Manipulating Video Files for Instructional Purposes -
Summer 2009

Dr. Alberta Sautter
Dept. of Middle and Secondary Education
asautter@semo.edu
(573) 651-2454
Emily Scharf
Kent Library
escharf@semo.edu
(573) 651-2748


Important Links

Download Windows Movie Maker - free download
Download Microsoft Photo Story 3 - free download
Download Windows Media Encoder - free download
Animoto - free service for educators. They will organize your photos and set them to music.
Prism - free video file converter
Video files for use within the workshop - click here.
CORE FTP - download this to put your files on a CSTL server. To get CSTL server space for videos, email support@cstl.semo.edu
Heather MacDonald Greene Multimedia Center - Room 319 in Kent Library. Send your students here to have them use the software listed above.

Tutorials: Getting Started with Windows Movie Maker from Microsoft
Creating and Sharing Great Movies from Microsoft
Windows Movie Maker tutorials and articles from Windows Movie Makers.net

PowerPoint Presentation

Discussion Questions

  1. What benefits might this technology bring to your class?
  2. What can you say about the pedagogy of videos in courses?
  3. How do you see yourself using video in your courses?
  4. What drawbacks do you see with this technology?
  5. Are you currently using videos or Photo Story projects in your courses? If so, how?