Digital+Story+SR

This is a digital story that I have created about going to my boyfriend's cabin to visit his grandparents on the Fourth of July. While we were there we watched a water parade, cooked dinner over the fire, and then watched fireworks over the lake at night. It was a great Independence Day.

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For this assignment I chose to use Photo Story to make my digital video. This program was completely new to me; I had never used it before this project. The program was very easy to use. As soon as I opened it, a wizard started prompting me on what to do next. The first thing I had to do was upload my photos. Then I was able to change how long I wanted each photo shown for. I was able to put motion into my pictures choosing the starting and ending position as well as the direction in which I wanted the picture to “move”. Next I was able to record my voice to tell my story according to each picture. The most difficult part in using this new program was getting the length each picture was shown to match with the length of my audio. I enjoyed learning how to use this technology on my own. As teachers, it is important for us to know how to find technology as well as learn how to use it, sometimes on our own. It is not always guaranteed that the district we work in will be able to provide us with the most up to date technology available. When they are able to provide it to us, they might not be able to provide a professional development session on teaching us how to use it. The fact that this program was so easy to use makes it a good piece of technology for teachers. It is one that I would recommend to others interested in creating digital stories.