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Review Assignments
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We will begin this week's class with a
review of the assignments from last week.
| Class Four Posting Assignment:
Conduct some research on
the use of audio in the health sciences, medical or dental
education or related fields. See if you can find a resource
such as a website, article, PowerPoint presentation, audio
clip archive, podcast, blog, or other type of material that
deals with an aspect of audio that is in some way, related
to your own professional or instructional use.
Then, post a message in which you describe what you found
and briefly discuss if it relates to your own professional
activities or instruction or might do so in the future.
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| Class Four Hands-On Assignment:
Complete at least one of
the following:
Use a microphone to narrate several PowerPoint slides (you
may use the same slides you created for last week's hands-on
assignment, or you may use a new set of slides. However,
your slides, and the narration, should be related to some
aspect of health/medical/dental education.
Using a microphone and/or any type of audio recording device
(such as a digital voice recorder), conduct an audio
interview with someone who can speak on a professional topic
related to your work or instruction. Then use an audio
editing software program of your choice (Audacity, Goldwave
or any other similar program) to create a single, cleanly
edited audio file that includes at least one question that
you ask and at least one answer from the person you are
interviewing. Finally, insert this audio file into a
PowerPoint slide, where you should also add some text that
describes what you did.
Rip a track from an audio CD - for information on ripping a
music track using Windows Media Player, go to: rip-music-track.htm
When you have ripped the music track, locate it (usually it
will be in a folder inside the My Music folder, which is
inside the My Documents folder on a computer running the
Windows XP operating system. When you located the track,
which should be a .wma file, insert the ripped music track
into a PowerPoint slide.
Using the audio editing software program of your choice
(Audacity, Goldwave or any other similar program), attempt
to edit a single audio file or any combination of audio
files. For example, you may wish to shorten a CD audio track
as we did in class (which would involve editing just one
audio file), or you might wish to combine a narrated voice
segment with a music track (which would involve editing two
different audio files into one single file). Finally, insert
this audio file into a PowerPoint slide, where you should
also add some text that describes what you did.
When you have completed the
assignment, use the online submission system to upload the
PowerPoint sides you created for this assignment. If you are
unable to upload the assignment, try to bring the files with
you (on a flash drive or CD) to the next
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Additional Resources Related to this
Assignment:
In Class Five, we discussed PowerPoint's
Package for CD option. Using this allows you to copy all of the
media files along with your PowerPoint presentation so that
everything will play properly on another computer. Below are several
tutorials that explain the process.
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Introduction to Digital Storytelling |
What is Digital Storytelling?
Combining the art of telling stories with:
- a mixture of digital graphics, text, recorded audio
narration;
- video and music to present information on a specific
topic;
- revolving around a theme and often containing a
particular viewpoint;
- to create stories that are typically between 2 and 10
minutes long.
Joe Lambert helped Digital Storytelling get
off the ground as the co-founder of the Center for Digital
Storytelling (CDS), a non-profit, community arts organization in
Berkeley, California. Since the early 1990s, Lambert and the CDS
have provided training and assistance to people interested in
creating and sharing their personal narratives.
Personal narratives may be told in a variety of different ways,
as described by the CDS:
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Character Stories – explore how
we love, who we are inspired by, and the importance of
finding meaning in our relationships.
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Memorial Stories – deal with
memories of people who are no longer with us. These stories
are often difficult but are emotionally powerful and can
help with the grieving process.
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Stories about Events in Our Lives -
deal with significant occurrences that we remember and
want to share.
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Adventure Stories – revolve
around places we visit and adventures we have in our
travels.
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Accomplishment Stories – deal
with achieving goals and understanding defining moments in
our lives.
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Stories about Places in Our Lives
– examine the important places in our lives: our homes, our
towns, and our experiences that connect us to our
communities.
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Stories about What We Do – allow
us to talk about our jobs, professions and careers in terms
of how we value and find meaning in the work we do.
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Recovery Stories – deal with how
we overcome great obstacles and challenges in our lives.
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Love Stories – provide us with
an opportunity to share some of the most meaningful parts of
our lives with the people we most cherish.
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Discovery Stories – let us
reflect on what we have learned and illustrate our journeys
of discovery.
Other Examples:
The CDS is also known for developing and disseminating the Seven
Elements of Digital Storytelling, which is often cited as a
useful starting point to begin working with digital stories.
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The Seven Elements of Digital
Storytelling |
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1. Point of
View – what is the perspective of the author? |
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2. A
Dramatic Question – a question that will be answered
by the end of the story. |
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3.
Emotional Content – serious issues that speak to us
in a personal and powerful way. |
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4. The Gift
of your Voice – a way to personalize the story to
help the audience understand the context. |
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5. The
Power of the Soundtrack – music or other sounds that
support the storyline. |
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6. Economy
– simply put, using just enough content to tell the
story without overloading the viewer with too much
information. |
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7. Pacing
– related to Economy, but specifically deals with how
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Many digital stories are based on personal experiences
related to people, places and events in our lives. However, this
technique can also be a powerful technology tool that educators
and their students can use to present informational and
instructional material, such as:
Most of the information about Digital Storytelling discussed
in class this week may be found online at the following sites:
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Assignments for Next Class |
Reading Assignment:
Posting Assignment:
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Review the materials related to Digital Storytelling that we discussed
in class this week, by visiting the following sites:
- Photo Story 3 Tutorials
Then, using the eClassroom
discussion forum (http://eclassrooms.coe.uh.edu/forum/index.cfm?forumid=1),
post a message in which you ask any questions you might have
about Digital Storytelling or provide comments about how you
might be able to use this technology in your particular area of
health/medical/dental/veterinary/nursing education.
Hands-On Assignment:
- After reviewing the Photo Story 3 Tutorials
(listed above), download and install the free Microsoft Photo
Story 3 Software for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/
photostory/default.mspx and begin creating a
digital story related to your work or instruction. If the
computer you normally use is not running the Windows XP
operating system, try to find a PC that you can use that has
Windows XP installed and where you can download, install and
begin using the Photo Story 3 software.
If this is not possible, you may want to try creating a digital
story with PowerPoint, but please do this only if you have no
other choice.
When you have completed the assignment, use the online
submission system at:
http://eclassrooms.coe.uh.edu/assignments/ to
submit a brief report in which you describe your initial
work with Photo Story 3, including:
- what topic you selected and why,
- what kinds of images you decided to
use and where you found them,
- what type of audio you included, if
any, and
- a description of your experience
using the Photo Story software and whether or not you had
any problems with the creation of your story.
When you are at a point where you are
satisfied with your progress, save the project file (it will be
a .wp3 file) and save it to a CD or a Flash drive.
Then, be sure to bring a copy of the .wp3 file, as well as
copies of the images you used in this story and any audio files,
with you to Class 6.
For more information on saving the project file, refer to
the tutorial on saving a project in Photo Story 3.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT NEXT WEEK'S CLASS:
At 4:00pm next Thursday, July 6, 2006, we will have an optional one
hour introductory session on using Microsoft FrontPage, a software
program that can be used to design and create web pages. If you have
already purchased a copy of Front Page, please bring the CD with you
to this session. If you have not yet purchased a copy of Front Page,
but would like to, please contact
me no later than Wednesday, July 5, so that I will have time
to get a copy for you.
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