Digital+Storytelling+Project+AM

Visiting a close friend who attends Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA, I experienced an adventure I did not forsee. Running downtown Pittsburgh, I found myself alone, and lost. In a moment of panic I was tested, and had to determine whether I would become fearful, or if I would take control of my circumstances. Please join me in my journey and see how the story unfolds.

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This digital storytelling project provided me with an opportunity to explore a new piece of technology: Photo Story 3. Photo Story 3 is a video creator that allows its users to upload their photos or copyright-friendly photos into its software, and display these photos as a story. Audio compliments and completes this story, and once the simple process is complete, the user is left with a video creation of which he or she may be proud. I was somewhat hesitant to confront this technology without class prompting. Soon after I began to create my project, however, I discovered how simple and user-friendly this software truly is. Guiding me through the process, step by step, Photo Story 3 first invited me to upload copyright-friendly pictures I had found online, as well as some of my own. Able to arrange the order of these photos as I pleased, my visual story started forming before I had narrated a single word. The narration, however, was simple to incorporate. Typing my script into a text holder for each picture, I was able to record my story with ease. When my narration was complete, I chose the program’s helpful concluding option to modify the file type of my project, thereby making it possible to upload it onto youtube. With its new “wmv” format, I placed my video onto //youtube// and embedded it into my wikispace. This technology enabled me to create a story that I may share with others. Furthermore, Photo Story 3 provided me with a tool that I may someday use in my classroom. Videos can be an engaging way of communicating lessons to students, and I realize what a powerful opportunity this program has provided me.