| I. |
Introducing Digital Storytelling |
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| A. |
lenses: technical and content |
| B. |
guidelines for watching videos and using the VDIs |
| C. |
commenting and feedback |
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| II. |
Planning |
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| A. |
framework: Plan, Produce, Chop, Publish |
| B. |
brainstorming ideas for topic |
| C. |
topic ideas |
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| III. |
Interview Skills |
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| A. |
Preparing Questions |
| B. |
Recording with Portable Recorder |
| C. |
Interview Etiquette |
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| 1. |
pacing |
| 2. |
sensitive topics |
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| D. |
Background Noise and Location |
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| IV. |
Audacity
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| A. |
Audacity basic recording and editing (with exploration time) |
| B. |
Importing Audio |
| C. |
Converting Audio with Switch |
| D. |
Finding Legal Music Sources online |
| E. |
Creating Your Own Music |
| F. |
Copyright |
| G. |
Envelope tool: fade in and out |
| H. |
Exporting Final Audio WAV |
| I. |
Exporting Final Audio MP3 (LAME) |
| J. |
Generating 30 sec of silence |
| K. |
Balancing Audio Levels, Blending Audio |
| L. |
Editing Pauses (be careful not to over cut) |
| M. |
Stereo and Mono |
| N. |
Bit Rate Settings |
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| V. |
Setting the Hook |
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| A. |
tagging definition and guidelines |
| B. |
Video titling (headlines) |
| C. |
Include content area tags |
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| VI. |
Photos |
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| A. |
Microsoft Picture Manager |
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| 1. |
Websites for Creative Commons Images |
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| a. |
http://compfight.com |
| b. |
http://www.zoo-m.com/flickr-storm/ |
| c. |
http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons |
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| B. |
Why NOT to use Google Images |
| C. |
Picassa |
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| 1. |
http://picasa.google.com |
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| D. |
iPhoto |
| E. |
ClipArt |
| F. |
Copyright |
| G. |
Taking photos of people |
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| H. |
Photo Resolution (pixelation) |
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| VII. |
PhotoStory3 |
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| VIII. |
Copyright |
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| A. |
Homegrown, Creative Commons, Fair Use |
| B. |
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| IX. |
Project Suggestions |
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| A. |
Grade level suggestions for videos (primary v secondary) |
| B. |
Encourage backstories for videos |
| C. |
Develop a schedule of featured stories, ask authors to post a backstory comment |
| D. |
Include themed stories |
| E. |
more than 1 featured story per week |
| F. |
Canned searches for content area and student videos |
| G. |
Themes / Groups |
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| 1. |
Community Service Learning Activities |
| 2. |
Veterans |
| 3. |
Public Service Announcements |
| 4. |
Life Stories of Incredible People |
| 5. |
Arts and Culture |
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