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Using Movie MakerTo Produce a

Teaching or Learning ResourceTHE GROUP DISCUSSION EXERCISE

Aim: To produce a video of a groupdiscussion and to enhance the videousing graphics, photos and music.

1. Preparation1.1 Select a topic for discussion e.g.How can we improve the functionalityof our computer laboratory? and

identify the members of the discussiongroup 3 to 4.1.2 Develop a storyboard for yourvideo illustrating: Images/slides e.g.Title slide with discussion question,group members names, use a photo ofthe group, consider camera positions,introduction narration, who will ask andrespond to the question/s, etc.,contents of the end slide.

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Suggested sequence: Title slide group photo discussion video end

slide.

1.3 Rehearse the discussion aiming fora time limit of approximately 3 minutes.

2. Prepare video support resources2.1 Create a folder for storing the filesfor this video production (referred to asa collection).

SLIDES/IMAGES

2.2 Using PowerPoint develop a titleand end slides for the video.

2.3 Take a photo/s of the group, insertin a slide and overlay some text.

2.4 Save your PowerPointpresentation as .jpg images in theCollection folder

BACKGROUND MUSIC

for the introduction and end slides:

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2.5 Go to Sounddogs.com, selectPRODUCTION MUSIC (left side of

screen), select a category and then asub-category and review samples andchoose your background clip. Notethat you will trim the clip to its requiredduration in MovieMaker.

2.6 Right click your music choice andsave to the Collection folder. Note thatthe file format will be .mp3 and needsto be converted to .wav format toimport into Movie Maker (this is also

the case for Camtasia).

MUSIC FILE CONVERSION2.7 Activate the Audacity softwareapplication

2.8 Select PROJECT then IMPORTAUDIO and browse to and import yourSounddogs .mp3 clip

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2.9 Select FILE then EXPORT ASWAV and save the .wav file version to

your Collections folder.

3. Import and edit video resourcesRefer to Section 3 in the ComputerLaboratory exercise and in addition tothose steps:

3.1 Play your video and click and dragyour image clips to increase or reducethe time they appear in your videoe.g. is their sufficient time to read the

images text

SAVE YOUR PROJECT

3.2 Select IMPORT AUDIO OR MUSIC

and import your .wav music file anddrag and drop the file onto theAUDIO/MUSIC timeline.

3.3 Drag the music file until it isadjacent to the image clips at the

beginning of the video. Click the music

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PRODUCE YOUR VIDEO AS AMOVIE FILE FOR DELIVERY VIA

YOUR WIKI or BLOG.