Digital Storytelling using digital media from United Streaming

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Digital Storytellingusing digital media
fromUnited Streaming

• Beverly R. Plein
• bplein_at_bellatlantic.net
• DEN Star Educator

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What is Digital Storytelling?

• Telling a story using digital media
• Video / Images
• Narration
• Music sound
• Transitions
• Windows Movie Maker, iMovie, Pinnacle etc.
• Point of View

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The Digital Storytelling Process
Step 1 Research
Classroom
Step 2 Write the story
Step 3 Storyboard, get resources, revise edit
Computer Lab
Step 4 Create Movie
Step 5 Share Movies
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Downloading United Streaming Clips

• Log into www.unitedstreaming.com
• Search for topic /editable clips (advanced
  search)
• Click download button create folder
• Open Windows Moviemaker
• Import video clips from folder
• SAVE, save and save!!!
• United Streaming Resources - Step by step
  directions or video(Interactive Training) Lesson
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Movie Maker Basics
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Assignment

• Open Movie Maker (Start All Programs)
• Import video clip and preview (play button) SAVE
• Edit clip (split clip /delete unwanted parts)
• Create script
• Record narration (microphone) SAVE
• Edit video and narration (if necessary) SAVE
• Create title and credits SAVE
• Finish movie (Save to My Computer)

Beverly Plein, bplein_at_bellatlantic.net
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Tips

• Keep all video, narration and image files in one
  folder (very important)!
• Save frequently (to the same folder)!
• Saving on a network? Be sure to navigate to
  correct folder when saving narration files.
• Moviemaker project (.mswmm) can only be viewed
  in Windows MovieMaker. To view as a movie
  (.wma), must finalize (save as a movie) and then
  it can be viewed in Windows Media Player.
• Set goals for each class period
• Leave extra days between classroom work and
  computer time (some students may need extra time
  /teacher editing / absent students)
• Movie plays, but no sounddownload latest
  version of Windows Media Player
• 50K good size for images (gt35K usually works)
  put several small images on PowerPoint
  slide (save as JPEG)