Celebrate Oklahoma Voices Workshop Agenda

http://celebrateoklahoma.us

Revised 18 August 2009

Objectives

  1. Begin building connections and relationships with other participants
  2. Provide a collaborative way for participants to document and extend their learning
  3. Introduce the digital storytelling process, examples of digital stories, and learning connections
  4. Introduce key digital storytelling tools
  5. Empower participants to be self-directed digital learners and connected to a larger professional learning community
  6. Our organizing theme is "Ready - AIM - Present!" (Get READY to document your learning with social bookmarking, A = AUDIO media skills, I = IMAGE media skills, M = MOVIE media skills, PRESENT = share your work safely on the global stage!)

Rules for learning: Use all your resources! There are no silly questions. Try to figure things out on your own (when you can) without direct instruction from the workshop facilitators, but don't be shy about asking for help when you're struggling. Use resources on our website, use your neighbor, teach yourself!

Copied to participant flash drive
  1. Jim Thorpe Story Kit
  2. Copyright Friendly Sample Music / Audio Files
  3. Participant handout

8:00 - 8:30 am

Day 1 Agenda

Morning Activities: READY! AUDIO RECORDING FOCUS!

PLANNING

8:30 am
  1. Welcome and Project Overview
  2. Introductions
  3. Introduce Project Planning Page and Story Map: 2 Ways to Tell a Digital Story
  4. Start by viewing and analyzing exemplary digital stories
    1. Video #1 example: Analyze with your content/story lens - Lillie and John by Karen Jo
  5. Turn - Pair - Share discussion
9:00 am 
  1. Continued analysis of exemplary digital stories
  2. Video #2 example: Analyze with your technical lens -  The Dirty Thirties by Jeanette Hale
  3. Turn - Pair - Share discussion
  4. Distribute resource backpacks: What’s in my bag?

Break

9:45 am

  1. Discuss interviewing techniques

  2. Complete your project planning page

  3. Choose either:

    1. A personal story: Your own person/individual for your story

    2. Select a famous Oklahoman to profile in your digital story (At least 5 photos needed.)

    3. Another topic (make sure it complies with our Video Content Guidelines)

PRODUCE

10:00 - 10:30 am - Recording Narration (guided instruction)
  1. Introduction to Audio Editing Software: Recording with your headset
  2. Create a new Audacity project (save it)
  3. Use your headset to record an audio introduction
  4. Insert recorded and converted audio MP3 file(s)
  5. Work on script for audio

 

10:30 - 11:30 Audio editing work time (Audacity)

    11:30 - 12:45 Lunch

    1:00 - 3:00 Introduce Mobile Audio Recording

    1. Introduce portable audio recorder
    2. If Olympus Recorders are Used: Switch Software QuickStart: Converting WMA (Windows Media Audio) to MP3
    3. Cell Phone Recording: Drop.io (GabCast and GCast are commercial options)

    Homework Assignments:

    1. Work on audio recording / narration.
    2. View and comment on at least one video in our learning community: lc.celebrateoklahoma.com
    3. Optional: Hunt and gather for image resources!

    Day 2 Agenda - Combining Audio and Video in a Digital Story

    8:30 - 8:45 Debrief Day 1 and Q&A

    8:45 - 9:30 - Image and Media Sources, Copyright, and Fair Use
    1. H: Homegrown - Use your camera or recorder to create media yourself
    2. C: Creative Commons Media - images/audio files/media for which the reuse licensing terms are specified
      1. Flickr Creative Commons - Use FlickrStorm (www.zoo-m.com/flickr-storm) and CompFight.com
      2. WikiPedia: Licensing terms are specified on images
    3. F: Fair Use: - Use copyrighted materials under fair use provisions of US copyright law (copyright/fair use resources)

     

    Introduce Creative Commons

    9:30 - 9:45 Break
     
    9:45 - 10:30  Working with your digital camera (basics including macro mode and flash-off)

    10:30- 11:30 PhotoStory or iMovie Practice Project (Using Jim Thorpe story kit)

    11:30 - 1:00 Lunch

    1:00 - 1:15 Q&A for Project Work

    1:15 - 3:30 Independent Work on individual COV video projects

    Day 3 Agenda

    8:30 - 9:45 am Independent Work / Finalize Project

    9:45  Break

    10:00 - 10:15  Publishing / Uploading to Ning (learning community site)

    10:15  - 12:00  Presentations - 6 minutes each: 2 min intro, 4 min video

    12:00 - 12:30 am Debrief and Evaluation