1. Windows MovieMaker Shawn Brandt Technology Integration Specialist New Prague Area Schools www.np.k12.mn.us/TechIntegration

2. What is Digital Storytelling? Using a story to present information… The use of computers, pictures, video, narration, and music to create, share, and enhance stories.

3. Digital Storytelling Examples

4. Why Digital Storytelling? Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. ~Benjamin Franklin

5. We learn… 10% of what we Read 20% of what we Hear 30% of what we See 40% of what we See and Hear 70% of what we Discuss with others 80% of what we Experience personally 95% of what we Teach someone else http://www.slideshare.net/cliotech/digital-storytelling-26161 ~William Glasser

6. How is it different? Traditional Report Research Write Submit Digital Storytelling Research Write Read, collect images Read, re-read, record Review, enhance Publish, present

7. http://www.photobus.co.uk/dstory_pages/what_dstory.html Helpful Tips A Good Recipe… 250 words (example)

9. Helpful Tips http://www.photobus.co.uk/dstory_pages/what_dstory.html A Good Recipe… 250 words (example) 5 – 10 short video clips About 2 minutes in length

10. Teachers… Use a checklist with due dates Use a rubric for assessments Helpful Tips

11. Create a project folder… Documents Images Video clips Audio files Project files Helpful Tips

12. Headset Microphones USB preferred “Noise Cancelling” Helpful Tips

13. Adjust the microphone Avoid “puffs” into the mic Move mic below or to the side of your mouth Helpful Tips

14. Check your volume… Adjust the recording settings Volume at 50% = audience should be able to hear comfortably Helpful Tips

15. Digital Storytelling Process I already know how to use MovieMaker (PhotoStory, PowerPoint, etc.). Just let me get started.

23. 10 images

25. Viewing Options Most Common –Watch directly in Windows Media Player –Insert video clip into PowerPoint Other ideas –Burn to CD/DVD –Post to a website –Cable public access channel

26. “Work” Shop MovieMaker 1.Import video / capture video 2.Record narration 3.Insert background music 4.Produce video clip

27. Windows MovieMaker Questions?

28. Additional Resources Checklists http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/todo.htm Calendar Creator http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/calendar.htm Rubrics http://rubistar.4teachers.org BubbleShare.com http://bubbleshare.com/upload/activex Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling http://www.coe.uh.edu/digitalstorytelling/default.htm DigiTales http://digitales.us/ Atomic Learning.com – Windows MovieMaker http://www.atomiclearning.com/moviemaker2 Adobe Digital Kids Club http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/storytelling

29. Windows MovieMaker Shawn Brandt Technology Integration Specialist New Prague Area Schools www.np.k12.mn.us/TechIntegration