Apps+for+Photos,+Videos,+&+Presentations

= Apps for Photos, Videos & Presentations =

Among other things, the iPad2 and iPad Mini are also a camera and a video recorder. You can easily snap pictures, take screen shots, and record video that is automatically saved to your Camera app.

There's not shortage of **apps for enhancing photos**, most of them free. Here are a few that we like at Blanchard:
 * BeFunky
 * PicCollage
 * Phonto
 * PhotoFunia
 * InstaCollage
 * Movidoodle
 * Photo Booth
 * Photo Notes

Ther e are many apps available to support **video creation** for students and teachers. **Check out this chart of video creation apps**, which are all available on Blanchard iPads, for details that will help you choose the best app for different projects.

[[image:imovie.jpg width="49" height="49"]] iMovie allows you to quickly and easily create and edit high-quality movies on your iPad.
Below are resources for using iMovie in the classroom, including a storyboard template and video instructions.

One lesson idea is for students to create book "trailers," a multimedia version of traditional book reports. Here's a sample book trailer; media type="custom" key="25364382"

Storyboarding
Storyboards are organizational tools that can help create a rough visual representation of a final movie project. While it might seem like an extra step, storyboards can actually save you a lot of time by helping you brainstorm ideas, determine how you will collaborate with others, and plan graphics, sound effects, and other logistics of your project.

Assessment
that will be used to assess 6th-grade Book Trailers created on iMovie

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** Creating an iMovie Project **
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iMovie Tutorial: Adding Video Effects
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iMovie Tutorial: Adding Audio Effects
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