EDGE Institute 2014

Photo Story 3 for WindowsNancy Shimeall

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Agenda

• Introductions – Assessing your needs• Basic How-to • Practice• Instructional uses • Work Time• Support and closing thoughts

Assessment: What strategies will provide evidence of student learning?

• Active engagement• Autonomy• Self-assessment, reflection, goal-setting• Progress monitoring

Session Objectives and Success Criteria

Objective:• Participants will be able to use Photo

Story for assessment of student learning

Success Criteria• I can use Photo Story to create a mini

movie• I can show students how to create a

movie using Photo Story

Photo Story 3 Basics

Getting there• Shortcuts folder on desktop• Click Photo Story

Photo Story Basics: Step 1

Getting Started1. Open Photo Story 3.2. Select “Begin a New Story”3. Click Next.

Photo Story Basics: Step 2

Importing Your Photos or Pictures

Files1. Click “Import

Photos.”2. Find the folder with

your photos3. If you want to

select specific pictures in your folder, use the Ctrl Key.

Photo Story Basics: Step 2

Importing Your Photos or Pictures

Files1. Click “Import

Photos.”2. Find the folder

with your photos3. If you want to select

specific pictures in your folder, use the Ctrl Key.

Photo Story Basics: Step 2

Import and

arrange your

pictures

Collection of your

pictures

Photo Story Basics: Step 3Editing Your Timeline and

PhotosEditing Your Timeline and Photos

3. Remove the black border from your Images.

7. Edit your images: crop and add effects.

6. Rotate pictures.

2. Save your project as you go.

1. Drag pictures to desired location in the timeline.

4. Correct red eyes.

5. Adjust color.

Photo Story Basics: Step 4Add Titles to Your Photos

5. Remember to save your work.

4. Adjust the effects here.

2. Adjust title font size and color by clicking this button. Screen highlighted in red will appear.

3. Adjust the position of the title here.

1. Type your title here.

Photo Story Basics: Step 5Narrate your Photos and

Customize Motion

3. Press to Record.

4. Click to stop the recording.

Optional:Click to redo the recording.

“Sound Hardware Test Image.

1. Select the photo you would like to narrate.

2. Type in words you wish to say to help while you narrate.

5. Preview the recording.

Photo Story Basics: Step 5Narrate your Photos and

Customize Motion1. Specify where you would like the photo to start and end.

2. Preview.4. Click to go to the next photo.

3. Save your work.

Photo Story Basics: Step 6Add Background Music

2. Add your own non-Copyrighted mp3 files here.

2. Or add customized music from the program. When you click this button the box on the right pops up.

3. Preview your story with the music added.

1. Select the photo where you would like the music to start.

Change the genre, style, mood, intensity, and tempo of the music here. Press “Play” to just preview the music in this box.

Photo Story Basics: Step 6Add Background Music

Change Volume here for your entire video. 4. Add many different

songs to your selection.

Photo Story Basics: Step 7Save your Project

1. This saves your file as a Windows Media file (.wp3).

2. Select where you would like your file to be saved.

Default setting for saving your file and playback on your computer is video size: 640 x 480. However if you would like to upload to the Internet, you should click “Settings” and save the file as 320 x 240.

Photo Story 3 Continuing Support

• Call or email the Customer Support Center. – Extension 7030– Email to CSC

• Watch a tutorial through Atomic Learning.– KSD Links > HELP > Atomic Learning– Automatic login for KSD– Search bar: Photo Story

• Photo Story Limitation– Only available next year– Request to send to students

• Need KSD Number of student computer