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Digital Story

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For this assignment you will learn how to create a Digital Story. Using the narrative summary that you wrote for the interview, you will search the Internet to find pictures that represent every one or two sentences. (You may further edit your summary if you feel that more or less information is needed for a good digital story). Each picture will be presented on EACH PowerPoint slide.  Instructions for learning to use PowerPoint can be found at http://culturequest.us/powerpoint.pdf  Once you have created the PowerPoint presentation using images (pictures) only…remember, no text on any slide except the title slide (No. 1) which will include the title and your name…you will then narrate your presentation….that is, for each picture (slide), you will narrate the few sentences that go along with that image (picture).  Your computer should have a “built-in” microphone.  (If you are using PowerPoint 2010, click “ insert” + audio to complete the narration (click “record audio” to get to the “narration” box and click the red button to start recording.. If you prefer, have to use MovieMaker, PhotoStory 2.0 or iMovie in place of PowerPoint.  If you don't have access to any of these tools, use the computer at Lehman where you will find PowerPoint.   Here are the instructions for narrating your presentation using PowerPoint 2010: (If you are using PowerPoint 2010, find the record narration tool and narrate the story) If you are using a later edition of PowerPoint, you will find the “record” button at the top of PowerPoint. Contact me if you have questions.   To do this procedure, you'll need a microphone.   1. On the top menu, click Slide Show menu, then click Record "Slide Show".  Next Click "Start recoding from "beginning". 2. If this is the first time you are recording, do the following: Click Set Microphone Level, and follow the directions to set your microphone level.   3. To begin recording, click OK.    4. Advance through the slide show, and add narration as you go. Click the SPACE BAR to advance to each new slide.   At the end of the show, a message appears. “The narrations have been saved with each slide. Do you want to save the slide timings”  5. To save the timings along with the narration, CLICK YES. A sound icon appears in the lower-right corner of each slide that has narration.   Notes   · When you run the slide show, the narration will automatically play with the show.   · Post your Digital Story in the Discussion Board area of Blackboard. Reflect on the experience of preparing the Digital Story. 
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