9th grade Wiki project, Section 1
9th grade Wiki project, Section 2
When you have completed the Excel review questions, try your hand at reviewing the ribbon tab and some of the functions to create a fun game for your classmates. Click on the link below to try out my game. Then click on the directions to create your own game. Once everyone has completed creating their own quiz game, they will be posted so others can try and play! Have fun! First: Decide on a theme for your quiz Second: Write up 16 questions with EXACT answers. This will make it easier for you to insert your data in the Excel worksheet.
Do you have some extra time? Did all your work in class? Don't just sit there, do something. Here is a simple tutorial for how to use Microsoft Photostory using a series of photos to create an animation. Watch this tutorial first and then proceed! Have fun, get creative! Here is another way to thread photos together, add music and narration, and different kinds of effects to make a memorable video project. Below is a tutorial on how to create digital story using this application.
Preparation: All images, music and other files should be stored in a file on the student server, USB/Thumb drive, or a folder on the desktop. Make sure that you have all the files you need before starting. Task 1: Begin - Open photostory - Begin new story - Click next In the future, you can also edit a previously made story or play a story. Task 2: Import and arrange your pictures (import images, remove borders, rotate images, simple photo editing) - Click Import Pictures. Locate folder where your images are located. If you have not found images yet, do so now - Click on first image. Hold shift key down. Clock on the last image - this will select all images. To select non-sequentially, hold the control key down and select. Click OK once selected. The images will now load into the timeline. - To reorder your images: Click, drag, and reposition in the timeline Note: YOu can always add other images by repeating the steps above - Option: Once the order of images has been determined, you may wish to remove the black boarders of your images. Click REMOVE BLACK BORDERS. Click YES to ALL. Click OK. Editing Effect: Rotate, Crop, Auto fix, and add effect Add effect: None, Black and White, Chalk and Charcoal, Color Pencil, Diffuse Glow, Negative, Outline- Black, Outline- Grey, Sepia, Washout, Water Color - Save OFTEN At this point, save your file. Save it to the folder you created on the server, USB/Thumbdrive, or desktop. Be sure that your images and Photostory files are in the same folder. - Click next Task 3: Add a title to your pictures (add titles and effects to your images) - Click on the slide you wish to add text. Type your title into the window and use the various tools to change the font, font color, and the positioning of the title on the slide. - Click next Note: You may wish to add text to slides to create an additional effect. Also consider adding a black background images at the beginning of the digital story to hold the title. Adding a black background images for the title slide would require producing a black background in a paint or graphics editing application. Then you can save as a an image and insert in the front of your photostory. Task 4: Recording your voice over(narrating) and customizing motion (add narration to individual slides, customize motion by adding transitions, pans and zooms, set the amount of time for each image, and preview your movie) To Record Sound: Insert your microphone into the appropriate ports in your computer. Configure the microphone and sound levels using the hardware test. - Select the image you want to record sound on - Click on the record sound button - Record your narration. Clock on the stop button - Test your voice over by selecting the Preview button - If acceptable, repeat steps. If the voice over needs to be redone, remove the voice over by clicking on the appropriate button and then following the previous steps Customize Motion: - Click on the image in the timeline you wish to work with - Click on the customize motion button directly below the picture - The program defaults to the motion and duration tab. This allows you to determine pans and zooms - Click the Specify start and end position of motion . The images in the START position and the END position will have handles that appear. Use the handles to position the images for the desired effect. When this image appears in the movie, it begins as a large image and zooms inward upon completion of the image in the movie Additional options: - Set start position to be the same as the end position of the previous picture. This will allow for smooth transitions between images - Set the end position to be the same as the start position. use this effect to have no change through the time the image is displayed in the digital story - Number the seconds to display the picture: This overrides the automatic feature and allows for more specific user control of image display - Preview the effect - Save the effect Note: This is a save function for just this image not the whole project - Use the arrows to migrate to the next image Transitions: Notes: Cross dissolve is the default function. Determine transitions based on need, you can over do this option. Choose wisely - Click the transition tab across the top - This program displays the previous picture and the current picture with the effect between it - Use the scroll on the right side of the window to select the transition and preview. use the arrows below the time display to migrate from picture to picture. - Click Save (this saves the effect on the slide, not the whole project), then close if you are done. - Repeat where necessary Task 5: Add background music - Click either the Select Music button or the Create Music Button. T he Select Button enables the user to select mp3 files created or downloaded from a source outside of Photostory. The Create Music button enables the user to take advantage of the onboard music of Photostory. - For our purposes, we will use the Create Music button to add music - Play to preview the music. If you like it, click OK - The music will now load into the track - Be sure to reduce the volume of the music track - Go next Notes: To add more than one music track, select another image in the timeline and repeat the above process. The second track will appear in green. Photostory will drop the level of the first music track to transition to the second music track Task 6: Save your story This step converts your Photostory into a Windows media file, so it can be played on any other computer that has Window Media Player installed. Notes: Make all changes before this step! once you convert to a media file, you cannot go back and edit. Render each movie as 320x240 so all movies can be posted online. - Select the location for the completed movie (student server, USB/Thumb drive, desktop) - Click next. Photostory builds your movie - Click view your story! CONGRATULATIONS! Many of the computers in the media room contain a Microsoft application called Movie Maker. This program allows you to create a multi-media project using photos, voice overs and music. Below is a step by step guide to using movie maker for your project.
