spend that I had charged another school for some consultancy work.  One of the pieces of technology I bought was a flip video, mostly for evidence recording rather than for the pupils to use.  I also bought the little flip tripod.
Having used it for a few weeks, the quality of video is excellent when displayed on the IWB, and it is very handy for weaker classes to recap what they have been doing in previous lessons.  I used rechargeable batteries in my Flip but it doesn’t seem to drain them as fast as other devices I’ve used them in.
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The video below is a video I shot with the flip, showing the reaction between potassium chlorate and sugar.  The flip was stood on its tripod to give a film with no wobbles.

http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=63881

I haven’t used the camera with pupils yet (many aren’t up to the task) but I’ll post again if/when I do.

Youtube for a nostalgia trip…

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Don’t ask me why but when I was sat at my desktop pc I suddenly wondered if Youtube would have any of the favourite videos from when I was a teenager many years ago. Sure enough I found an amazing collection of Debbie Gibson videos including the one linked below. It also inspired me to find out what she was up to now – which led to her website and her myspace site.

Unfortunately Youtube is blocked across my educational institutions across the UK, but it is a massive video archive of popular culture and well worth a look. Youtube isn’t just for silly clips recorded on mobile phones!