iLife+'09

= iLife '09 Workshop = toc

iPhoto

 * Click "Faces" and you can see each face you have in all of your pictures individually
 * Program must "learn" the faces & gets better with time
 * Click "Places" to see where each picture was taken. (iPhones & some cameras do it automatically, or you can enter the location manually)
 * Under edit:
 * Red eye "auto" or do it yourself
 * Easy to resize changes, crop, remove blemishes, etc.
 * Under events – click event and then "+" and then chose if you want to make it a slideshow, book, etc.
 * Change the themes to do transitions, music, etc.
 * Name each photo and it will come up on slideshow
 * Export to iTunes and then accessible in iMovie
 * "Smart Album" allows you to chose the types of photos you want in an album and the program selects them for you, in a regular album you have to chose each picture yourself

Practice Suggestions

 * Slideshow of pictures for first day of school
 * Identify faces in iPhoto
 * Label places from a trip
 * **Make albums to use on a website later**

iMovie

 * iMovie "Preferences" - click "Show Advanced Tools" to get more options like:
 * Do a cutaway in the middle of a video where the sound continues but you then go to a different picture or clip briefly and then go back with the sound continuing
 * “Picture in Picture” for newscast
 * ...to do these you drag already made clip/picture right on top of the clip where you want it (you can shift it later)
 * Can use the world/globe in a movie
 * Students use to show a change of location...flying from one place to another
 * You put in the locations you want
 * Settings cog in lower left corner of each clip to change details
 * Media browser allows you to easily put your videos on iDVD to be easily available for you to burn to DVD later…no need to export
 * Drag music to the **TOP** of pictures to put music in a more editable form
 * Green screen –
 * Pictures/video in front of a green screen
 * Place picture/video on work area then drag green screen item on top of it – chose green screen from the pop up menu
 * Don't forget Ken Burns Effect by clicking "crop" button

Practice Suggestions

 * Narrate a movie to introduce your class, a project, or a new unit
 * Add a cut-away or picture in picture of you to add interest
 * Find music for background
 * Use globe motion to show location of study to be done

GarageBand
"Regular" GarageBand
 * Magic** –
 * Click each instrument to mix volume, etc.
 * Use this most of any part of GarageBand
 * Use "snippet" to change length to fit iMovie
 * When done open in regular GarageBand
 * Turn off metronome under "control"
 * Send songs to iTunes to be able to use them easily in iMovie, iWeb, etc.
 * Under "File" – "New" : voice and podcast are present to select right away if you are recording someone speaking
 * Pick loops to get a gig of free music to add
 * Loops is another quick way to make a short song
 * Podcasts (video or not)
 * easy to record, add sound effects, sound/music, pictures & videos
 * view preview by clicking the preview picture in the podcast heading
 * "Send Podcast to iWeb" or iTunes to use elsewhere
 * if you want someone else to be able to edit on their computer just use "Save"
 * For Music Classes:
 * Can print out musical notation
 * Can plug in live instruments to record
 * Click on "i" at bottom right to get modifications for voices or other instruments
 * Don't be afraid to create music

Practice Suggestions

 * Create your own song for background during review game (think Jeopardy!)
 * Create a song for fun - try lots of different sounds, effects, loops, etc.
 * Make a podcast for how to do something in your class: funny, serious, video, still, only sound, difficult task that is repeated often, etc.

iWeb (info from wiki HERE)
To publish at CY: (teachers) To publish at CY: (students)
 * **REALLY** important not to delete any of the template stuff unless you don't want anything there at all...it loses the format and VERY tough to get it back - //especially// important in podcasts
 * Can embed Google forms
 * Great for creating portfolios online
 * 09 widgets paste YouTube URL or any HTML site onto a page on your site – or Google Maps
 * **Each site is published as a separate folder so no problem with multiple sites at one time - YEAH!!!**
 * 1) Save the website to your desktop (be sure to make a new folder) - I'd suggest it being short and with no spaces)
 * 2) Log on to the "Staff Media Server" on Safari with your username and password
 * 3) Copy the Folder saved on your desktop into your "Sites" folder
 * 4) To access on-line: http://media.cysd.k12.pa.us/~username/foldername (link not active)
 * 1) Save the website to your desktop (be sure to make a new folder - I'd suggest it being short and with no spaces)
 * 2) Log on to the file server on Safari with your username and password
 * 3) Copy the Folder saved on your desktop into your "Sites" folder
 * 4) To access on-line: http://cyhs.cypanthers.org/~username/foldername (link not active)

Practice Suggestions

 * Create a website to put your podcast from GarageBand, your albums from iPhoto, or a video from iMovie
 * Begin a portfolio for yourself or your students via a website