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Digital Re- tellings. By Mrs. Basinger , Mrs. Buchanan, and Mr. Markwood. Common Core
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Digital Re-tellings By Mrs. Basinger, Mrs. Buchanan, and Mr. Markwood
Common Core 5.W.6 With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting. Essential Question: How do I construct a digital story re-tell on a novel that I have read?
Check-off list for presentation • Retelling: • using Microsoft PowerPoint • one picture per slide • music playing in the background • created mood/emotion by having consistency in slide backgrounds, music choices, and image choices • used standard rules of English • No more than 10 slides for retelling including title slide, image gallery slide, and reference slide. • Title slide (title of your retelling) • Image gallery-list of where your images came from • Reference slide (all websites)
Vocabulary Pick at least 25 words you had to teach yourself while reading this novel and put it in a word cloud. Navigate to the link below to complete this task. This should be the first slide after the title slide. http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm complexity
Directions for Powerpoint presentation How to save images from image searches: Find and image you’d like to use in your PowerPoint. Click on it so you see the enlarged version. Right click on the image and select <save picture as> Save in documents or pictures <open folder> Rename the file so that you know what it is and <save> Back in your Internet Browser you see a menu to the right of the enlarged image that says <website for this image> (If you are using Google). Click on the link. <copy> the web address and paste into a WORD DOCUMENT for safe keeping for your IMAGE GALLERY SLIDE. Remember to jot down the date that you found the image and put a little note after the web address to remind you which image went with that website. How to import an image into PowerPoint; In PowerPoint, click on the <insert> menu tab. Choose <pictures>. Find your pictures in documents or pictures. Then click on <insert>.
How to use timed transitions: Click on the <transitions> menu at the top of the page. Look for the <advance slide> section of the menu. a. Unclick <on mouse click> b. Click <after> and choose your time (11-15 seconds-you choose the time) Choosing your transitions is also key to making sure that everything goes okay. It is easiest to choose just one type of transition for your entire PowerPoint presentation…however, the time it takes to transition slides is subtracted off of the time your audience can view each slide. To speed up the transitions, look to <duration> and lower the number to 1.00. This means that it will take 1 second for your slide to transition. Click <apply to all> so that all of your slides have the same transition time and pause time.
How to Import Sound Files: Make sure your MP3 files are saved in your downloads folder. Open the ANIMATIONS PANE by clicking on the <animations> menu. Then click on <animation pane>. A menu will pop up on the right hand side of the screen. This way you can see what you are importing and make adjustments if necessary. Click on the <insert> menu tab. Click on the <audio> option and <insert audio file from file> Find your user account with your electronic folder and select the desired file name. The name of the file will appear in the <animation pane>. Click on the NAME OF YOUR AUDIO FILE then click the dropdown arrowhead after the name of your audio file. Choose <effect options>
How to Import Sound Files Continued: In the middle of the pop-up menu, look to <stop playing>. Click on <after> and choose the number of slides you would like your song to play. Choose the <timing> tab in the <play audio> menu and the <start> option, please select <with previous>. Click <ok> to exit menu. Click on the horn icon on your slide so it is selected. Choose the <audio tools> <playback> options at the top of the window. There is an option to <hide icon during show>, click the box. Repeat this set of instructions for your next song choice. Please note that if you selected a certain number of slides for a song to play over, go to the next numbered slide to place your next song.