March 26, 27

Year 8 - Today I would like you to make sure that you have finished your Questionnaire.

Then I would like you to do a tutorial on creating a digital story with PhotoStory 3:

http://millie.furman.edu/mll/tutorials/photostory3/index.htm

Pay close attention and READ the entire tutorial.

Then, explore the program and create a digital story which will be put on your blog!

Let's go!

March 20

Year 8 - Spring has arrived!

Remember there are 3 parts to the Investigate: 1) Identify the problem (we will do that next week), 2) Develop a Design Brief (Research questions 1-8) and 3) Formulate a Design Specification.

Today we will work on part 3.

I will give you the Design Specification because there are certain elements that your digital story MUST have.

Design Specification - List what your product is going to be, be like, be used for, be able to do and be made with.

The presentation will include:
-a minimum of 15 photos/images,
-at least 2 photos should include text/title,
-at least 2 photos should have an “transition/motion”,
-background music,
-narration (voice overlay) appropriate to topic,
-time length - approximately 2 minutes,
-each student presentation should creatively display relevant information.

March 19

Year 8 -

Let's finish the last four questions today.

5. What is a tutorial? Explain in your own words.
6. What is image hosting?
7. Research these the following web hosting services: www.photobucket.com , www.tinypic.com and http://video.google.com How are they similar? How are they different?
8. What is a storyboard? Explain in your own words.

Friday, March 13

Year 8 - Don't be afraid. We are going to have fun today.

Before we get started . . .

Let's recap. Yesterday we learned that everything that we create is automatically copyrighted. That means that noone can use our creations without our permission. That means that noone has the right to take our creations and use them or gain financially from them. Fair Use allows limited use of copyrighted work by students, teachers and researchers as long as the work is referenced.

Now please do a quick research on Creative Commons - What is it? To learn more visit this site: http://creativecommons.org/.

We are going to start our investigation.

Please open a word document. You can choose one of the cover pages if you want and personalize it. Then we will begin the design brief.

Develop a Design Brief
1.What is digital story-telling? Explain in your own words.
2. Which programs can we use f or digital storytelling? Name 2 programs that can be used.
3. Are either of these tools freeware ( Freeware: Legally obtainable software that you may use at no cost, monetary or otherwise, for as long as you wish . ) ? If, yes, name that program. If no, continue searching until you find one that is freeware .
4. Find 2 educational dig ital stories online. Supply each URL and give a small summary of each of the stories. (http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/)
5. What is a tutorial? Explain in your own words.
6. What is image hosting?
7. Research these the following web hosting services: www.photobucket.com , www.tinypic.com and http://video.google.com How are they similar? How are they different?
8. What is a storyboard? Explain in your own words.

Use in-text referencing. Let's finish 1-4 today.

March 12

Welcome Year 8

We have a great project lined up for Term 3. We will be exploring PhotoStory 3. This program is designed to create digital stories. But what is a digital story? Let's take a look at the YouTube video which offers an explanation.


Before we begin - let's do a small investigation about copyrights. What is "copyright protection"?

Here is a great site to check out: http://www.copyrightkids.org/

Answer these 2 questions. 1) What is "copyright protection"? 2) What is "fair use"?

March 5, 6

Year 8 - Time's up!

We are at the end of our project and the end of our time together. It was really nice "making movies" with you but, alas, it's time for you to continue on the carousel.

But before you go . . .

EVALUATE (Criterion E) maximum 6
Students are expected to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification in an objective manner based on testing, and to evaluate its impact on life, society and/or the environment. They are expected to explain how the product/solution could be improved as a result of these evaluations.

Students are expected to evaluate their own performance at each stage of the design cycle and to suggest ways in which their performance could be improved.

To get full marks: The student evaluates the success of the product/solution considering the results of testing, and the views of a user. The student evaluates his/her own performance at some stages of the design cycle and considers improvements. The student considers the impact of the product/solution on life, society and/or the environment.