Year Six ICT Planning: Windows Movie Maker

Subject:		Focus:		End product:		Notes:
ICT		Editing video with Windows Movie Maker		The whole class will produce a DVD all about the school		The recording of the video will need to be carried out carefully with some supervision as the children will need to go around the school to video the elements they require.
Date	Learning Intention & Success Criteria		Targeted support for the lesson	Activity and Differentiation				Resources
				New teaching	Main Activity		Plenary
	Learning Intention: We Are Learning To plan a video Success Criteria: I can identify relevant information			Explain that the school is hoping to produce a DVD all about the school. It must show lots of different elements of the school.	In groups the children should prepare a list of features of the school that they think should be included in the DVD.		Discuss the organisation of the video – which elements could be grouped together. Discuss timings and how long each part of the DVD must be.
	Learning Intention: We Are Learning To plan a video Success Criteria: I can storyboard my video			Based on their work from last lesson, as a class, compile a complete list of every feature of the school that should be included in the DVD.   Split the class into groups of 4 and give each group 2 parts of the DVD to prepare.	For each part of the DVD the children need to decide where will be filmed, what will the video show and what must be said. The children should then produce a 'storyboard' of their element of the video.		Share excellent, imaginative, original examples and the ways that different groups are showing their feature of the school.	Storyboarding sheets
	Learning Intention: We Are Learning To use a digital camera to capture film Success Criteria: I can film using a digital camera			This part of the challenge will take place over a number of weeks. Discuss what a badly produced video would look like. Then decide what a good video will look like – well prepared lines, confidently produced scenes, interesting backgrounds. Demonstrate how to use the digital camera to record videos.	Accompanied by an adult the children should go, at an appropriate time, to record their video.		The children should carry out a quality control of their video. If they need to they need to record it again.	Digital cameras Storyboards Adult supervision
	Learning Intention: We Are Learning To import video and add effects and transitions Success Criteria: I can import video and add effects and transitions			This part of the challenge will take place over a number of weeks. In order to learn how to use Windows Movie Maker the children will have to work with alternative video, i.e. not about school. Explain how to load up Movie Maker.	The children should import their video and photos. Demonstrate how to add their videos to the timeline. Show the children how to add effects, but discuss whether all of these would be appropriate for a promotional video. Also show the children how to remove effects. Demonstrate how to add transitions between the video clips, and again, also show to remove them.		Ensure that the children have saved their test video. The children should look at their video critically – does it look 'professional' enough?	Windows Movie Maker Video clips
	Learning Intention: We Are Learning To add titles and record narration Success Criteria: I can add titles and narration to my video			This part of the challenge will take place over a number of weeks. Load up the work from last time. Explain that there are two ways to add further information to the video – text or audio.	Show the children how to add titles – before a clip and on a clip. Save the opening titles and credits for later. Explore the effects. Show the children how to add narration to the clips. Demonstrate what happens if the input level is wrong.		Share the children's work from the test project.	Copyright free mp3/ wma files Microphones
	Learning Intention: We Are Learning To add photos and titles and credits to my video Success Criteria: I can add photos, titles and add credits			This part of the challenge will take place over a number of weeks. Load up the work from last time. What else could be included as well as video?	Show the children how to add photos to the video. Can they use narration or music to make their photos more interesting? Add opening titles and closing credits to the video.		Share the children's work from the test project.	Photos
	Learning Intention: We Are Learning To produce a video using Windows Movie Maker Success Criteria: I can use Windows Movie Maker			This part of the challenge can only be completed when all the videos have been recorded, and it might take a few lessons to complete. Remind the children of the importance of producing a 'professional' looking video without over-elaborate effects.	The children should prepare their video about the school.		Share what has been produced.	Video files (these must have been converted and indexed to be able to use them in Movie Maker)
	Learning Intention: We Are Learning To produce a DVD Success Criteria: I can combine clips to make a working DVD using Windows DVD Maker			This can only be completed when each part of the video has been made. Put a DVD into the computer. What else is on the DVD apart from just the video? Discuss the purpose of a DVD menu. Using Windows DVD Maker, show the children how to add clips to the DVD. Demonstrate how to change the menu buttons Show the children how to add an animated background. Show how to add music to the DVD menu.	The children should produce their DVD menu for their DVD of the school.		Burn the DVDs to disc.	Windows DVD Maker Music files