October 25, 27

Today we will look at photos/images and then begin to build our Storyboard;-)

First, let's take 5 minutes and look at these fab photos: http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Photo-Highlight-ANIMALS-IMAGES/ss/441

Next, let's build a storyboard using Word 2010.

1. Insert a 2-column table into a word document
2. Begin with the Narration
3. Include Motion; Music; Title
4. Color Code your information.

5.  Copy/paste your Narration into separate frames from the script that you wrote last week.
6.  Create a file folder to keep your photos/images.
7.  Collect 2 possible images (for each frame) to use in your digital story and SAVE them in the folder that you have just created. Remember that you must import the images into PhotoStory 3;-) 

You can take your own photos or do a search on a search engine such as Google.  Remember to save the URL of the image so you can reference the source.

8. Insert 2 possible images, choose 1 and justify your choice.

Now, let's look at some possible justifications:  Resolution, Composition, 10 Tips .

October 13, 18, 20

Now, Year 8, onto the 2nd stage of the Design Cycle - DESIGN (Criterion B).

As already stated, the most important part of a digital story is the story.  Is your digital story going to be about your school or your culture?  That's the first decision that you need to make.  How can one arrange the material in such a way as to maximize its appeal and be functional at the same time? Today I would like you to begin to write a script.

Learning Objective:  The student will write a script for their digital story.

October 11

Good Morning Year 8.

Today we need to finish 2 things.  1)  Identify the Problem, and 2) practice digital story.

Please finish your Investigate.  Make sure it follows the template.  Print it and submit it today.

Learning objective:  The student will consider the importance of the problem for life, society and/or the environment and outline a simple design brief.

October 7

Year 8 - First things first . . .

Before we move on to the DESIGN - Criterion B, we need to do one more thing.  We need to Identify the Problem.  Actually this is the first task in the Investigate and it's where we define our problem and offer a solution.

For a template to follow for the entire INVESTIGATE - Criterion A, please click on the Investigate Template tab (above) on this blog.

Let's go . . .

October 4, 6

Practice makes perfect!

Today, please finish your questionnaire (which will be used to evaluate your product/solution (digital story).

Then look at the program PhotoStory 3. Follow the online tutorial to learn everything you need to know about creating a great photostory.

http://www.class.uh.edu/classidt/Tutorials_Help/profs/software/PhotoStory3_FullTutorial.pdf

Then create your first digital story - include background music.

Learning objectives: With guidance, design tests to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.