College of Education
Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction
Instructional Technology Program

CUIN 7358:
Educational Uses of Digital Photography
& Digital Storytelling

fall 2008

This course is linked with CUIN 7336: Popular Culture in Education

 December 10, 2008: Class Fourteen      Course Discussion Blog         Student Blogs        return to main page


Topics for Class Thirteen:

Checklist of Course Assignments
Final Project Presentations


Checklist of Course Assignments
 

10 Hands-On Assignments - worth 2 points each, a maximum of 20 points possible
1. Find digital images
2. Create picture collage
3. Use image editing program
4. Create digital story
5. Add narration/music to digital story
6.
Write 1st version of script
7.
Create a storyboard of final project
8.
Edit audio file
9. Submit Engines of Our Ingenuity project via online transfer site; try to download YouTube video
10. Save a copy of your final semester project on a CD or DVD that you will submit on the last day of the course, Wednesday, December 10, 2008


10 Discussion Blog Postings - worth 1 point each, a maximum of 10 points possible
1. Post personal introduction
2. Post question about Class 2 topics
3. Mini-review of online image editor
4. Paste the URL of the video file you created and then post questions or comments about the process used
5. Discuss final semester project topics
6. Post question/comment about storyboard process
7. Post question/comment about audio editing process
8. Post comment about downloading/using video
9. Post comment about copyright/educational fair use
10.
Discuss at least one thing you learned about CDs or DVDs


10 Personal Blog Postings - worth 1 point each, a maximum of 10 points possible
1. Create personal blog, post link to image collage
2. Upload edited images
3. Discuss 1st digital story assignment
4. Upload digital story w/narration and music
5. Discuss Engines episode you selected
6. Discuss feedback to 2 on scripts from Story Circle
7. Post link to edited audio file
8. Discuss the process of making a CD/DVD of your final project
9. Provide suggestions for the draft article
10. Discuss your opinions about the linked courses

11. Bonus assignment not previously listed: post list of software programs used for final semester project--you will get extra credit for this.
 

Engines of Our Ingenuity Midterm Project - worth a maximum of 20 points


Final Semester Project
- worth a maximum of 25 points


Final Semester Project Report
- worth a maximum of 15 points
 


Assignments from last week:


Reading Assignment:

Review the following article:
site09-draft.htm
 

Hands-On Assignment 10:

Save a copy of your final semester project on a CD or DVD that you will submit on the last day of the course, Wednesday, December 10, 2008.

Important Note: If your project is not complete by December 10, please submit a CD or DVD of at least some of your work. Your final semester project and project report must be received by Monday, December 15, 2008 and should be submitted to Dr. Robin (brobin@uh.edu) via one of the online submission web tools used previously, such as:

YouSendIt
http://www.yousendit.com/

SendThisFile
http://www.sendthisfile.com/?rc=largefile&gclid=CJ7fk9mD5pQCFQIBxwodzGx9Rw

zUpload
http://www.zupload.com/

Spread-It
http://www.spread-it.com/

RapidUpload
http://www.rapidupload.com/


Important Note: All blog assignments are due by Monday December 15, 2008.


Blog Assignment 13a:


Post a comment on your personal blog
in which you provide reaction to and suggestions for improving/completing the draft version of the article you will be reviewing for this week's reading assignment.



Blog Assignment 13b:


Post a comment on your personal blog in which you discuss the following items:

Have the linked courses been beneficial to you and if so how? If not, why not?

Have the digital photo/storytelling assignments been worthwhile in helping you learn the technology skills presented?

Have the digital photo/storytelling assignments been worthwhile in helping you learn the popular culture content?

Do you think that the linked course pairing helped you connect technical skills to content area knowledge? If so, how and if not, what do you think did not work?

Would you be interested in taking other linked courses if they were offered and would you recommend this pair of linked courses to other students?

Is there anything else you can suggest that you feel would improve the digital photography/storytelling half of the linked course pair?

One option under consideration is to have a linked pair of courses where the content area course would be offered as a traditional 3 hour per week face-to-face course and the digital photo/storytelling course would be offered online, or mostly online. Please discuss your reaction to this idea and provide any questions or comments you have on this topic.

Do you have any other comments that you would like to add?
 



Complete the Final Semester Project and the Final Semester Project Report

 

The Final Semester Project Report should address the following items:

Briefly describe the topic of your digital story and discuss the major objectives of the project.

Why did you select this topic?

Who is the intended audience?

Describe if and how this project might be used in a classroom or other educational setting.

What technology hardware and software programs did you use in creating this project?

Where did you find the content for the project, including images, text, music, interview material, video clips, etc.?

What items in the project changed from the early stages of selecting the topic through completion of the final digital story?

Describe any challenges you faced in creating this project and if and how you overcame them?

What were the most significant things you learned from from completing the final project?

Please add any other information you feel would help describe your work on the final semester project or the course in general.

The final semester project report may be included on the CD or DVD you submit on December 10 or you may email a copy to Dr. Robin at: brobin@uh.edu

 

 

Instructor: Bernard Robin