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Virtual Meeting on Thursday, July 19
I will be available on Thursday afternoon to discuss course issues and
assignments as well as answer questions. I'll try to log onto the eClassroom Online Virtual Meeting System around
5:00pm.
We will continue to use the eClassroom Online Virtual Meeting System.
You can log into the system by clicking on the following link:
http://eclassrooms.coe.uh.edu/jerry/disc12.html
More about using Photo Story 3 to Create Digital Stories
When you click on the Customize Motion tab, you will see the Transition tab at the top of the window. Here you will see 48 transitions that can be used when one image changes to the next. You can also set the number of seconds it will take for the transition to occur, with 1 second being the default length.
The CrossFade transition is used on all images by default, but you can change the transition on any images in your story. However, be careful that you don't overdo this as too many transitions can be overwhelming and detract from your story's message.
Adding Special Effects to your Images
Special effects may be added to your images in Photo Story 3,
but like transitions, you should be careful that you don't add so
many effects that they detract from the story itself.
2. Click on the Add Effect tab.
3. Select an effect to apply from the Effect pull-down menu.
4. To apply the change to all of the pictures in your story, click the checkbox next to the Apply the selected effect to all of the pictures option.
5. Click the Save button to keep the changes.
6. Click the Close button to return to the Import and Arrange screen.
Title Slides and Text Slides may be used in Photo Story to add textual information to the story.
The Title Slide is usually the first slide in a digital story. It may be a slide with just text on a blank background, or it can be text that appears on a background that contains some stylistic elements or an image.
The Photo Story 3 software also allows you to add text to any slide in your story, not just the first title slide.
Photo Story 3 has a screen called "Add a Title to Your Pictures" and this is often used to create a slide that has text appearing over an image, and have it serve as the first slide in your story. Take a look at the story on the use of Pinhole cameras to see an example of this:
http://www.coe.uh.edu/digitalstorytelling/pinhole.htm
To add text to a slide, follow the steps below.
1. Select the image you want to add text to in the timeline.
2. Type the text you want to add into the box provided.
3. Click the buttons above the textbox to arrange the text on the
image.
4. Click the Select Font button to make changes to the font face,
size, color, and style of your text.
Importing Text Slides
We also have explored the use of
creating a black slide in PowerPoint and adding text to
it.
Here are the steps for adding a black slide using
PowerPoint to create the black slide:
1) Launch PowerPoint;
2) From the Insert Menu, choose New
Slide;
3) From the Format menu, choose Background;
4) Use the pull-down option at the
bottom of the Background box and click on the black
color;
5) Click the Apply button;
6) The entire slide should now be
black. From the File menu, choose Save As;
7) And from the Save as type pull-down menu, scroll down
to GIF or JPG to save the slide as a graphic, rather
than as a .ppt file.
8) And then just import the slide
into Photo Story like any other graphic.
Take a look at
http://www.coe.uh.edu/digitalstorytelling/vangogh.htm
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to see how black text slides are used throughout a
digital story.
You can add a text slide at the end of your story and use the
customized motion to create a rolling credits slide like you see at
the end of a movie. You can see an example of this by going to the
end of
http://www.coe.uh.edu/digitalstorytelling/almostparadise.htm
And if you want your text slides to have a little more pizzazz
than just white text on a black background, you might think about
creating text slides in PowerPoint's and adding different slide
design layouts.Take a look at
http://www.coe.uh.edu/digitalstorytelling/picasso.htm
to see examples of this.
Recording Narration with Photo Story 3
First you must have a microphone plugged into your computer to use this feature of Photo Story and you should have either speakers or headphones connected so that you can listen to the sound after you record it.
1) With your script in front of you or by pasting the text you want to record in the window on the narration screen , get ready to record your narration.
2) Configure your microphone once it is attached to your computer by clicking on the “configure microphone” button and follow the prompts.
3) Begin recording by clicking on the red “record” button. Make sure the picture where you want the narration play is selected.
4) Stop recording by clicking the “stop” button.
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If you made a mistake or just want to try recording the same
thing again, you can delete the narration but clicking on the “delete”
button, which is the round button with the curved arrow inside.
6) Click “next” to go to the next section. If at any time you need to go back and edit anything on the story press “back” and it will take you to the previous section.
Adding Real Music
The following notes come from the Help file in Photo Story 3:
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If you exceed five minutes of narration for a picture, the recording stops and a message is displayed prompting you to narrate another picture.
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Each picture that has narration, edits, or other options specified will appear dimmed in the film strip. A narration symbol is displayed in the lower-left corner of pictures that include narration. An effects symbol is displayed in the lower-right corner of pictures for which you customized the motion. Pictures with narration or customized durations also show the length of time a picture will be displayed when the final story is played.
- You can proceed to the next Photo Story page
without recording narration or customizing motion for one or more of
your pictures. Photo Story generates the panning and zooming effects
automatically for these pictures. By default, each of the pictures
appears for five seconds when you play the story.
- Deleting the narration from a picture may change
the length of time the picture is to be displayed.
- If you want to delete any of your pictures,
right-click a picture, and then click the Delete button.
Note that deleting a picture deletes the picture and all customizations associated with the picture from the story.
- Photo Story calculates the approximate disk space
required for your narration based on the number of pictures in your
film strip. If there is not enough disk space in your temporary
folder, Photo Story displays an error message. Before you can start
recording narration, you must free additional space or choose a
different folder.
