Teacher's Guide to Making Student Movies

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Lights, Camera, Action!

Is the next Steven Spielberg just waiting to be discovered in your classroom? With the advent of inexpensive video-editing tools such as iMovie and MovieMaker, digital video has become accessible to many classrooms. Students can create professional-looking video content complete with voiceovers, transitions and text effects.

Michelle Bourgeois is a tech coordinator and fourth grade teacher.

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