Friday, March 20, 2009

Day 6: Lessons with Movies

How will you be using the skills we learned in your own classroom, life, etc.? Be specific, clarify, and explain your statements.

Day 6: Standards


WI DPI Technology Standards How many of you were aware of these standards? How do you actually implement these into your classroom? I know several of you are not in a classroom so analyze the standards in regards to their learning importance; are these worthwhile skills to focus on?

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Day 5: Salpeter Article-Resources

After reading the article, "Telling Tales with Technology", check out the list of resources at the end. Choose one of the links to peruse through and report back on what the site presented. What sample stories did you view? What educational resources did you find to take back to your classroom/workplace? Since there are 10 of you, and 8 sources, we suggest that you read the comments first to see who commented on what site, and then pick one that was NOT discussed yet.

This may take a bit of time, so plan accordingly. The Scott County link doesn't work, but if you 'google' it, you can find the site.

GOOD LUCK!

Day 5: Recording and Narration


This coming Wed., we will be focusing on sounds, recording, and narration. What does the Ohler article explain about these areas and how do you propose you could incorporate that into your final work?

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Day 4 (2nd blog for Sat.) Article Analysis

Discuss how you plan to use the various camera angles in your final project. How might incorporating several of these affect its outcome? Be Specific! (Remember that there are two posts to look at!!!) Thanks

Resources

SplashUp - Online version of Photoshop
Picnik - Online photo editor
Photoscape - downloadable photo editor with color picker
Flickr Storm - Creative Commons photo resource
A1 Sound Effects - Sound effects placed in categories
Daily Wav - sound effects and clips
Flickr color selector - find images that match a certain color scheme
FotoFlexer - Online photo editor
Picasa - Dowload from Google
Video demo for Camera Shots http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1japIhKU9I&feature=related
Camera Angles Glossary http://www.mediaknowall.com/camangles.html
Tech help http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/TechHelp/VideoHelp/VideoGuide.html
http://www.audiosparx.com/sa/display/cat.cfm

Day 4: Photos


Analyze the following images with a critical eye applying the rule of thirds especially, as well as the other tips from the Kodak site. Be specific and clarify your reasoning.




Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Day 3:Story Evaluation

Using the recipe for Digital Storytelling, the seven elements, analyze one of these two videos. Go through each of the seven elements and explain how this author either incorporated that element or completely missed the boat. Make sure you comment on ALL seven of the elements.

Journey to the Sun




Doomed Demo


Day 3: Cookbook


We reviewed the seven elements of Digital Storytelling in class, as well as in the article for today's class. Which of these elements seem to be the most difficult to incorporate into a story? How do you plan on utilizing all seven elements in your next project?

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Day 2: Storyboards


So we gave you two very different articles about storyboarding...what struck you as the most useful concepts that you would use now and possibly in the future?

You will do a storyboard for all of your projects. Not being able to draw - no excuse because stick figures are just fine.

Day 2: Digital Stories Overview

In reading Joseph's article describing the resources for digital storytelling what did you come across that was entirely unique? Was there anything you read that made no sense to you?

Hopefully you looked at many of the links - which ones did you find interesting or useful?

Remember: You need to critique not summarize, explain your reasoning, and give support to your posts.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Cue the talent. Lights, Camera, Action!

Welcome to Digital Storytelling with Dea and Peg. Thanks for joining us for this exciting class! We hope that you will learn a variety of new techniques to incorporate the use media into the classroom and into your personal life as well! Your journey begins tonight!