Movies

Showing vs Making a Movie: showing movies is appropriate however making a movie gets the students involved in the lesson.

media type="file" key="PhotoStory0.wmv" width="300" height="300" This is a story about Christmas and how important family really is.

After Creating a Photo Story 3 Movie 1) Finish Creating the Movie 2) Send the story in an email message then press next 3) Save a copy of the story to computer 4) Save to Desktop as a .WMV 5) Then press file on the Wiki and upload the external link from the desktop 6) Save the Wiki page


 * Define Digital Storytelling:** Digital Storytelling refers to using digital tools so that ordinary people can tell their own real-life stories.

Examples of how to use digital storytelling in the classroom: 1) Components of fitness 2) Locomotor skills 3) Heart health 4) Seroids 5) Alcohol/ Drug use 6) Nutrition

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Digital Storytelling : Health

 * Aaron Erickson**


 * CATEGORY || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 ||
 * Point of View - Awareness of Audience || Strong awareness of audience in the design. Students can clearly explain why they felt the vocabulary, audio and graphics chosen fit the target audience. || Some awareness of audience in the design. Students can partially explain why they felt the vocabulary, audio and graphics chosen fit the target audience. || Some awareness of audience in the design. Students find it difficult to explain how the vocabulary, audio and graphics chosen fit the target audience. || Limited awareness of the needs and interests of the target audience. ||
 * Voice - Consistency || Voice quality is clear and consistently audible throughout the presentation. || Voice quality is clear and consistently audible throughout the majority (85-95%) of the presentation. || Voice quality is clear and consistently audible through some (70-84%)of the presentation. || Voice quality needs more attention. ||
 * Voice - Conversational Style || Uses a conversational style throughout. || Uses a conversational style the majority (85-95%)of the time || Uses a conversational style most (70-84%)of the time. || Presentation style is primarily monologue. ||
 * Soundtrack - Originality || All of the music is original. || Most (over half) of the music is original. || Some of the music is original. || None of the music is original. ||
 * Images || Images create a distinct atmosphere or tone that matches different parts of the story. The images may communicate symbolism and/or metaphors. || Images create an atmosphere or tone that matches some parts of the story. The images may communicate symbolism and/or metaphors. || An attempt was made to use images to create an atmosphere/tone but it needed more work. Image choice is logical. || Little or no attempt to use images to create an appropriate atmosphere/tone. ||
 * Grammar || Grammar and usage were correct (for the dialect chosen) and contributed to clarity, style and character development. || Grammar and usage were typically correct (for the dialect chosen) and errors did not detract from the story. || Grammar and usage were typically correct but errors detracted from story. || Repeated errors in grammar and usage distracted greatly from the story. ||