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Topics for Class Four:
Review Assignments
from Class 3
In-Class Activity 1: Scanning Images
In-Class Activity 2: Creating a Practice Digital Story
Assignments for Next
Class:
* Reading Assignments
* Blog Assignments
* Hands-On Assignment 4
Review Assignments
from Class Three
Blog
Assignment 3:
Post your mini-review of the online image editing software program listed
above. As we discussed in class, you should try to review at least ONE of the
web-based programs where your name appears. Your review should include the
following information:
* the name and web address of the program you are evaluating
* which editing features you used
* did the program perform as expected
* was the program easy to use
* did you experience any problems using the program
* would you use this program again and/or would you recommend this program to
others
* do you have any other comments you think would be helpful
Hands-On
Assignment 3:
You should use any image editing program of your choice and edit several
images you took with your digital camera. Then, upload at least 2 pairs of
before and after images, that is both the unedited pictures and the edited
versions, to your personal blog. Be sure to include information about which
editing program you used and discuss what edits you made to the images.
Scanners
CanoScan
LiDE 25 Scanner
Approximate cost:
$50
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=119&modelid=11463
Reviews from
PriceGrabber.com
http://reviews.pricegrabber.com/scanners/m/9328428/
LiDE2560quickstartguide-e.pdf
Driver
for Windows XP
CanoScan
LiDE 50 Scanner
Older model, no
longer available for purchasae
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=119&modelid=8052
Review from CNET
http://reviews.cnet.com/scanners/canon-canoscan-lide-50/4505-3136_7-20536585.html
LiDE50quickstartguide-e.pdf
Driver
for Windows XP
CanoScan
Toolbox Software
Some
of the best web resources I've found that deal with graphics scanners are
online at:
Scanners - from Curtin's Guide to Digital Cameras
http://www.shortcourses.com/guide/guide1-5.html
Scanning Basics 101
http://www.scantips.com/
We also have a Minolta
DiMAGE Scan Dual III scanner that can be sued to digitize 35mm slides as well
as black& white and color negative film. More information about this
scanner may be found online at:
http://www.imaging-resource.com/SCAN/DSEIII/DSEIIIA.HTM
More info:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2002_reviews/minolta_dsd3.html
Scanning Objects (that are small enough to fit on a scanner)
The same flatbed
scanner that can be used to scan photos can also be used to scan small
3-dimensional objects. Below are several items that were placed on the
scanner and then cropped and adjusted in Photoshop Elements.
Below are some resources related to scanning objects:
Ability of Flatbed Scanners to Photograph Many 3-Dimensional Objects
http://www.flatbed-scanner-review.org/Linotype-Hell_flatbed_scanner/scanning_3-D_objects_mushr.html
Scanning Botanical Specimens: John Grant Studios
http://johngrantstudios.com/
Flower Power- John Grant combines technology with the everyday gifts of
nature to make magical images
http://magazine.clas.virginia.edu/x8592.xml
Creating High-Quality Botanical Illustrations by Using a Flatbed Scanner and
Adobe Photoshop
http://www.blm.gov/nstc/resourcenotes/respdf/RN59.pdf
Introduction to Digital Storytelling
What is
Digital Storytelling?
Combining the art of
telling stories with:
* a mixture of digital
graphics, text, recorded audio narration;
* video and music to
present information on a specific topic;
* revolving around a
theme and often containing a particular viewpoint;
* to create stories that
are typically between 2 and 10 minutes long.
Joe Lambert helped Digital
Storytelling get off the ground as the co-founder of the Center for Digital Storytelling
(CDS), a non-profit, community arts organization in Berkeley,
California. Since the early 1990s, Lambert and the CDS have provided training
and assistance to people interested in creating and sharing their personal
narratives.
Personal narratives may be told in a variety of different ways, as described
by the CDS:
Character
Stories – explore how we love, who we are inspired by, and the importance
of finding meaning in our relationships.
Memorial
Stories – deal with memories of people who are no longer with us. These
stories are often difficult but are emotionally powerful and can help with
the grieving process.
