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=__**Prezi | Storytelling Discussion**__= It was great to virtually meet you for our Skype session discussing storytelling. Below is a link to the Prezi presentation I used for us to walk through our discussion. **Prezi**: //@http://prezi.com/wkgoydrduu2_/donna-dubois-storytelling///

__**Digital Storytelling Workflow:**__ > > **Find Visuals / Images**: __Use__ your script. __Underline__ your //Nouns// and //Verbs//, __Think__ about what visuals would work well, find best fit. > > **Produce Keynote Presentatio**n: Determine the number of slides | part of script to be used | images to be used | Build and Record > > **Present Keynote Draft**: What's the best way to share your draft? Export as video? Upload and share via YouTube? > > **Polish Keynote & Export**: Polish and export movie file | Check in with Ms. Dubois > > **Upload to YouTube Channel**: Ask Ms. Dubois | There is a specific YouTube account being used for all movies > > **Copy Share URL and Shorten**: Use Bitly.com to shorten (there's a reason) > > **Generate QR Code**: Ask Ms. Dubois | There is a specific Delivr.com account to be used > > **Copy QR Code for use**: JPG or PNG file
 * **Write Script** > __Feedback and Polish__ Script

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 * **If you need to modify and change the movie file**, you can use the same QR Code. All you have to do is use Delivr.com and change what URL link to use for your specific QR Code. No need to generate another QR Code. Since it is already going to be in place at your site, think of it as set in stone. You can easily change what happens on the backend, in other words, what your QR code is linked to.

=__**Podcasts : Finding Your Voice - The Voice Over**__=

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 * 1) Can you describe the **purpose** of your site's story? The purpose of this project as a whole? This can help create a solid foundation to build on.
 * 2) Determine who your **audience** is: out-of-town visitors unfamiliar with Eugene's history? Locals familiar or not familiar with Eugene's history? What experts can help you understand who your audience is?
 * 3) Are you going to Inform? Entertain? Explain? All 3? Most of all, how can you make it compelling and interesting?
 * 4) How does your site connect to your classmates' sites? Working with other teams, how can we involve your listeners so they want to check out the other sites? Try to make connections and weave other sites into your story. Like a coordinated discovery tour or a quest.
 * 1) //Story structure: The Hook// - the beginning on your story. How are you going to grab the listener's attention?
 * 2) //Story Structure: The Middle// - Important historical points that should be known. How are you going to keep them interested? Weird & strange facts?
 * 3) //Story Structure: The End// - Conclusion. How are you going to bring it all together and leave the audience? Recommend other sites enticing them about what they will learn at each? But only give a teaser, make them feel the need to go to the next site to find out the answer(s). Work with the other team, use their wikipage, ask a discussion question, have a design meeting with them.
 * 1) Knowing what the other teams are doing can be helpful. And having your peers give feedback is really helpful.

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__**General Podcasting Guidelines**__: You goal is producing a podcast. Below can be a good rubric to evaluate. media type="file" key="EXAMPLE - Sam and Hayden Podcast.mp3" width="240" height="20" //5th graders in Kansas studying American Colonialism. These students reported on the lost colony of Roanoke, Virginia.// //I took part of their recording that they wrote and created this example.//
 * //Listen and use the below criteria. How did we do?// **
 * **Purpose and POV**: Is the purpose of the story established early and maintains a clear focus throughout the story? Who's Point Of View is at play?
 * **Awareness of Audience**: Who is the target audience, who are your listeners? Are the vocabulary, voice, sound effects used in the story helpful for your audience to connect to the story?
 * **Quantity**: Is the story told with the right amount of detail information throughout. It doesn't seem too short, leaving a lot of important information out? It doesn't seem too long, where the listener looses interest?
 * **Voice - Conversation style**: Do the words sound natural, like the performer is speaking to me? Are they being real?
 * **Voice - Pacing**: Is the rhythm and voice inflection fit the story being told? Monotone is not good. Reading a book report is not good. The listener needs to "feel it" in your voice.
 * **Sound effects (FX)**: Are the sound effects selected appropriate? Do they help fill space, paint a picture of where the story is taking place? Sometimes sound fx can help reduce the amount of words, the sounds say it all for certain things.
 * **Soundtrack (Music)** - Music is not required but if music is used in parts, does the music add a rich emotional element or tone to your story?
 * **Voiceover Recording Quality**: Distracting background noises are kept to a minimum. The microphone is not too close where it pops or too far away it's hard to hear. Do you hear the handling of the mic?
 * **Grammar**: Grammar and usage are correct and contribute to telling the story.

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