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Now that you kn ow all about Digital Storytelling, it's time to make your own. 3-5 minutes, music included, embedded in your wiki.

You have TWO choices. Choosing either way, the digital story must be TRULY a story. It ** CAN NOT ** be an instructional presentation--it must be a STORY told from a first-person perspective.

1. Choose a story that fits into your unit. The purpose of telling the story is to humanize your content (specifically, some component of your scope and sequence), something that needs a human element infused to have a deep appreciation for your content. Someone (or something or someplace) whose story MUST be told in order to appreciate the importance of the content.

OR

2. Choose a story that fits into your wiki section called "Why You Should Hire Me". This is your opportunity to share information about you, your philosophy, your classroom, anything you want that will cause a hiring committee to leap up from the table and call Human Resources to get a contract in front of you before some other district scoops you up!

3. Once you have completed your story, you need to upload it to either TeacherTube or YouTube. The advantage of TeacherTube is that is not blocked, but I want to make this option completely yours. Either way, you will need to create an account on YouTube or TeacherTube, This is the first time I am leaving you with no instructions. This is because this is very simple and you can do it. Create an account (which you already did if you created a playlist for the YouTube assignment), then UPLOAD your file. Then embed the code created by YouTube (or TeacherTube) into your wiki. If you're worried about not having instructions, do what I do...go to google and search for "create a youtube account" and I'll bet you will get lots of help!

I would HIGHLY recommend you decide on your story and create a paper storyboard (so you know what pictures are going to go with your narration).

ALSO, make SURE you record a TEST upload. **THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF A LOWER GRADE ON THIS ASSIGNMENT (and great frustration for both you and me) IS AN INADEQUATE SOUND LEVEL. Please record a 10 second file BEFORE you start to ensure that the sound is correct!**

Here are some examples from former classmates: http://nbenallo.wikispaces.com/About Me http://missfreese.wikispaces.com/Denver Streets

There are lots of websites that offer free clipart, graphics, animations, photographs, or images for private non-commercial use. Sometimes the images are completely free.
 * Other Helpful Links **
 * Image Web Sites**
 * [|Pics 4 Learning]
 * [|Classroom Clipart]
 * [|Animation Station]
 * [|Barry's Clipart]
 * [|Background City]
 * [|Library of Congress]
 * [|Web Clipart]
 * [|Clip Photo]
 * [|Fresher Image]
 * [|Free Foto]
 * [|Free Photographs]
 * [|Free Graphics]
 * [|Stocked Photos]
 * [|History Channels Speeches that Changed the World]

Music and Sound Web Sites
 * [|Royalty-free music]
 * [|All the Web Search Engine]
 * [|Find Sounds Web Search Engine]
 * [|Classical Music Archives Sample Clips (Royalty Free)]
 * [|Dance Music MPEG and Movie Clips]
 * [|Partners in Rhyme Sample Music Clips (Royalty Free)]
 * [|Movie Sounds Central]
 * [|The Music Bakery CD’s Sample Music Clips (Royalty Free)]
 * [|Sleep Medicine Center (Classical Lullabies)]
 * [|Partner’s in Rhyme Sample Sample Sounds (Royalty Free)]
 * [|Sound Dog Sample Sound Effects (Royalty Free)]
 * [|Wav’s Sounds and Quotes from Movies, TV, Cartoon]


 * Video**
 * [|Guidelines for Shooting Video]
 * [|Tips for Making Your Movie]
 * [|Rule of Thirds>]


 * Interviewing**
 * [|InterviewingTechniques]
 * [|Conducting an Interview Checklist]


 * iMovie 3**
 * http://www.apple.com/support/imovie/tutorial/
 * http://www.atomiclearning.com/imovie2x.shtml
 * http://www.mediamatters.co.uk/imovie/


 * GarageBand**
 * [|Overview of GarageBand]
 * http://its.ksbe.edu/dst/movies/GarageBand.mov

> [|http://digitalstoryshare.wetpaint.com] > http://www.inms.umn.edu/elements/ > http://www.fno.org/nov97/toolkit.html > http://t3.k12.hi.us/t302-03/tutorials/digstory/elements.htm > [|http://www.storycenter.org/memvoice/pages/cookbook.html]>
 * Other**
 * Teaching Digital Storytelling Wiki
 * The Elements of Digital Storytelling
 * A Questioning Toolkit
 * Another Look at the 7 Elements
 * Digital Storytelling Cookbook