iLife programs
The suite of programs is easy to use with a little practice, and Apple provides excellent tutorials to help you along.
iLIfe programs include the following:
- GarageBand - for creating soundtracks, audio pieces (including audiobooks), video and enhanced podcasts, music compositions. Tutorial on creating a podcast; a tutorial on creating songs with GarageBand; a tutorial on exporting projects to iTunes. More GarageBand tutorials.
- iMovie HD - the older version, which provides good control for combining and editing video clips. Allows you to add visual effects, titles and a soundtrack with ease. iMovie HD tutorials
- iTunes - for storing and playing music you've purchased, and for subscribing to podcasts (or publishing your own). Includes enrichment materials through iTunes U podcasts and lectures from leading professors and universities & colleges. Complete tutorial on iTunes 8. iTunes 9 video tutorials are here.
- iDVD - helps format your iMovie projects into files that can be played on a regular DVD player. Can create menus for combining more than one project on a single DVD. Download the iDVD tutorial here.
- iPhoto - for storing, organizing, editing and enhancing your photos. Add special effects, create slide shows with music, etc. A complete set of iPhoto 08 tutorials.
- iWeb - allows you to create simple websites through dragging and dropping. Publish to MobileMe or to a folder we can host on a district server. Learn all about iWeb here.
- A modern take on a scavenger hunt, using cell phones, creative clues, etc.