It was fun finding pictures and learning more about Duke Kahanamoku, but I ran into lots of bumps. WindowsMovieMaker was not quite as user friendly as I had anticipated. I made a Photo Story and wanted to add a film clip of a surfer as a “hook” and a short film clip of someone interviewing Duke in later life, but when I put all of these together in MovieMaker, I got an error message that “unexpectedly” shut the whole thing down time after time. Restarting the laptop helped, but it still was a nuisance. I also couldn’t match the audio volume levels from one video to another. Too many hours invested and too late in the summer to keep trying, so I’ve included the three videos separately. I will post the final product when I get some answers. One video came from YouTube (had to use Google Chrome because the Internet Explorer version our district laptops no longer supports YouTube) and the other from a free share website about surfing. Both were converted to an avi extension using Zamzar.
Photo Story book trailer for Surfer of the Century
Only a very small part of this video will be used as a "hook."
Credit: Surfboard Shack http://www.surfboardshack.com/surfing-video-clips.html
Interview with Duke Kahanamoku in 1965.
Credit: YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk_5GLAEqIQ
The use of a Photo Story checklist (adapted from K .Harrell’s original) is helpful for students to use as they create their photo story. It reminds them to save, save, save!
Photo Story Checklist
Remember to SAVE, SAVE, SAVE!
______Open Photo Story
______ Put photos in folder (photos must be jpg. format)
______ Add all photos
______ Put photos in order and make sure they are rotated the right way
______ Add in custom animation and fades
______ Type in what you will record
______ Record using the head sets
______ Add music (keep it low, so it doesn’t drown out your narration)
______ Save your project with a title
______ Let your teacher know that you are finished and ready for it to be converted to WM file
Remember to SAVE, SAVE, SAVE!
1. Choose the Save Project button at the bottom of the work screen
2. Choose the location
3. To save to your san server folder, choose:
· Desktop
· My computer
· Norway, 20??
· Find your folder
· Save
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