enrich the study of the american revolution with technology combining narration with still images in...

Enrich the Study of the American Revolution with Technology

Combining Narration with Still Images in Windows Moviemaker

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Social Studies Session 5 of 8

Focusing Questions

How do we combine narration with images in Windows Movie Maker?

What is storyboarding and what does it add to the process?

Instruction

Framing Our Work

Today we will use the narration we recorded in the previous session as a framework for setting up our documentary. The audio track will give us an idea of the length of the documentary, and serve as a guide for gathering images that correspond with the narration. This is the visual component of the movie, and it will determine what the overall “look” will be.

Some people like to use a storyboard to create a basic framework. This process helps you make decisions about sequencing too.

Creating a Storyboard

Use the “Storyboard” document to sequence the narration and to brainstorm appropriate images

Teaching: Finding Images

What do I want to find?> Use images of historical documents of maps, flags,

objects, political cartoons, or anything that relates to the narration.

Where to find images (Internet sources):> Try the Web sites listed on the chart paper. > Return to Web sites selected during your research.> Check out educational Web sites such as the

Library of Congress, the NY Public Library, or a museum Web site.

> Avoid commercial Web sites like Google Images and Yahoo! because of copyright protection laws (unless permission is received).

Teaching: Finding Images

Other non-Internet image sources:> Scan in student artwork or images from books to use in

your project too.> Use photos your students took, perhaps from a field trip

to a museum or historical site.

Saving Images

Create a place to store images.> Create a new folder on the desktop called “JFK Images.”

> To find images of JFK for my sample project, I will now go to the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum at http://www.jfklibrary.org. I click on Historical Resources> Archives > General Photo Gallery.

Save the images you have found.> Internet: Right-click on the largest image and Save to “JFK images” folder.

> Collect all images.

Guided Practice

Everyone in your group should find and save a few images in a designated folder.

Working with images in Windows Movie Maker

Import the images.> Open Windows Movie Maker.> Go to the File menu.> Select “Import into

Collections.”> Browse for the folder.

Select the images.> Click on one image at a

time and press “Import.”> Select multiple images by

holding down the shift key.

Do an initial sequencing.> Put the images in a

tentative order.> Name each clip something

that you will remember.

Sequencing the Movie

Sequence the movie.> Drag the pictures from

the Collection into the timeline and determine their placement.

Adjust the time each image will be seen.

> The default setting for images on the timeline is five seconds.

> Change it by clicking on the time setting on the shelf.

Guided Practice

Everyone in your group should import his/her saved images into Windows Movie Maker.

Sequence the images in the Collections area.

Drag the images onto the timeline.

Adjust the length of the clip to correspond with the narration.

Work Time

Work Time

Today’s session focused on finding and importing images for your documentary.

Continue adding images you have found.

Align the images and the narrative.

Save your documentary.

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Today we learned how to combine narration with images in Windows Movie Maker.

Let us share our thoughts on the movie making process so far. What did you find challenging, what worked well, and what would you do differently?

Is storyboarding an essential stage in the process? Why or why not?

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