Workshop Objectives: Participants will
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Day 1 (June 3) |
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8:30 – 9:00 a.m. |
Refreshments, Registration, Overview of Institute,
Expectations and Introductions |
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How does Digital Storytelling fit in the Curriculum?
Working with students to develop communication and reflection skills through
digital storytelling. |
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10:00 – 10:15 a.m. |
Break |
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10:15-11:30 |
Jigsaw Activity* |
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12:30-1:00p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:00-5:00 p.m. Hands-on |
Introduction to
Tools |
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Day 2 |
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8:30-9:15 a.m. |
Refreshments, Progress Reports |
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9:15 a.m.-11:30 p.m. |
Finishing Your Digital Story |
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11:30-12:30 p.m. |
Working Lunch (Rough Edit due by end of lunch break) |
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12:30-4:00 p.m. |
More hands-on time |
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4:00-5:30 p.m. |
Showtime! Digital Story Sharing |
*Readings for Jigsaw
Activity
Making a Case for Digital Storytelling By David Jakes Dec 1, 2005
URL: http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=174401140
Standards-Proof Your Digital Storytelling Efforts By David Jakes
Mar 1, 2006
URL: http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=180204072
Digital Storytelling Finds Its Place in the Classroom by Tom Banaszewski January/February 2002
URL: http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/jan02/banaszewski.htm
Web Resources:
David Brear’s website on digital
storytelling: http://members.shaw.ca/dbrear/dst.html
Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling: http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/default.htm
Dr. Barrett’s website on digital storytelling: http://electronicportfolios.com/digistory/
Building
Your Own Digital Story – Pointers
on the Process
There is a progress chart
on the wall that represents the progress of each project for each step of the
process below, with suggested deadlines over the next day and a half. As soon as you complete a task, “X” your progress on the chart.
I. Script – Look at examples of specific stories on the WWW. Use the Script template, answering these questions: Who is your audience? What is your dramatic question? You may want to go over your script with a facilitator before recording your voice-overs. [Complete by beginning of Day 2.]
II. Record Voice Narration
– Refer to Sound Studio handout or workshop recording setup. Use a USB drive to
transfer your audio clips to your computer. [Complete by beginning of Day 2.]
III. Images Scanned and Sized – when searching Google images, select only the Large images – scanning from a book use 200 DPI. Import one
image at a time, checking the settings in the Ken Burns effect BEFORE
importing. The image will go to the shelf. To leave a copy on the shelf, hold
down the Option key when dragging
the image down
the timeline. Once
the project is complete, you should remove any images that still remain on the
shelf (to reduce the overall size of the project folder…see ** below).
Mac users using iPhoto: You can avoid this step by importing all of the images into iPhoto, where you can select the image, set the “Ken Burns” magnification and effect before the image is placed on the timeline.
IV. Background
Music – Freeplaymusic.com is a good starting point. If you purchase any
music from iTunes, it is protected to the computer
where you downloaded it when you purchased it. You will need to burn any
purchased song on a Music CD (with iTunes) and import
the music directly from the CD.
Music often overwhelms voiceovers. Edit volume on the low end under your
narration (> 10%) but you could increase the volume when no voice is
present. (or add with Garage Band)
V. Rough edit – Place your narration (II), sound track (IV) and images (III) on the timeline in approximate locations. Wait to apply very much of the “Ken Burns effect to images until the next step. Ask for feedback. [Complete by end of lunch on Day 2.]
VI. “Ken Burns,” Titles, Transitions, and Effects. Fine-tune as you have time (follow the order). Many transitions take time out of adjacent clips, so plan image durations to keep alignment with audio. Fade Out/Fade In (to/from black screen) or Wash In/Wash Out (from/to white screen) will NOT shorten your clips
VII. Polish Edit (Ask for final feedback) [Complete by mid-afternoon break on Day 2.]
VIII. Publish: save two versions of your file (File Menu
-> Share):
QuickTime -> CD-ROM (and name it your “projectname”.mov) (which can be played from the CD)
QuickTime -> WebStreaming (and name it “projectnameweb.mov”) (which can be posted online).
IX. Showtime! We will watch the “big” version of your movie. [At approximately 2:30 PM on Day 2]
X. Back up to CD. To burn a CD, insert a blank CD into the CD drive. If
asked, select “Open in Finder”. A new CD icon will appear on the desktop. Drag
the files over the new CD image. When ready, drag the CD into the trash and it
will begin to burn.
Burn the following onto a CD: both of these movies and a folder with all of your project source files (voice overs
and original images).
Burn a second CD with just the iMovie project
folder (if it is under 650 MB).
**If the folder is over 650MB, delete unnecessary files from the “shelf” and empty trash (File Menu -> Empty Trash). Select the project folder in the Finder, and select File Menu-> Get Info to determine its size. If your computer has the capability, burn the movie Project file to a DVD. It cannot be edited on the CD/DVD, but can be copied back onto a hard drive to edit further.