iMovie

(Assessment) iMovie is a (relatively) intuitive interface and a vital tool  for expanding students' literacy. Giving students the opportunity to conceptualize, plan, shoot and edit a movie will take them into the minds of those who create the audio-visual experiences that permeate their lives. I believe it can help give students an understanding of what this technology is capable of and the subtle tweaks it can enact upon an image, thereby allowing them to better distinguish fantasy from reality when reviewing images and sounds (Reflection). As an English teacher, I plan to use imovie to teach students how manipulating sound and images is similar to manipulating words, and how both can craft our expectations and thinking (integration).