Video

We can share experiences with each other here about having students create videos. Here are some items we have been discussing in email:
1.   When you use Photostory and post videos to the web, they will not display on a non-windows platform. I found this out the hard way and it is documented in the following link.. [] It is fine if you are remaining on a windows platform. However, I noticed when I tried to share my students’ videos off of the wiki with someone not on a windows platform, they could not view it. 2.   Rather than try to install that windows converter on each computer in the lab, I decided to teach my students how to use Moviemaker. I went ahead and made them a bunch of “How To” files that you are welcome to use. You can find them at: http://iss2009.wikispaces.com/Directions I am only having them use still images and recording voice. 3.   I know Anne ran into a problem with the new Flip cameras using .mp4 format not .avi and Moviemaker will not take .mp4 for the version we have. We installed a free converter from Koyotesoft that works well to convert them. I used this converter quite a bit through PolarTREC and it is really easy and also nice to use to downsize files for posting to the web. You can find it at: []

Nate suggests:     Pick     **  Free Video Converter 2.3 from the list. I have been running video from Adam’s Flip through it and it is working. **