The first application to get to know on your laptop or iPad is iMovie.

This is one of the core apps we use in ‘AppSmashing’ but don’t worry about that for right now, right now let’s play and discover a bit about iMovie.

click on the image to take you to Apple’s comprehensive tutorials on using iMovie for the laptop & for your iOS device.

Using iMovie on your iPad

How about some cool ways to use iMovie in the classroom?

A very easy use of iMovie that has great educational bang for it’s buck is Digital Storytelling

New technology tools allow us to connect, communicate and collaborate easily with others around the world. Stories are all about these three C’s and lend themselves naturally to create a bridge between teaching and integrating technology. Digital Storytelling is a tool that can support teaching and learning in any subject area.
1. We connect on an emotional level with people and events in stories and we connect them to experiences in our own lives.
2. Stories let us communicate our perspective and perception.
3. Stories are usually a collaborative effort of stories’ characters, their actions and points of view. Stories that have been passed down through generations allow voices from the past to be intermingled with voices from the present. Remixing and re-makes of stories add new twists, allow new perspectives, and shed new light story-lines.

Watch Jim Jorstad at TEDxUWLaCrosse talk about the importance of Digital Storytelling

Want more cool apps that extend beyond iMovie for Digital Storytelling? Check out Shelly Terrell’s awesome blog!

Engaging Learners through Digital Storytelling: 40+ Resources & Tips

Happy Movie making!!