1. Academic Excellence meets
Creativity through Digital
Storytelling
TESOL 2012
Michal Eskayo, Harold Washington College
Denise Maduli-Williams, City College of San Francisco

2. Preview
• Overview of Photo Story
• Student Samples
• Using the program
• Google Site

3. What is Photo Story?
• Free Microsoft software
• Use to create movies from photos
• Add text, record voice, add music
• As easy at Word
• Easier than PowerPoint

4. Language Skills
• Pronunciation
• Speaking/Listening
• Spelling
• Grammar/Punctuation
• Reading/Writing

5. Technology Skills
• Word-like skills for Text
• Images (saving and importing)
• Transitions and Effects
• Music (downloading and sampling)
• Opening and Saving

6. Sample1
• Personal Introductions
• Beginning Noncredit Adult Class

7. Sample 2
• Book Club Project
Intermediate Level
Credit Class

8. Sample 3
• Video Resumes
• Vocational Office Training Program

9. Sample 4
• Photo Essay
• Advanced Credit Class

10. Student Viewing Activities
• Reflections
• Gallery Walk
• Blog and Comment
• Worksheet Viewing and Scoring
• Contest

11. How to …
• Lab or Studio Classrooms
• In-Class Demonstrations
• Support in Media Centers/Libraries
• Individual Downloads at Home
• Handouts
• Videos

12. Sample Low-Level Handouts

13. Sample Advanced Handouts

14. Let’s create one ….
• Image: Philadelphia TESOL
• Text: Workshop Title
• Record: Volunteers
• Music: Sample
• Preview
• Save Project

15. More Photo Story Ideas
• Commercial
• Advertisement
• Audio resume
• Virtual tour of anywhere: city, school,
neighborhood
• Photo essay
• Oral History

16. Q&A

17. Many Thanks
sites.google.com/site/tesolphotostory
Denise Maduli-Williams
• City College of San Francisco
• denise.maduliwilliams@mail.ccsf.edu
Michal Eskayo
• Harold Washington College, Chicago
• meskayo@ccc.edu