Working with iMovie

    During the last few weeks, I made several videos for my lesson plan and it turned out to be a quite interesting experiencce. I was having fun and I believe my students will also have fun. Before the project began, we had written our video scripts which include the scenes, music, location, actors and even lines. In order to carry out the project, I need to check out a video camera and make a list of friends that I want to invite to act in the video. Because I was going to make a video of everyday conversations happened in students’ lives, I had to change shooting spots between different scenes.
    In order to achieve good effects, I need to make plans and write good script, and writing script is a writing activity as well. I must admit that my friends has supported and contributed to this video, and I couldn't have finished the movie without them. They have given me excellent comments and suggestions too.
    The most memorable thing during the filming process was to cooperate and communicate with others. We often worry that new technologies will keep children in front of a computer screen and interrupt their process of acquiring interpersonal communicating skills, but a simple case such as making a class video will suffice to prove that new technologies(web 2.0 tools) are beneficial for the class as well.

    I even think that it might be a good idea to assign students video-making homework so that they can learn creatively and find writing, speaking and interacting with other people to be fun.