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Index What is Microsoft Photo Story? Special Features Downloading instructions Classroom Uses Creating Developing Useful Tips Examples Customization Culmination Evaluation

What is electronic storyboarding? Electronic storyboarding is a technique that allows you to create a show and tell presentation using your digital photos. Once a photo story has been made it can be played on Windows Media Player or burned to a DVD or CD.

Special Features Create slideshows using your digital photos. With a single click, you can touch-up, crop, or rotate pictures. Add stunning special effects, soundtracks, and your own voice narration to your photo stories. Then, personalize them with titles and captions. Small file sizes make it easy to send your photo stories in an . Watch them on your TV, a computer, or a Windows Mobile–based portable device.

Downloading Instructions Go to Search: Photo Story Click 1 st link: Microsoft Photo Story 3 for windows Click: Download Photo Story 3 (validation may be required) Once downloaded, Photo Story can be found by entering your start menu

Classroom Uses Writing a narrative story Main Idea/Supporting details Sequence of events Applying technology to reading/writing Science labs (life cycles) ** Motivates Students**

What will you need to electronically storyboard? Word editor Image editor Multimedia editor

Examples of such… Word editors : Microsoft Word Image editors : Photoshop Multimedia editor : Movie Maker, Photo Story 3, iMovie

Phase 1: Creating Electronic Storyboards –Plan out the purpose (are you going to begin a storytelling workshop, are kids going to give a report, etc.) –Align your goals with the curriculum and the standards (always have a reason for what you do) –Create a demo storyboard that maps out your expectations (this will give students an idea of how they work) –Store media (pictures, music, etc – they still have choice…) for the kids in a central, easy-access location

Phase 2: Development Type and edit ideas and dialogs in a Word Program Edit media (pictures, animation) Import media into the multimedia tool Arrange the media to flow with the storyboard Upload digital pictures by copying and pasting headings and narrations Record narrations

Storyboard Tips Tell a narrative story Simplicity – – Elementary Students: 150 words or less Secondary Students: 300 words or less Use the storyboard template Transfer the narrative to a Word Program Print the narrative and look for key words which suggest particular images to include such as pictures, animation and clip art

Example of a Storyboard Scene # 1 Narration Sound & Music Notes Sound & Music Narration Scene # 2 Write on a Word Program Here’s an Idea! Use Inspiration for Storyboarding Transition

Phase 3: Customization What can you do to make your Storyboard unique?  Use transitions and special effects  How long will your transition be?  How will your picture appear and move?  Make your final revisions and reviews  Has everything been proofread?  Is your project error free?  Is everything running smoothly?

Phase 4: Culmination What do students do when they are done with their projects? Students share their digital stories Teachers and peers evaluate the project. Student projects can be published on the internet. Projects can be played through Windows Media Player or burned to a CD

Evaluation How are the students’ projects evaluated?  Self evaluation  Rubrics & checklists  Create your own here  Teacher Review  Peer Review  Have students pair up and critique and review each others projects.

Digital Story Samples President Kennedy’s Space Address, The Dust Bowl… – storytelling/examples.htmhttp:// storytelling/examples.htm Student Fables – s.htmhttp://web000.greece.k12.ny.us/kr/our_author s.htm

Helpful Resources… Photo Story 3 – otography/photostory/default.mspx otography/photostory/default.mspx Tips for digital story making – Elements of digital storytelling – Digital Storytelling –