Stories
about Events in Our Lives - deal with significant occurrences that we
remember and want to share.
Adventure
Stories – revolve around places we visit and adventures we have in our
travels.
Accomplishment
Stories – deal with achieving goals and understanding defining moments in
our lives.
Stories
about Places in Our Lives – examine the important places in our lives:
our homes, our towns, and our experiences that connect us to our communities.
Stories
about What We Do – allow us to talk about our jobs, professions and careers
in terms of how we value and find meaning in the work we do.
Recovery
Stories – deal with how we overcome great obstacles and challenges in our
lives.
The
Unexpected
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/digitalstorytelling/sites/yale/pages/brian-jones.shtml
The Texas Association Against Sexual Assault’s
award-winning "Speak up. Speak out." public awareness campaign, in
collaboration with the Center for
Digital Storytelling provided training in digital storytelling to a group
of survivors of sexual assault in Texas. The courageous stories they produced
are available for viewing at:
http://www.taasa.org/latest_news/article02012006.php
Love
Stories – provide us with an opportunity to share some of the most
meaningful parts of our lives with the people we most cherish.
Discovery
Stories – let us reflect on what we have learned and illustrate our
journeys of discovery.
The CDS is also known for developing and disseminating the Seven Elements of
Digital Storytelling, which is often cited as a useful starting point to
begin working with digital stories.
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The Seven Elements of Digital
Storytelling
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1. Point of View – what is the
perspective of the author?
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2. A Dramatic Question – a
question that will be answered by the end of the story.
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3. Emotional Content – serious
issues that speak to us in a personal and powerful way.
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4. The Gift of your Voice – a
way to personalize the story to help the audience understand the context.
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5. The Power of the Soundtrack
– music or other sounds that support the storyline.
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6. Economy – simply put, using
just enough content to tell the story without overloading the viewer with
too much information.
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7. Pacing – related to Economy,
but specifically deals with how slowly or quickly the story progresses.
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Educational Uses of
Digital Storytelling Website
http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/
Many digital stories found in the Examples section of the Educational Uses of
Digital Storytelling website are based on personal experiences related to
people, places and events, including the following:
Almost Paradise
Coming to Houston
The Computer and I
My Mama
However, this digital
storytelling can also be a powerful technology tool that educators and their
students can use to present other instructional material, such as:
Examining Historical
Themes and Events
•The
Gettysburg Address
Race to the Moon
The Holocaust
Hiroshima
Delivering
instructional content on many different topics, including math, science,
language arts, religion, health & medicine, and more.
Aging Well
Geometry, Art & Architecture
Pinhole Cameras
Zen Buddhism
Digital Stories
created by students in this course on various Popular Culture topics:
A Day without Math
Cell Phones and Pop Culture
Food and Waste
The World of My Daughter
Tutorials from the
Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling Website (Under the Create menu)
http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/
Download the free Microsoft Photo Story 3 Software
for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
Photo Story 3 Tutorial
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/pdfs/PhotoStoryTutorial.pdf
Customizing Motion in
Photo Story 3
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/pdfs/customizing_motion.pdf
Previewing your Work in
Photo Story 3
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/pdfs/previewing.pdf
Saving a Project in
Photo Story 3
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/pdfs/saving-PS3-project.pdf
Additional Resources
Scanning 101: A
Few Scanning Tips
http://www.scantips.com/
Scanning 201: A Simple Way to Get Better Scans
http://www.scantips.com/simple.html
How to Scan Using Photoshop Elements
http://cel.colgate.edu/howto/scan/hp_photoelements_pc/default.htm
Photo Story 3 for Windows
Online Resources
http://www.bama.ua.edu/~rmayben/tim/photo3.htm
Photo Story Lesson
photostory-lesson.pdf
Marc Coffman's Beginner's
Guide to Photo Story:
Importing
and Arranging Pictures
Editing
Pictures
Correcting
Color Levels
Correcting
"Red Eye"
Rotating
and Cropping
Removing
Black Borders
Correcting
Contrast
Adding
