1. Lights Camera Action-
Life After PPT !
PhotoStory 3
for Windows
By Glenn Cake
French/IT Dept- Qatar
Canadian School

2. Session objectives- The 5 « D »s …
• Discuss the purpose of any presentation
• Demonstrate student created digital stories
• Digital Storytelling- who, how and why ?
• Dive into PhotoStory (Audience Participaton please )
• Done (Finished) – now what ?
• You will take away and adapt activities
presented in today’s session.
Glenn Cake- CDLI

3. Lights, Camera Action !(Movie
Video Productions)

4. Once upon a time....

5. Student created multimedia
example
Personal/Internet pictures
• Compose a Script
• Narrate each slide/pic
• Produce as WMV file
• Share via YouTube,
Vimeo, etc
gcake@cdli.ca

6. The Tragedy of the Beothuk

7. The Five Ws
Who - Anyone
What-
• a story with pictures
• a computer
• a microphone
When…..Anytime
(computer lab, classroom)
Where….school or home
Why….?

8. Why? Pedagogical Advantages
• The Writing Process
• Attention to Detail
• Creativity and Imagination
• Research
• Cross curricular Implications
• Basic Communication skills in
the target language
• The audience is REAL !

9. Why? Student thoughts…
• It’s quick, fun and
• Easy to move pics and
interesting
add music (navigate)
• It allows us to change
• It’s a great way to
momentum and
practice spoken French
direction of pictures &
text • It’s easier and more
fun to do than having
• It allows for creativity-
to write a report/essay
doesn’t have to be by the
“book”
gcake@cdli.ca

10. PhotoStory Project Creators
• Teacher Producers • Identify key vocabulary
terms and narrate the
movie
• *Take pictures and
• Student Producers write story and narrate
the movie
• Students and Teacher
• Collaborative have input into the
Production overall storyboard

11. Step 1- Select & Import pictures
Save PPT slides as Jpegs !

12. Rearrange the order

13. Narrate each and every slide

14. Option A- Add text to your pictures

15. Option B- Customize Motion
(Position and Length of picture)

16. Transition of pictures – Many choices

17. Option C – Add some music (choice)

18. Ready for Production ?
Be certain to
properly name the
file title for your
movie

19. Click
here

20. Very important !!!!
If you not finished your project,
choose SAVE PROJECT
If you are ready to “render” or
“”produce” the movie, choose NEXT
and the project will take a few
minutes to package

21. WP3- Working
version of the
movie project
WMV- The
Finished product
(the file to share)

22. Bravo !!! Now what….?
• Publish/Render the
movie (YouTube,
Vimeo, Digital
Portfolio)
• Place on Student,
Class and/or School
Website
• Create a DVD format

25. Other PhotoStory Project Ideas
“Survey says….”
• Graduations • Journalistic reporting
• Special Events • School sports event
(Retirement) • Student of the week
• Sports tournaments • My Hero
• Who am I ? • My community
• Ma famille et moi • My School
• Comics/Graphic • Mes vacances
Novels

26. www.freeimages.co.uk
Google has released a filter that should be
explored by teachers and students

27. Conclusion
G.I.C.
Grab your students attention
(cdlifrench.wix.com/gic_qatar_2013)
Innovate….Experiment with Pstory and many
other FREE tools & software at your disposal
Create authentic and enriching presentations
via free technologies
gcake@cdli.ca