PhotoStory Resources


 PREPARATION

1.  Determine whether student research topics are suitable for digital storytelling through images
     For example, for Social Studies: 

2.  Determine if sufficient digital photo resources are available. Search online photo repositories ahead of time for your students' research topics.

 

NOTE:

ONLINE PHOTO SOURCES 

3.  Reserve Computer Lab time and complete Lab seating charts.

4.  Create a folder where students will save all photos and documents for the project.

4.   Create a Pathfinder, WIki Page, Destiny Resource List, or hyperlinked Research Assignment Sheet with targeted information sources, photo sources, and search tools.  

 

PROCEDURE  

1. Introduce the project and assign or have students or partners select topics; groups of three do not work well for this project.

2,  Consider showing students some examplar Photo Story videos created by students in other classes as motivation: see last spring's Unsolved Mysteries videos or videos in teachers' Group Projects folders: Culler, Paul, Allred, hample, Sittner, Geotzinger

3.  Have students do research, take notes, and cite sources in a Bibliography. Ms. Ray recommends having students use Easybib.com; most 7th-8th graders and some 6th graders have used this. 

4.  Have students use their notes to write their story narration.

5.  Have students locate and download photos to illustrate their narration. Have students cite their photo sources for Photo Credits.

5.  Model steps for building a Photo Story.

 

PRACTICE

1. Make a new folder on your H: drive called Photo Story Practice

2. Think of a topic in your curriculum that might be suitable for digital storytelling with images

3. Use photo sources under PREPARATION section above to locate and dowload photos

4. Click Photo Story 3 icon on your desktop.

5. Follow the steps on the Directions sheet, as modeled by Kelly