Titles and Pictures
Narrating
Pictures
Customizing
Motion
Using
Transitions
Adding
Music
Previewing
Your Story
Saving
Your Story
childrens-lit-pix.htm
Assignments for Next
Class:
Reading Assignments
Read:
A Multilevel
Approach to Using Digital Storytelling in the Classroom (2005)
http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/course/SITE2005-article.htm
The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling (2006)
http://fp.coe.uh.edu/brobin/homepage/Educaional-Uses-DS.pdf
Digital Storytelling in the Language Arts Classroom
http://cs2.cust.educ.ubc.ca/csed/400/csed_readings/display%2024.pdf
Digital Storytelling Finds its Place in the Classroom
http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/jan02/banaszewski.htm
Review:
The Art of Digital Storytelling
http://digitales.us/files/digitalstorytellingarticle.pdf
Getting a Picture into Photoshop Elements
http://fhdafiles.fhda.edu/downloads/training/elements.pdf
Hands-On Assignment 4:
For this week's hands-on assignment, you should create a personal digital
story without narration using Photo Story 3, or another program of your
choice. This initial photo story should contain a minimum of 10 images and no
audio. Here are the steps you should follow if you are just starting out
using Photo Story software:
* Select the images you would like to use for your digital story. Place them
all in a folder on your computer.
* Launch the Photo Story 3 software and select Begin a new story.
* Next, import the images you want to use into Photo Story.
* Modify the image order, if necessary, by clicking and dragging the image
thumbnails in the timeline.
* Use the Edit feature to modify images and/or add any visual effects.
* When you click Next, you may see a message that states that some or all of
your images have black borders. Determine whether the black borders should be
removed or left the way they are.
* Decide if text should be used over an image (such as for a title slide), or
if text slides should be created separately and imported into the timeline.
* For this exercise, adding audio is optional, meaning you may add and/or
record audio if you want to, or leave it out for the time being. We will
cover adding audio in next week's class.
* Determine what type of motion (panning and zooming) you want for each image
and how how long each image should stay on the screen. Make adjustments to
the motion and duration of your images by selecting Customize Motion.
* You should also decide whether or not you want to modify the transitions
that occur between images.
* For this exercise, you do not need to add any music to your story and we
will explore this feature in more detail in next week's class. However, you
may add music if you like.
* Remember to save your project file often. This file will have the file
extension: .wp3.
* You should use the default settings to finalize your digital story, and
this will save it as a Windows Media Video (.wmv) file.
When you have created the
.wmv file, go to your personal blog and make a new post and click on Blogger's
Add Video button as shown below.
This will bring up a dialogue box where you should click on Choose file
button to select the video file you want to upload.
You will then need to give the video a title (please include your name and
some descriptive information, such as "BRobin-Assignment4.wmv" and not
simply leave the video named "PhotoStory1.wmv") and agree to the upload
conditions.
When the upload begins, a video player with the orange and white Blogger logo
in the middle will appear in your blog window and you will notice the words
"Processing Video" at the bottom of the window. It may take several minutes
for the video to upload completely, depending on how large the file is.
After the video has successfully been uploaded, the video player should have
a play button (a white arrow) in the middle, indicating that the video can
be played. You can click this button to make sure the video plays properly,
and if it does, you should click the Publish Post button to complete the
process.
Your video should then be viewable in your blog, as shown in the example
below.
For more information about uploading
video with Blogger, go to:
How do I post a video to my blog?
http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=67428
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If you want to, you may also upload your video to any online site where it will be accessible
electronically. If you
don't already have an online location, you can upload your file to YouTube or Google's free Picasa Web Albums
(where you get 1 GB of space).
A tutorial on uploading your video to YouTube and embedding the link in
your blog is located at:
http://courses.coe.uh.edu/brobin/resources/upload-videos/upload-videos.htm
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Blog Assignment 4:
For this assignment, go to your
personal blog
and post message in which you include any questions or comments you have
about the process you went through in completing this assignment and/or working
with the Photo Story 3 software.
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