photostory project
PhotoStory 3 Projects
Level 1 project (scroll down for other levels)
Take pictures with the digital camera.
Save the images into the computer's My picture file of your flash drive.
Begin a new story in PhotoStory 3.
Import the images into your PhotoStory 3 project.
Edit each image to your liking. Add effect, Rotate, crop, auto fix, correct colors, correct red eye, remove black borders
Type text on each slide. Adjust the color of the text with the background and its location.
go to http://www.studyspanish.com/accents/typing.htm to copy and paste Spanish accent on to your presentation.
Write sentences in Spanish on each slide. One point per correct sentence. Half a point will be deducted for grammar mistakes.
Must not use the same sentence structure more than twice.
The last slide is a picture of everyone in the group. The title for that slide is the name of all in the students in the group.
Customize motion of transition.
Record audio. Read the sentences on each slide.
Must click on microphone icon to configure the microphone and audio.
Students must be provided with an external microphone.
Audio is one point per sentence read. Half point will be deducted per pronunciation mistake.
Backgroup music may be added as long as it does not take attention away for the reading out load of the sentences.
Save project throughout the process. Location to save project : File management, courses, name of class, GroupEdit.
Name the project the name of someone in your class. (optional: teacher could supply students with a floppy disk per group for students to use during this class project.)
Level 1 Requirements:
5 slides and 1 as a group picture. (total of 6 pictures)
2 sentences typed as title in the target language per slide. (half point deducted for each mistake.)
2 sentences Recorded per slide.
Last slide has the names of the participants
project saved in the group edit file.
Topic: to describe use the verbs Tener, Ser, Gustar, Llevar.
If the teacher decides to post the student projects as .wav files, then they will be considered Vodcasting. The district has a new server for this purpose and its site is https://podcast.richland2.org/podcast/
Photo Story 3 Project Notes:
Write on web link Photo Story 3 is a free download from the Microsoft website. Student may download on to their home computer. They may make corrections at home.
Remember to save the project throughout the process of production.
Do the script before going to the computer lab.
After adding the picture, they may move the order of their pictures.
Last slide should show Sources.
Students may change PowerPoint slide into a JPEG file, and import to Photo Story as a picture slide.
The title of the pictures does not have to be the audio script.
It could be a research paper with picture from the web. (ex: Barcelona)
Limit presentation to 2 minutes.
Create a Rubric for the project using www.Rubistar.com which has some especially for Photo Story 3.
www.teachertube.com (use to create PhotoStory3. Students Photo Story 3 project may be used for parent night.
Background music should be changed to low.
(Level 2) Imperfect tense Story telling project
1. select your group of 3 members
2 . ten images .jpegs to import into photostory
3. 2 addl images as cover and closing page
4. 20 verbs in the imperfect tense
5. Draft turned in for approval
6. Read out-loud (each member of the group)
7. Theme must be a children's book, movie or a made up "G" Rated story.
8. Transitions from page to page
9. low volume back ground music from soundabounds (SVHS password in our blackboard course)
10. Could use flip camara but then must be completed with movie maker.
Rubric
20 points draft
40 points subtitle sentences
10 points for 10 images. jpegs (body of your e-book)
5 points introduction & closing images
10 points for each member reading out loud part of the story
5 points low background music
5 points transition from page to page like a flipping page of a book
5 points for participation/courtesy to team members.
TOTAL OF 100 points