Thank you! I have used photo story but didn't know it was called digital retelling. Your students did a fantastic job. I am going to show this to the others 2nd grade teachers at a meeting. I hope that it will inspire! Thank you for sharing. Jane
On 4/8/09, Melissa Kile <tchkg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Jane, > > I just watched the vidoe. Wow. It gave me a lot to think about. > > I just did some digital storytelling for the first time. I used Photo Story > 3 (using digital images), which I've heard typically comes with your > Windows > "bundle" on your PC, which we have at school. I have an iMac at home, and I > haven't explored to see if we have something like it. There is also Windows > (I think) MovieMaker, on which you can import and edit video clips. The > Macs > have iMovie, which is similar. > > Anyway, what I did (our technology teacher helped me get started, but it's > very self-explanatory) is went to the internet, found 6-8 images of each of > our 6 famous Americans for our standards. I just Googled "Jackie Robinson", > then clicked "images", and saved the images into a folder on my hard drive. > Then I worked with a group of 3 kids (I teach 2nd) and showed them how to > import the images into Photo Story. The images go into a "filmstrip" (if > anyone remembers those!) at the bottom--slideshow, really. The pictures can > be moved around, edited, cropped, special effects (sepia, e.g.) added to > them, or text added to them. I did all the typing to save time, but they > told me what to type. Transitions can be added between slides. Voices can > be > recorded over each slide (the kids LOVED this), and music can be added. > Then > the whole thing is saved as a .wmv file, which is Windows Media Player. It > plays as a slideshow, similar to PowerPoint. > > I will post a couple of the slideshows on the files. One of them is MLK, > Jr. > That group wanted to write a rap! So, the music teacher helped them out > with > that one. The other is Helen Keller. > > My next plan is for each child to make their own slideshow. They each sent > a > Flat Stanley to a job. Using information from Stanley's "host" and the > digital pictures that I asked hosts to send to me, they will discuss > whether > the host is a producer or a consumer, of goods or services, and what > natural/human/capital resources were used. > > I was able to go to a local technology conference last month, and as an > attendee, got a Flip video camera. Fun! I haven't used it with my kids yet, > but plan to by the end of the year. > > Mosaic content: Making a slideshow/movie uses: summarizing, determining > important information, visualizing, at the very least! > > I'm no expert, but will be glad to talk more about what I did w/ Photo > Story. > > Melissa/VA/2nd > > On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Jane Watson <jwats...@lincolnschools.org > >wrote: > > > I just watched the you tube - how students learn. What is didital > > retelling? > > > > -- > > Jane A. Watson > > Curriculum Strategist > > Ruston Elementary School > > 200 N. Bernard St. > > Ruston, La 71270 > > FAX # - 318.255-4728 > > Work # - 1.318.255.4714 > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > -- Jane A. Watson Curriculum Strategist Ruston Elementary School 200 N. Bernard St. Ruston, La 71270 FAX # - 318.255-4728 Work # - 1.318.255.4714 _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
