Digital+Storytelling+JG

=Digital Storytelling= Elementary students have many basic lessons they must learn. I created a video that I would show to my elementary class so they can learn a life lesson in a fun and entertaining way. In this main story, the main character must overcome the consequences that come when a person can't share with their friends. I hope this can be an educational experience for other. By creating this video, I was able to learn some technology skills.

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During the creation of this video, I was able to learn some technology skills. I got the chance to work with iMovie and and work with this computer program. I found that it's capable of creating many types of projects. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be to create my storybook and add effects to it. I enjoyed working on this project and had fun exploring the capabilities technology can bring. I also learned a new effect on my own called the Ken Burns effect. With the Ken Burns effect, pictures expand to their full view or can shrink. I found that the Ken Burns effect allowed me to show the whole picture when creating the storybook. In addition, it added contrast to each slide. The moving picture added interest and movement. It helps hold the interest of the viewer. Another thing I added to this video was music. When the story is being told to the viewer, I lowered the volume to make it back round music. I did this to add something extra to the video. I downloaded all the pictures from Flickr and used music from CCmixter. I also worked hard to add in some technology I had already learned from completing previous projects. For example, to add contrast to the picture I added some photo editing. I used Picnik to add effects to a few pictures to make them different from others. By doing so, I also created an extra aid for young children to understand what was going on as the story progressed.