What+is+Photo+Story+3?

1) What is Photo Story 3
Photo Story 3 is a free and easy to use program from Microsoft that enables users to create compelling slide shows from digital images. Its features enable you to create a slideshow with your digital pictures, edit your pictures, create your story with original music, add narration, and share them. Windows XP and Windows Media Player 10 are required for this program.

Watch “What is a photo-movie?” on the site below: [|www.bteducation.org/img/lib/dialogics/PhotoMovie/index.html]

3) Where can I see more samples of Photo Story 3 projects?
My Scotland Photo Story:

Teacher Tube Photo Story Samples: [|Photo Story] & [|PhotoStory]

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Northridge High School Home Page: [|www.nhs.tusc.k12.al.us]

Providence College Video Creation Site: [|itdp.providence.edu/Help/Video.htm#PSSamples]

Photo Story 3 Demo Files: [|www.greece.k12.ny.us/task/photostory/ps3demos.htm]

Digital Storytelling for Educators Examples: http://www.lubbockisd.org/sfirenza/storytelling/#Examples-

Google Video: [|video.google.com] (search for Photo Story 3)

4) Where can I find more information about Photo Story 3?
UA TiM Photo Story 3 Resources: [|www.bama.ua.edu/~rmayben/tim/photo3.htm]

Mark Coffman’s WindowsPhotoStory.Com: [|www.windowsphotostory.com]

Microsoft Learning Suite: [|www.microsoft.com/emea/education/learningsuite/schools/createandinspire/photostory.mspx]

Printable Step-By-Step Tutorial: [|www.jakesonline.org/photostory.pdf]

Microsoft's Printable Step-By-Step Tutorial: http://download.microsoft.com/documents/australia/education/photo_story_3.pdf

Photo Story 3 Possible Uses for English: [|tre.ngfl.gov.uk/uploads/materials/22434/Photo_Story_3_summary_of_applications.doc]

5) Your Thoughts and Ideas

As a group, discuss ways that digital storytelling and/or Photo Story 3 could be used in your classroom. Think of ways that the students could use this technology as well as ways teachers can use it.

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