Instructions for making Digital Stories
Student Instructions
Part 1:
1. Work in Pairs: Talk to your partner about your favorite memory.
2. Use 5 minutes and think about your memory. Write your memory on a notecard or piece of paper.
Answer these questions about your memory.
Use the notecard or paper to write the answers.
Why is this memory special?
Who are the people in your memory?
Was there a problem or conflict?
What happened in the memory?
How do you feel about this memory?
Did you learn anything from your memory?
3. Share your answers with a partner. Ask them about their memory. Use your notecard to help you.
Demonstration time: for instructors (students' part 2)
1. Engage as a class in sharing parts of your stories on notecards.
Ask the students questions. Then, introduce the parts of a story.
Students should understand that stories have a beginning (intro)
middle, and conclusion (ending).
Ask the students questions. Then, introduce the parts of a story.
Students should understand that stories have a beginning (intro)
middle, and conclusion (ending).
2. Discuss the parts of a story above. Create a lesson to help students
define these ideas and then apply them to their notecards.
define these ideas and then apply them to their notecards.
Introduce the idea of a problem and solution.
For more advanced students, introduce terms such as conflict,
character, plot, tension, resolution, climax, etc.
For more advanced students, introduce terms such as conflict,
character, plot, tension, resolution, climax, etc.
3. Engage in a "Demo" with iMovie. Use appropriate pictures that
are on a flash-drive. Also have a small file with pre-selected
pictures in a folder on the desktop for the students to practice with during the demo.
are on a flash-drive. Also have a small file with pre-selected
pictures in a folder on the desktop for the students to practice with during the demo.
The whole class:
- Will pick pictures from the demo folder and follow the teacher
in learning to put pictures into iMovie. They will practice
arranging them with the teacher and create a
small in class story together.
- Will pick pictures from the demo folder and follow the teacher
in learning to put pictures into iMovie. They will practice
arranging them with the teacher and create a
small in class story together.
Suggested to have 5 pictures or so in the pre-made folder.
4. For the step above, the teacher will go through a story worksheet.
The teacher can write the class narration on the board or computer as they
go through it together. ** This is a worksheet
the students will need to complete on their own later, so
ensure the students can go through it together during this time. **
The teacher can write the class narration on the board or computer as they
go through it together. ** This is a worksheet
the students will need to complete on their own later, so
ensure the students can go through it together during this time. **
5. Have a student come up and record his/her voice for the class movie, or
do it yourself.
Show students how to click the buttons to start recording and then
how to stop it. Repeat for a few more pictures to practice.
do it yourself.
Show students how to click the buttons to start recording and then
how to stop it. Repeat for a few more pictures to practice.
6. Demonstrate adding a title page, by putting a slide at the
beginning and typing on it. Have the class help you create a title
for your in class story.
beginning and typing on it. Have the class help you create a title
for your in class story.
7. Give students homework -- to bring pictures in from home or from the internet for their
next class meeting.
next class meeting.
Part 3:
Student Story Writing Instructions (also posted in student instructions; to be completed individually):
START THE STORY:
Bring your pictures on the flash-drive to class OR use the internet to save some pictures to the computer.
You may only use 8 pictures.
Put the flash drive in your computer.
Open the picture folder.
Open iMovie also.
CREATE/ BRAINSTORM
When you open iMovie, pick create "New Project".
Name your project. Example: "John's Story"
Go to File, Import.
Import pictures from the folder or flash-drive they are in.
(Or drag the pictures from your folder into iMovie).
Save the project.
STORY WORKSHEET
Use the "Build a Story" worksheet your teacher will give you.
Write the answers on the worksheet.
Now, use the worksheet to help you prepare how to tell your story.
Practice telling your story with the worksheet to a partner.
(** Build a Story worksheet is available under the reference section of this blog as a word document)
Practice telling your story with the worksheet to a partner.
(** Build a Story worksheet is available under the reference section of this blog as a word document)
Part 4 :
Creating the Story in iMovie
Use the StoryBoard worksheet your teacher will give you to put your story in order from the start to the end.
( **Story board worksheet is on the reference section of this blog in the format of a adobe Power Point PDF and can be printed like slides to act as a storyboard for the iMovie)
( **Story board worksheet is on the reference section of this blog in the format of a adobe Power Point PDF and can be printed like slides to act as a storyboard for the iMovie)
Now, use iMovie to put your story in order.
Practice telling your story. Use a talking voice to tell the story. You can
use the Build a Story worksheet to help you practice.
use the Build a Story worksheet to help you practice.
Record the whole story on iMovie. You can record from the Build
a Story worksheet if you need to.
Click the microphone button.
a Story worksheet if you need to.
Click the microphone button.
Next, click the first picture to start recording.
Click the microphone again to stop recording,
Get help from the teacher if you have problems putting the sound in the video.
Listen to your recording. Click the play button on the video to listen
Last, make a title page. Type the name of your story and your name.
Save your story. The teacher will put it on the blog for you.
Optional
Student may want to include a picture of him/herself in the credits slide.
A music track is also optional – only instrumental is best.
Share the projects!
Teacher should help students as they finish the project to
upload their movie onto the blog.
May want to have students present their projects to the class.
Ask questions and do a communication activity with the projects
after they are posted.
upload their movie onto the blog.
May want to have students present their projects to the class.
Ask questions and do a communication activity with the projects
after they are posted.
** please note that the teacher can help or assist
the students at any time during the activity, it is
encouraged for the teacher to act as a resource **
Instructions adapted from: Rao (2005)
Instructions adapted from: Rao (2005)
