The power of Imovie

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One of my favorite apps for the Ipad is Imovie.  The educational options that Imovie provides are endless.  Your students can simply expand on classroom projects or activities, or they can create complex movies or music videos.  Below I have included a few videos to demonstrate EASY and FAST ways to use Imovie.  In a 90 minute class, my students will typically be working with Imovie for 30 minutes.  Why use Imovie?  Why not just finish the activity and have a conversation? 

My question for you is,.. why not?

Why not allow your students to form a deeper understanding of the topic in a fun and interactive way?  In the first example below, my students performed various minute to win it activities to enhance their understanding of ratios.  After performing activities, they completed activities about unit rate and equivalent ratios.  We could have stopped there, but would students remember the mathematical connection, or just the fun they had playing minute to win it?  How could I ensure that their understanding would be solidified with this fun activity?  I had my students tape the last minute to win it game and create an easy Imovie about how rate and ratio applies.  This video provided evidence for the activity and the mathematical connection.

I also included two other videos where I asked students to display their understanding of expressions and equations.  Students need to be able to connect the real world with every topic they encounter.  Although these are very simple examples, they provided for an excellent springboard into more advanced conversations and topics.