- When you preview your story, the preview
resolution is 320 x 240 pixels. Your final video story may have a
different resolution depending on the activity you select when you
save your story.
- You can save a project for your story at any time while working on the story by clicking the Save Project button. In the Save As dialog box, type a name for the project. You must save a project for your story to be able to edit it later. Projects created by using Photo Story 3 for Windows must use a .wp3 file name extension. Otherwise, Photo Story will not be able to open the file. By default, the project for your story is saved in your My Videos folder.
A good tutorial on using Photo Story 3 is online at:
photostory-lesson.pdf
- saving wp3 to wmv files -for computer playback
- information on bringing files to next class
- how to add a blank screen to Photo Story
- how to have credits or have text fade out
- Go to the CUIN 6345M
Online Discussion System (http://eclassrooms.coe.uh.edu/forum/index.cfm?forumid=1)
and post a reply in which you discuss your reaction to digital
storytelling. Do you feel that this is a technology tool you can
use? If so, how? Or if not, why not? Do you think it's a valid
tool for medical/dental education? Do you have any other
technical or pedagogical questions or comments about digital
storytelling?
Posting Assignment 7 - Due Thursday, August 2, 2007
- Using one of the online survey tools
listed above, or any similar tool you find on your own, create
an online survey that includes at least 10 different questions.
The topic of the survey may be anything you want, although as
always, it would be helpful if you selected a topic that is
either educationally meaningful or related to your professional
work. When you have created the survey, go to the CUIN 6345M
Online Discussion System (http://eclassrooms.coe.uh.edu/forum/index.cfm?forumid=1)
and post a reply in which you discuss your experience with this
assignment and be sure to include a link to the survey so that
the rest of the students are able to view the survey and respond
to the questions.
Finally, each student should try to respond to at least 3 different surveys created by other students.
Hands-On Assignment 6 - Due August 2, 2007:
- After reviewing the Photo Story 3 Tutorials
(listed on the Class Six web page), 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.Saving the Project File in Photo Story 3 (.wp3)
When you are at a point where you are satisfied with your progress, you should save the project file. This will produce a .wp3 file, which can only be opened with Microsoft Photo Story 3. It is important to save this project file so that you can come back to the project later and continue working on it.
Click on the Save Project button from any of the screens in Photo Story and you will be prompted to save the project file. As we discussed in class, be sure to pick a descriptive file name, rather than the default file name the program offers, and choose a location where the file will be easy for you to find.
The saved .wp3 file is the actual work that you have put into the digital story (picture editing, customized motion, transitions, narration, music, etc). You can save this as a working copy and come back to edit it later.
Saving your Completed Story (.wmv)
Next, you will need to perform a final save that puts all of the elements of the story together and allows you to view the finished piece. This save will create a .wmv file (Windows Media Video) that will be playable with Microsoft's Windows Media Player.
In order to perform final save will, you must click the next button until you reach the final screen--it will say Save your story at the top left. At this point, you are able to make some choices about how to save the complete story from a series of choices presented in a pull-down menu. Most of the time, you will want to select: Save your story for playback on a computer, as this will give you the best quality. However for this assignment, you should select: Send the story in an email message, so that you can submit a copy of your digital story to me via email, at: brobin@uh.edu
One More Thing...
At the bottom left of the Save your story screen, you should see a Settings button.
When you click on this button, another screen pops up with several choices for what size (in pixels) that you want to save your story. I suggest that you try either the 240x180 setting or the 320x240 setting when you save your story. Because you will be sending your story via email, the file size of your finished .wmv file should not be too large. You should experiment with the different settings to see which setting works best with your story.
For more information on saving the project file, refer to the tutorial on saving a project in Photo Story 3.When you have completed the digital story, 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.
Then be sure to send a copy of the .wmv file to me via email at: brobin@uh.edu
Final Semester Project
Final Projects may be on any educationally-relevant topic and
should include either:
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A digital story - either as a stand-alone project or inserted into a PowerPoint slide presentation.
or
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A web site - as has been discussed, we didn't cover creating a web site in this course, but it is an option for those who already know how to create one.
UPDATE: Each project should include several of the following components we covered in class this semester. There is no specific amount of items that must be included in the final project, although you should try to include as many as are applicable to the project.
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Graphics that have been created or modified
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A digital audio segment (narration, music or both)
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A link to an online survey
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A CD or DVD version of your project
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Plus links to any of the following Web 2.0 resources:
A set of your own images uploaded to a web resource such as Flickr
A set of del.icio.us tags that you create on an educational topic
An audio episode that you recorded on Gabcast or any similar web resource
An online, narrated slide show you created on SnapGenie or any similar resource
Any podcast, blog, or wiki (that you or anyone else created) on an educational topic; or
any other web-based resource you select.
Final Semester Project Report
Each student should submit a 2 to 4 page written final project paper that describes the project, and includes the following information:
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The goals and purpose of the project;
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The intended audience for the project and a brief description of where and when it will be used;
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The curricular goals and objectives of the project, if applicable;
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A description of the challenges you faced creating your project;
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The most significant things you learned from this course and from completing the final project.
If all components of your project are not completed, you should include some descriptive information about the components that are still in development and describe your plan for completing this work.
Our Next Class Meeting on Thursday, August 2, 2007
I will be out of town next Thursday, July 26 so
there will be no virtual class meeting.
We will have our next face-to-face class the following week on Thursday,
August 2, 2007.
