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 * Welcome to Integrating Multimedia for Thematic Units!

Instructor: Christina Hennessy You will learn how to create multimedia projects Microsoft Power Point and Microsoft Movie Maker. Participants will learn how to use visuals and sounds to reach all learners and tap in to “Multiple Intelligences” and differentiate instruction using technology. Participants will create standard-based lessons that integrate different forms of multimedia and share with their classmates.

**__ROCKLAND TEACHER CENTER - GRADING POLICY__**
 * For an A participants must participate with the full seat time and complete all online tasks
 * For a B, participants must participate for the full seat time and complete the first two online components
 * Participants who are unable to make the full seat time can be dropped to an A-/B+ or a B-/C+ depending on the amount of time missed.

=**__WEEKEND # 1__**=
 * __DAY 1:__**
 * 1) Introductions - Who are you, what do you teach and where do you work?
 * 2) Course Information
 * 3) Final Project
 * 4) Digital Storybooks - In tis course you will be creating two digital stories and then will compare which program you liked better and why.
 * 5) Digital Stories Using Power Point
 * 6) Digital Stories Using Movie Maker
 * 7) We will also be taking a look at the Pics4Learning Website. "Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students.". [[file:Pics 4 Learning.pdf]]

Having trouble coming up with an idea. Check out this site. [|Talking Book Library]

__**Homework**__ Post your first idea in the discussion area. The first project we will be creating will be using Power Point.




 * The Perfect Little Monster is drawings from a Kindergarten class which were scanned in and put in to Power Point as the teacher reads the story.

__**DAY 2: (**__Snow Day) > Read the article: [] and post in the discussion area 5 things your learned after reading the article above on digital storytelling Enjoy your week. Any questions e-mail me at angelwings1276@optonline.net.
 * Check out the pics4learning pdf to give you step-by-step directions on using the site to find __**free**__ graphics. Did you know you need to cite the graphics you use when creating projects.
 * How do you plan on grading your projects? Create a checklist or rubric for each of your projects. This is going to be handed in with your final packet. Check out Rubistar  if you want to create a rubric or Kathy Schrock's Guide to Assessments
 * If you can, work on your Digital Storybooks in Power Point. Friday we will add your narration.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Come up with an idea for your next project and post in the discussion area.

WEEKEND #2 __**February 11, 2011**__
 * Today we will be finishing up our Power Point Digital Stories. Each of your digital stories need to have a lesson plan and rubric.
 * Finished with your Power Point Digital Story? Start researching an idea for your Movie Maker Project. If you plan on using internet pictures create a folder to save them in. Tomorrow we will be starting Movie Maker.

Post your Movie Maker idea in the discussion area. The second project will be creating using Move Maker.
 * HOMEWORK:**

__**February 12, 2011**__
 * What can you do with Microsoft Movie Maker? Check out this video by "Grandpa". Click on Grandpa's Excellent Adventure.**

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//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list 1.0in; tabstops: list 1.0in;">Microsoft Movie Maker Check List: // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">
 * <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Create a Movie Maker folder within your named folder. You are going to save everything for this project in your Movie Maker folder. This will make it much easier later to find all your materials. I suggest to do this if you are having students create a similar project.
 * <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Open up Movie Maker.
 * <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Add your pictures and.or video
 * <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Add effects and transitions
 * <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Add narration
 * <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Add titles and credits
 * <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Save project as - This allows you to save your project so you can go back and edit.
 * <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">When completed done - Save movie file as - Saves as a Windows Media File. You can't edit this file.

__**March 4, 2011 (Friday)**__ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Finish up your Power Point digital stories and your Movie Maker stories. Which program do you like better and why? In addition to your digital story rubrics and "summary descriptions" you are going to write a one page, double-spaced comparison of the two program discussing which one you like and dislike and why. __﻿__ __**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Homework **__ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Participants will read the following article: <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Power of Digital Storytelling in the Classroom

<span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> __**March 5, 2011 (Saturday)**__ Finish up and present one of your projects. Packets will be collected at the end of class. Remember the class doesn't officially end until March 19th. Be sure to fill out the evaluation or your grades won't be released.
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l1 level4 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 2.0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Not only does Edutopia a great FREE magazine you can subscribe to you can also get articles online. Another great feature is when you scroll down you can see comments from readers. I have found lots of interesting blogs and links on the bottom of these articles to help me with my projects.
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l1 level4 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 2.0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">After reading the article, scroll down and read through some of the readers comments. (there are 3 pages) Find one that you find useful and post in the discussion area. Try to not repeat a **__<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">classmates post. __**<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">

__//**To Be Handed In:**//__


 * **Lesson Plan and rubric on using Power Point to create a Digital Story**
 * **Lesson Plan and rubric on using Movie Maker to create a Digital Story**
 * **One Page, double-spaced comparison of the two programs and which one do you like better.**