Field Trip to the Apple Store!

Today our class went on a field trip to the Apple Store!  This is by far one of the absolute BEST field trips available to students!  The students were on a mission to learn iMovie.  (Even though I can teach them iMovie, I find that the students learn best from the Apple experts in a new environment and the whole experience at the Apple Store-- the yellow Apple field trip t-shirts, and the Apple flash drive bracelets with their iMovie creations provide such a rich learning experience.)  The parents were so excited to join us for the field trip!  Many of the students know more than the parents regarding iMovie and the iPad, so they wanted to learn along with the students.  It was a beneficial trip for all.

The students learned how to import photos and video clips to iMovie, how to trim the media and give their movies special effects.  They learned slide transitions as well as how to insert titles and music.  The movies weren't perfect, but they were excellent for a first try in less than 90 minutes.  Each team of students (teams of 2 and 3) saved their movies to their Apple flash drive bracelets.  When we got back to the school, we had an iMovie screening on our television (the computer paired with the TV through Apple TV) of all the wonderful animal movies.  The students were so proud of their work!  Today begins iMovie creations in science on the iPad, where students will create movies about their zoo animals.  I can't wait (neither can the students)!

The other two second grade classes are also going on the trip this week.  Ms. Uche's class is going tomorrow, and Ms. Payack's is going Friday.  This way, all the second grade classes will know how to create videos using iMovie.  We plan on having a film festival later in the school year!