May 29

Year 8

I'm sorry that I'm not with you today but I am a bit "under the weather".

Please continue with your StoryBoard. You must select 3 possible images for each frame. Then you must JUSTIFY your choice. That means that you must say "why" you chose to use a particular image in your final project.

If you finish that, HOORAY. Now start to plan your: Music, Motion, Titles. These must also be included on the storyboard.

May 26

Year 8, Wow! Today you should finish the narration part of your story-board. Next, you must gather 3 (three) images for each frame of narration. You will then select the image that you will use and JUSTIFY why you chose that one.

Remember that we are following the Design Cycle set forth by the MYP (Middle Years Program of the IB Organization) and we must produce an array of feasible designs. That's what we are doing by gathering photos and music;-)

PS: The above photo is The Thinker (French: Le Penseur), a bronze and marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin held in the Musée Rodin in Paris. According to Wikipedia, it depicts a man in sober meditation battling with a powerful internal struggle. It is often used to represent philosophy.

May 19

Year 8, continue with the Design Portion of the Project.

1) Complete the Narration, frame by frame
2) Music
3) Motion (must have at least 1)
4) Title (must have at least 1)

Year 8, unfortunately we won't meet on Thursday because we have a holiday. You kids are hard workers so enjoy your time off.

May 15

Year 8 Continue with your Story Board.

First, include your narration - frame by frame

You were correct Year 8 - a doctor listens to his patient's heart using a stethoscope!

May 12

Year 8 - Today we will begin the DESIGN part of the project.

You will begin to create a story board for your project.

11. Produce a digital storyboard that will contain the steps for creating your digital story. Justify your choice of image (from at least 3 images gathered and stored in a file) for each frame.

12. Justify your choice of music (from at least 3 options).

(Tutorial for using Word for a storyboard: http://www.coe.uh.edu/digitalstorytelling/PhotoStory3-Tutorials/Tutorial_Storyboard.pdf )

(*Keep in mind: elements that make a story, target audience)

Evaluate against the design specification .

May 12

Year 8 - This is a Photostory showing how to create a PhotoStory (hahahaha).

Dr. Randy Pausch

This is the YouTube video that I would like to share with you. . .

In turn, you should find a YouTube video that you would like to share with class, embed it on your blog. You will then visit the blog of the person sitting to your left, watch their video and comment on it.

Besides looking at the content, look at the qualities of the video (how professional is it?)

May 8

Year 8 continue with a big part of the project - writing the script. Remember, we decided to create digital stories about your home country/city or a country/city that you have lived in. It's now time to write the text for your story.

First of all, think about what you want others to know about your topic. You will need at least 10 images - so you could organize your data into 5 topics and have 2 images of each. (Remember YOU are the expert;-). (Do you want to show a map? Do you want to include a brief history of your topic? Do you want to include information about: royalty, monuments, museums, food, wine, important people from that city/country, interesting cities, things to do.)

Collect lots of images because you will need to have 3 options/images for each bit of narration. Next week we will be creating a storyboard as part of the Design portion of the project. You will need to show 3 images and justify why you chose the one which will ultimately be in your PhotoStory.

Next organize your ideas in a sequence that will be easy to explain and easy for your audience to understand.

Write a small script. This is the most important part of your presentation. The images you select will be there to emphasize the information you are giving.
If you have any questions about content, please raise your hand!

Let's go, Year 8!

May 5

Year 8

After you finish your practice run using the program, upload it to your image host, then embed it on your blog. It look's great, doesn't it?

Next, on to a big part of the project - writing the script. Remember, we decided to create digital stories about your home country/city or a country/city that you have lived in. It's now time to write the text for your story.

First of all, think about what you want others to know about your topic. You will need at least 10 images - so you could organize your data into 5 topics and have 2 images of each. (Remember YOU are the expert;-). (Do you want to show a map? Do you want to include a brief history of your topic? Do you want to include information about: royalty, monuments, museums, food, wine, important people from that city/country, interesting cities, things to do.)

Next organize your ideas in a sequence that will be easy to explain and easy for your audience to understand.

Write a small script. This is the most important part of your presentation. The images you select will be there to emphasize the information you are giving.

If you have any questions about content, please raise your hand!

Let's go, Year 8!