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A SamplePhoto StorYSelf Portraits (Carlyle Elementary)

Self Portraits (Carlyle Elementary)

Exploring Geometrywith Digital PhotographyKimberley Munroe, Curriculum ConsultantPeggy Lawson, Instructional Tech Consultant

Planning using Backward DesignStart with the outcomes!How will you assess your students?What activities will you use to help meet the outcomes?Reflection - did your students meet the outcomes?

Outcomes & Indicators

Prior LearningBefore the assessment project, what prior teaching will be done? What will students need to know?

Prior LearningFind out what students knowActivityProvide student groups with a set of manipulativesHave them sort & group the objectsaccording to theirown criteria

Before – Getting ReadyMath UnderstandingsPrior to the assessment activity, students will have already received instruction on the attributes & characteristics of rectangular & triangular prismsReview geometrical terminologyBase, face, edge, vertex, rectangular face, opposite face, congruent faceBuild nets using net patterns

Compare & DescribeRectangular PrismsTriangular PrismsFaces – 5Edges – 9Vertices - 6Faces – 6Edges – 12Vertices – 8

Before – Getting ReadyTechnology Skills Students may need to be taught . . .How to use a digital cameraHow to transfer photos to the computerhttp://www.wikihow.com/Transfer-Pictures-from-Camera-to-Computer-Without-Any-SofwareHow to use Photo Story (Google “photo story 3 tutorial”)http://www.jakesonline.org/photostory.pdfhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/tips/firststory.mspx

During – Create the Digital StoryStudents are to identify and take 4 photos each of rectangular prisms & triangular prisms found in their environmentUsing Photo Story 3 or other presentation methodDisplay the photos, identifying each as rectangular or triangular prismIdentify and name the common attributes for each type of prismOption - storyboard using PowerPoint & Slideshow notes print out

The Finished Photo Story

Photo Story Practice

Steps to Making a Photo Story

Steps to Making a Photo StoryStep 1 – Import and arrange your picturesYou can import many pictures at once by CTRL- or SHIFT-clickingYou can rearrange pictures by dragging or using the arrow keysIf the picture does notfit the dimensions of thePS window you canremove black bordersSome auto-correctionoptions (red eye removal,rotate) are available

Steps to Making a Photo StoryStep 2 - Add titles to your picturesSelect each slide in the slide tray for which you want to add a title You can change font, text colouralignmentphoto effects

Steps to Making a Photo StoryStep 3 – Narrate your Pictures andCustomize Motion

Steps to Making a Photo Story

Steps to Making a Photo StoryStep 4 - Add background music Try the Create Music option!If also using narration, be sure to keep music volume lowYou may have different musicfor different slides,or music on onlysome slides

Steps to Making a Photo StoryStep 5 – Save your story – Save in 2 ways!Save Project – saves the story so you can edit again later. Saves with a wp3 extensionSave your story for playback on your computerThis is the “finished version” format that you could burn to a CD or use to show othersSaves with a wmv extensionMake sure you know whereyou are saving it to!

Steps to Making a Photo Story

During – Create the Digital StoryEnrichment OpportunitiesEdit photos using Adobe Photoshop ElementsAdjust lighting & other photo fixesCropping photosMaking selectionsCreate a title slide using Photoshop Elements or Macromedia FireworksCrop tool

Other Options & ResourcesPower PointVoice ThreadFLIP video cameraDigital Storytelling – lots of great resources @:http://couros.wikispaces.com/Digitalstorytellingwww.cornertsonesd.ca/conventionQuestions?