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**Movie Magic** [|Quicktime presentation]
Adding special effects requires stdts to think critically about the author's message and their audience. Repeated readings build fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. Recordings help students perfect intontation, volume, and rate and general expression. Creates a sense of pride-stories can be shared with other students and families for years to come.
 * Benefits:**

Whole class vs. Individual Lab setting vs. 1 Computer Classroom During class vs After-school program
 * Configurations/Settings:**

1. Choose an appropriate leveled picture book. 2. Take digital still shots of each page. 3. Edit in iPhoto 4. Import to iMovie (without Ken Burn's effect) 5. Record Audio & Match picture length to audio length 6. Add Ken Burn's effect 7. Add other special (audio or visual) effects 8. Share/Export to Quicktime 9. Import to iDVD 10. Celebrate/Share
 * Steps:**

Use pictures from fieldtips, student drawings, etc. to tell a unique story. Use choral readings for recordings. Have students write a script and add titles (or use the book feature in iPhoto) to create "caption closed" movies.
 * Beyond the Basics:**