3. Learning Objectives To develop skills for creating an effective slideshow presentation with voice narration for Digital Story Telling course requirement. Skills include: 1. How to organize images 2. How to design slide images – text, color, graphics 3. How to reduce the size of photo and scanned images 4. How to use animations for transitions between slides and between objects on slides 5. How to embed or link to a video 6. How to record and add narration and timings to a slide show

4. Agenda TIMEACTIONS 9:00 – 11:00 Modeling – Guided Practice 11:30 - 11:50 Independent Work

5. Death by PowerPoint ○ Less Serious Death by PowerPoint IDeath by PowerPoint I ○ More Serious Death by PowerPoint IIDeath by PowerPoint II

6. Reflecting on our practice

7. Use Rubric

8. 1. How to organize images  Create folder.  Label files sequentially.

9. 8 2. How to design slides

10. 9 Text Layout  Size (large)  Type Sans Serif - Helvetic, Arial, Tahoma Case (Upper and lower)  Underlining (don’t)  Bold, color, italics  Amount of Text Less is more (not a “read aloud”) Key points - 5 lines MAX 2. How to design slides

11. 10 Color  Stick to a theme of colors  Darker backgrounds  Lighter text and graphics  Know your lighting conditions 2. How to design slides

12. 11 Color Donts: Examples Green on RedRed on Green Brown on GreenGreen on Brown Blue on BlackBlack on Blue Blue on PurplePurple on Blue or Blue-green MulticolorsMulticolorsMulticolorsMulticolors Animation, esp. pointless 2. How to design slides

13. 12 Graphics  Images: Clear Meaningful Professional Limited in number 2. How to design slides

14. 13 Graphics  Animations Use sparingly. For emphasis 2. How to design slides

15. 14 Graphics  Transitions between slides Use consistent transitions. Suggested: “Dissolve” Time: 1 sec. 2. How to design slides

16. Use same font Headers – 40 pt Picture Styles Frames Around Photos Opening Slide 2. How to design slides

17. Insert scanned image of student work Two or three Images per slide 2. How to design slides

18. Final Slide 2. How to design slides

19. 18 Now It’s Your Turn  Create a PowerPoint file.  Design two or three slides.

20. 3. How to reduce the size of photo and scanned images  Instructor's File Instructor's File  Microsoft Help Microsoft Help Reducing Original Image from Camera to Smaller Images Using Picassa SIZEDIMENSIONS Original3000 x 2000 (4.5 MB) Small25 % of page – 240 x 320 (44 KB) Medium50% of page – 360 x 489 (88 KB) Large100% of page 480 x 640 (136 KB) Largest800 x 600 (196 KB)

21. 20 Now It’s Your Turn  Reduce the size of an original image to less than 100 KB – suitable in size for a PowerPoint slide.

22. 4. How to use animations for transitions between slides and between objects on slides AAnimations and Transitions

23. 22 Now It’s Your Turn  Create transitions between your slides.

24. 5. How to record and add narration and timings to a slide show  Voice Narrations Voice Narrations  Made an error on one slide? Re-cord the one slide only.  Background music and voice narration? Yes, it’s possible! But is it necessary?

25. 24 Now It’s Your Turn  Record narration for two or three slides.  Play it and listen.

26. 6. How to embed or link to a video  Video Video  YouTube and Vimeo YouTubeVimeo

27. 26 Now It’s Your Turn  Upload a video clip to YouTube or Vimeo.  Embed a hyperlink on a slide.