1. iMovie on the iPad
Fran Feeley
Inter-American Magnet School
Illinois Computing Educators
2013 Conference
Pheasant Run Resort
Saint Charles IL
March 1, 2013

2. Why iMovie on Represents a valid format to
the iPad? demonstrate learning
Engages students rigorously in
reading, writing, speaking, and
listening
Empowers students with skills to
express themselves in global online
communities
Unlimited possibilities!

3. iMovie Application
http://itunes.apple.com/us
Shoot
Edit
Share
$4.99 in iTunes
Half price in
Volume
Purchasing
Program

4. iMovie Basics
Video from Camera Roll
Photos from Camera Roll
Audio
 Theme Music
 Sound Effects
 iTunes music
Voiceovers
Filming from iMovie
Project Settings
Transitions

5. iMovie Basics
Naming a project
 Exit project
 Double tap on
default title
 Enter new title
Current film length
indicated below title
Use two fingers to
adjust the scale of
your view in edit
more (for precision
editing)

6. iMovie Basics
Rearranging
sequence of
images/videos
Editing image
duration
Editing video clips
Aligning voiceovers
to images and/or
video clips

7. iMovie Tips
Lighting
 Light on the subject, not behind
it!
Sound
 Adjust sound levels of film clips,
audio clips, and audio track.
 Dead air at beginning and end.
 Background noise.
 Best to add audio track last.
Presentation slides
 Minimal text centered on slide.
Filming people talking
 FILM UP CLOSE for best visual
and audio!

8. iMovie – Sharing
Options
 Export to Camera Roll (and
then import to iPhoto on
Mac)
 Upload to YouTube
 Upload to Facebook
 Upload to Vimeo
 Upload to CNNiReport
 Send to iTunes
Various privacy settings in
Vimeo (private, password,
public).
Be sure to sign out of Vimeo
after uploading videos.

9. iMovie – Safety and Legal Issues
 ACCEPTABLE USE OF THE CPS  CHICAGO PUBLIC
NETWORK AND COMPUTER
RESOURCES SCHOOLS MEDIA
http://policy.cps.k12.il.us/documents/604.1.pdf CONSENT FORM AND
RELEASE
 STUDENT ACCEPTABLE USE OF
English
THE CPS NETWORK
http://policy.cps.k12.il.us/documents/604
http://www.cps.edu/About_CPS/
.2.pdf
Spanish
http://www.cps.edu/About_CPS/De

10. Research
Projects
1.Assignment with
defined requirements
2.Clearly defined
expectations and
assessment rubric
3.Models of finished
products
4.Recommended
resources
5.Tools
Inter-American Magnet School
6.All student work
posted online
Mission and Vision Project
Spring 2012

11. iMovie Products
 7th/8th grade School
Mission/Vision Project
https://vimeo.com/43496366
 Playworks grant video
https://vimeo.com/39480445
 Playworks Junior Coaches
https://vimeo.com/43142863
 Fearsome Felines of Doom
(Movie Trailer)
 http://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=dEeC2cARMkY

12. Fran Feeley fafeeley@cps.edu
http://iamslibrary.wikispaces.com/
Thank you!
http://www.slideshare.net/fafeeley/imovie-ice-2013