Task 1: Create a Folder First create a folder where you can hold all of your images, mp3 files and work. - Right click with the mouse on the desktop - Choose NEW and FOLDER - Type the names of all group member and press enter. Task 2: Save pictures You will need images to create your project. You may already have them or you can search for some on the internet. - Click on the INTERNET BROWSER button - Type in google.com in the address bar - Click IMAGES for an image search - Type in what you are looking for - Browse the pages to find your images. Remember to look at the number under the picture that is followed by a "k". This number needs to be larger than 30k. If not, the pictures will appear blurry. The larger the number the better. - Click on the desired picture - Click on full-size image - Click SAVE PICTURE AS - Click DESKTOP - Click on your folder - Click file name and rename the picture with a descriptive title - Click save - Use the back arrow button to return to images - Collect as many images as you need for your Movie Maker project Movie maker In the following tasks you will learn now to import pictures and edit with movie effect, transitions and titles. Task 3: Open Movie Maker and Save - Click on the START tab on the desktop - Click on Windows Movie Maker to open program - Click FILE - Click SAVE PROJECT AS - Click DESKTOP - Click on your folder - Click on FILE NAME and type in names of team - Click save SAVE OFTEN Task 4: Import Images and Insert Images - On the left side under Capture Video click Import Pictures - Click DESKTOP - Click your folder - Highlight all the pictures by putting a cursor to the right and below all the pictures, click, drag, to the left and up to highlight all, let go, and click import - Make sure the screen is on story view. If not, click on show storyboard in the middle of the screen. In storyboard view you should see a series of boxes towards the bottom of the screen. - Click and drag pictures into large boxes in the desired order. If you don't want a picture, right click and delete it. Task 5: Effects, Transitions, Titles EFFECTS - Under EDIT MOVIE, click VIEW VIDEO EFFECTS - Browse through video effects clip; double clock to view effect - Choose an effect and click and drag the effect into the little box with the star in it. The star will turn blue when the effect has been successfully added. Add an effect tp each picture. TRANSITIONS - Under EDIT MOVIE click MAKE TITLES or CREDITS - Browse through video transitions, double click to view - Choose a transition and click and drag into smaller boxes between the pictures. Choose a transition to insert between each picture TITLES - Under EDIT MOVIE click MAKE TITLES or CREDITS - Choose ADD TITLE at the beginning of a movie - Type desired title. To chance font and background color, click CHANGE TEXT FONT AND COLOR. Clock the arrow under FONT and choose a font. To change color, clock on the box under COLOR and choose color, click ok. - Click DONE, add TITLE TO MOVIE - Click MAKE TITLES AND CREDITS to add more titles. Read from the choices and add titles where desired throughout the movie. Remember: Adding titles can act as narration Task 6: Importing Music You can import a song to the movie To add music: - Songs must be appropriate, to enhance the theme of the movie - Give me the title and artist of the song before adding it to your movie. You will need my approval - Check the student server to see if there are some songs you can choose already - Instrumental music is best, so it doesn't take away from the images or narration. Just like a movie in the theaters or on tv. Importing music: - Under capture, click IMPORT AUDIO or MUSIC - Navigate the specific music location (desk top, server) - OR - upload song, after my approval to the desk top Choose song and click import - The screen needs to be on TIMELINE VIEW so if it is not, click SHOW TIMELINE - Click and drag song into the row titled AUDIO/MUSIC. The song will probably be too long, so place the cursor at the end of the song until you see a double red arrow and click and drag to the left until it is even with the end of the pictures - Once the song is inserted into the movie, you may view the movie and listen to the song by dragging the blue bar on the timeline left (to the beginning of the movie), and clicking the play button on the viewer screen. If you decide you do not like the song, right click on the SONG IN THE TIMELINE and DELETE it. ALWAYS SAVE OFTEN After all movies are completed, we will showcase them in class. |
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