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|type= Lesson idea	

|attribution={{DEFT}} 
|title=Making Movies in the Classroom
|tagline=Using Movies to develop communication and literacy skills
|image=MakingMovies.jpg
|topic=Video
|subject= ICT, Cross-curricular,  Literacy
|resourcenumber=TE0131
|age=  KS4,  KS3,  KS2, KS1, Primary, Secondary
|content=This lesson idea involves the use of digital video in the classroom to enhance communication skills. The teacher regularly uses video creation and editing resources to enable children to produce videos on a range of topics. This approach is taken in order to motivate and engage the children with their learning in order to develop their skills.

One example is this video produced by children relating to the topic of {{topictag|e-safety}}: http://media.edusites.co.uk/article/internet-safety-animation-by-newman-school/ This video uses a number of on and offline video production and animation applications (Noodle Flix [http://sonicamigos.com/noodleflix/], Xtranormal [http://www.xtranormal.com] and Crazytalk [http://www.reallusion.com/crazytalk/]) with the final product being edited together using iMovie [http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/] on an Apple Mac.

|Learning Objectives=To create digital media to help to enhance communication skills
|additional resources=Video Camera
|Resource number=SC0055
|useful information= 
|related resources= Case Study: [[Using digital images and film to enhance communication skills]]
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|resources= This lesson idea comes from the [[DEFT]] case study [[Using digital images and film to enhance communication skills]]. The whole case study is available for reading and downloading here: http://www.digitalfutures.org/index.php/case-studies/schools/project-school-2/
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