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As a group of 2, we brainstormed together and decided that we would do our Public Service Announcement on the importance of reading. This is something that every school and every child and parent should know about. We then brainstormed about what kind of shots and narration we should have for a public service announcement about reading to your children. We then decided who would accomplish what part of the assignment and when it was due for the group to see and edit. After we completed our particular part of the assignment, we met and put it all together. We decided to save it as a WMV file so many people can view it and since it was what we had worked with before. I think if we had more time, we could have made this Public Service Announcement better by having the kids or parents be interviewed. It would be good to hear what they have to say. All of the video was done by our team and we did not use any other form of copyright issues. We worked quite well together and each person did their share of the work. We kept in contact frequently via email or phone throughout the entire process.I chose to use Microsoft Movie maker because it was free and it was already on my laptop computer that was issued by the school. I enjoyed using it because my husband works at a TV station and I have watched him use something similar to it. It was simple to use and pretty self explanatory. I like the features like drag and drop to make the editing part easier. I was impressed that it has added on features to make it even simpler. I didn't even have to use a tutorial to get me started. When that happens, you know the software is very simple to use. Not many programs can someone just jump in and work them like they have been using them for years. I would highly recommend Microsoft Movie Maker to a co-worker or friend that needed to edit a movie. It would even be useful for personal uses with home videos that you want to edit. I have used Photo story several times in my work at school. I personally have told people about it when they tell me they need to make a slideshow. It is very easy to use and anyone can do it. It was a lifesaver for me during a PTA meeting that needed a quick last minute slide show.

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