Using+Photostory

=Using Photostory= Goals: Activities SlideShow 1: Intro to a PSA about Drugs and Alcohol SlideShow 2: Credits to a PSA about Drugs and Alcohol
 * Students will learn to use Photostory (a free Microsoft tool that lets you create slideshows using photos and sound)
 * Students will explore the power of images to communicate a message within a movie.
 * Students will be introduced to Expert Speaker on Drugs and Alcohol.
 * Establish Computer Lab Protocol for SMART ART projects.
 * ·Expectations of students while working in lab (practice times, instruction time, project time, activity completed time)
 * Sharing space with others (physical space/ virtual space)
 * Logging in (username password)
 * File Management
 * Create a folder (Right Click / New Folder/ Foldername
 * Receive/ Locate files from teachers to work with for this exercise
 * Using the PhotoStory Wizard
 * Create 2 short slideshow/movies

Each movie will must have · Steps
 * 1) 3 photos
 * 2) Titles or Credits
 * 3) 2 Transitions
 * 4) Sound

· Go BACK to Import Pictures - Use EDIT to Crop a picture and ADD Effects Go Back to Narrate and Try ·Customize Motion (Use the **Transition** Tab)
 * Import 3 Pictures
 * SAVE your PROJECT in YOUR Folder
 * Add a Title to the First Picture
 * Add Music to the First Picture
 * Narrate the Picture of Your Speaker (introduce her and her credentials)
 * Create Music for the Intro and the End (make sure you are clicked on the right picture)
 * SAVE your Project Again
 * SAVE Your Story for Playback on Your Computer – MAKE sure you BROWSE to YOUR folder
 * View Your Project
 * If you have time try to use the following (Click on a picture)


 * Resources:
 * Tutorials for Using Photostory http://www.windowsphotostory.com/
 * Free Download for Photostory http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
 * This Lesson's Handout for Students