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Session #1-Director's Cut Hall Davison, Director Discovery Education

This sesion focuses on how to use video clips in PowerPoint and how you can use linear and non-linear designs. Applications that can be used to create presentations using video clips
 * PowerPoint
 * Photostory
 * Windows Movie Maker
 * Adobe Premier Elements

Photostory-Free is the easiest of the programs to use. This program can ONLY use still photos, no video clips/segments. Quick-tip make a folder that is labeled to use for the project that includes all the pictures inside that are going to be used so that when you click on Import Pictures they can easily navigate to find the pictures. TIP: keep the number of pictures less than 10 for small kids. TIP-for title screens use a blank picture or use Paint to create Title screens. In the record section text can be typed in to help the reader remember what to record. To record the narration for the picture, click on the picture and then record. Photostory automatically creates transistions between clips that can be modified by the user. Not only can you record narration, but you can also add background music for the movie. Be sure to save the project before publishing the project so that it is editable after viewing it.

Windows Movie Maker-Free This program lets use use still phots AND video clips/segments. TIP-With video clips you can mute the included narration by clicking on the sound track, right click and select mute and then record your own narration over that soundtrack. TIP-You can use the video Effects to speed up/slow down clips and add effects to the clip as well. Discovery Eduction Blog for Movie Maker contains

Adobe Premier-Need to purchase really only need 1 copy to use for further editing of movie for the school. This operates similarly to Photostory and Windows Movie Maker. This program offers additional editing features through the use of layers and special effects. This program also includes the chromakey option that allows the students to be an interactive part of the movie that is being created.

Website for more information: [|www.jakesonline.org/photostory.htm] for tutorials on how to use Photostory. Discovery Eduction Blog for Movie Maker tells how to use chromakey in Movie Maker. http://discoveryedspearkersbureau.com click on Halls picture and click on handouts for PowerPoint tutorials.