5 Easy Steps to Digital Photo Story Telling

5 Easy Steps to Digital Photo Story Telling Terence Cavanaugh University of North Florida tcavanau@unf. edu

Digital Story Telling is narrative stories that mix images, graphics, sound, and music with the author's own storytelling voice

Standards • AASL Information Literacy Standards: The student who – 4. is an independent learner is information literate and pursues information related to personal interests. – 5. is an independent learner is information literate and appreciates literature and other creative expressions of information. – 7. contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and recognizes the importance of information to a democratic society. (AASL 1998). • ISTE Technology Foundation Standards for Students – (3. 1) Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity. – (4. 1) Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact. – (4. 2) Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information

Pros • Technology is attractive to today’s student. • Differentiated Instruction • Multimedia • =Enjoyment

“There is no question that the new technologies are attractive to students, and that they engage attention by the very fact of their interactive nature. ” Diana Laurillard, D. (1998) How Can Learning Technologies Improve Learning?

Multimedia technologies, provide a format for students to put their thoughts together, visually, aurally, and kinesthetically. Evidence supports the notion that students can increase their reading and writing skills by incorporating multimedia technologies in this manner (Bagui, 1998).

Because writing for students with disabilities can be laborious and frustrating, it is important to explore alternatives that alleviate some of these factors, while stimulating students to edit and revise. (Bailey, 2000)

Digital Story Telling Sites • • Center for Digital Story Telling: http: //www. storycenter. org/ Digital Storytelling Examples: http: //www. coe. uh. edu/digitalstorytelling/examples. htm Memory’s Voices: http: //www. storycenter. org/memvoice/ Capture Wales: http: //www. bbc. co. uk/wales/capturewales/ Digi. Tales: http: //www. digitales. us/ Center for Digital Storytelling Cookbook http: //www. storycenter. org/memvoice/pages/cookb ook. htm Elements of Digital Storytelling http: //www. inms. umn. edu/Elements

What do you need? • Computer – Software • • Microphone Digital Camera (optional) Student A Story You don’t need a video camera!

Software • Photo Story (win) www. microsoft. com/photostory

Software • Movie Maker (win) www. microsoft. com/moviemaker

Software • i. Movie (mac) www. apple. com/ilife/imovie

Suggestions • Scripts • Storyboards – Make from a blank Power. Point – printing out the handouts version.

Class organization • Classroom – One-Few Computers – Lab • Students – Individual – Cooperative Groups • Larger groups – roles • Smaller groups – switching back & forth

Step 1 • Import and arrange pictures – Move the image collection into the project

Pictures • Draw and scan • Drawing programs – Paint • Digital Camera • Internet

Public Domain Images • Classroom Clipart: http: //classroomclipart. com/ • Copyright. Free. Photos. com: http: //www. copyrightfreephotos. com/default. as px • Free. Foto. com: http: //www. freefoto. com/index. jsp • Gimp-Savvy: http: //gimp-savvy. com/PHOTOARCHIVE/ • Open Photo: http: //openphoto. net/ • Pics 4 Learning: http: //pics. tech 4 learning. com/

Step 2 • Add titles to your pictures – You can make a blank picture if you want to add more text – use a program like paint and fill with single color.

Step 3 • Narrate your pictures – Use a head microphone for best results • Customize the motion – Ken Burns effect • Control the time – 5 seconds works well – 3 -5 minutes max

Microphone – Head Mic. Rule of Thumb: position the microphone so that it is a thumb width to the die of the mouth

Step 4 • Add Background Music – Enhance the experience – Select and import music – Create music

Step 5 • Save your story – Project file (editable) – Video file (fixed)

Other applications & extensions • • Reader’s Theater Booktalk Writing activity Portfolio • • School/Library Kiosk Close circuit TV Open House Class CD

Questions?

For more resources visit: http: //www. drscavanaugh. org/ Terry Cavanaugh t. cavanaugh@unf. edu