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Who Am I? Vodcast

Week of September 10th
Monday
 * Introduction of Vodcast Project
 * Classmate Interviews
 * View Sample Vodcasts

Tuesday (1/2 day for students) Wednesday Thursday Friday
 * Choose any personal experience essay or memoir from Teen Ink to read. Be prepared to tell your neighbor what you read.
 * Drafting Narrative
 * Discussion of Metaphor and Symbolism
 * Writing Workshop (finish drafting narrative)
 * Continue Metaphor and Symbolism Discussion
 * Invention (Prewriting) Practice
 * Revision: Sentence Folding
 * Revise Narratives
 * Finish Drafts
 * Revise with a Peer
 * Friday Free Write (Comment on Peers' Blogs)
 * Quick Revision of Drafts
 * iMovie Tutorial/Review
 * Practice iMovie (5 photos, 3 text slides, 2 transitions)
 * H/W: Library Card Application, 3-6 pages in writer's notebook, bring photos from home

** Week of September 17th **
Monday Tuesday
 * Storyboard
 * Garageband Practice (create a 60 second clip using at least 5 instruments)
 * Locate Images
 * Works Cited Page for Images

Wednesday

Thursday Friday Monday
 * Add Text Slides and Transitions
 * Record Narration
 * Begin Creating/Choosing Music
 * Finish Music
 * Friday Free Write (Comment on Peers' Blogs)
 * Peer Edit of iMovie
 * Put finishing touches on iMovie
 * Be prepared to export iMovie on Tuesday

** I. Starting a new project: ** 1. In iMovie, select FILE and new project. 2. Change the Aspect Ratio to Standard (this can also be done under Project Properties (FILE). 3. Go to FILE and select PROJECT PROPERTIES. At the bottom, change the Initial Photo Placement from Ken Burns to Fit to Frame.
 * iMovie How-Tos **

** II. Adding images: ** // A. Finding and Downloading images and URLs // 1. Find an acceptable image from Creative Commons. 2. Go to ACTIONS and VIEW ALL SIZES. From there you can download the image. If you see a message next to downloads that says the owner has disabled downloading of the image, you must select a different image to use. 3. Once downloaded, the image should open in Preview. 4. In Preview, go to FILE and SAVE AS. 5. Change where the image is saved from your downloads folder to your desktop. Then, check to make sure that the image is a JPEG not GIF. Only JPEG images are compatible with iMovie. 6. Copy and paste the URL for the image into a sticky note. All URLs for images can be placed in the same sticky note. Next to the URL, write a brief description of the image which is associated with the URL. 7. Drag the images from your desktop into your iPhoto.

// B. Placing images into your project // 1. In iMovie, you will see a camera icon on the right side. When you select this icon, you will see all of your images in iPhoto underneath. 2. You can drag the images you want into your project. When images are selected in the project, they will be highlighted in yellow. 3. Images can be placed in any order. You will see a green bar where your image will be dropped if you place it there. 4. All images will initially have a 4s timing set. You should change this accordingly so it fits the actual length you want the photo to stay on the screen. 5. To change the timing of photos, select the blue box in the photo frame and in the down menu, go to clip adjustments.

** III. Adding text: ** 1. The "T" that appears next to the camera icon is for adding text.\ 2. You have two options when adding text to a project. You can a) add text on top of an image (image must be placed in project before text) or b) add a text slide and choose a plain, colored background. 3. When adding text on top of an image, the text should not obstruct the view of the image. It should be placed at the top or bottom. The text should also be easily read on top of the image. 4. In order to add text to explain a picture and also include the URL, you can place two different text boxes on an image. You can select to have each text appear separately on the image. (ex. If you have a 2s photo, you can have the explanation of the image appear for 1.5 seconds and the URL for the image appear for .5 seconds) 5. To control the text, you need to select the blue bar above the text or photo slide. Then you will see the option come back up to change the text, color, font, or size. 6. You can change the timing of text slides as well. You do this the same way you change the timing of photo slides-see #5 above.

** IV. Adding transitions: ** 1. The box with four triangles next to the "T" is for adding transitions. 2. Transitions are automatically set for .5 seconds, which is an adequate amount of time. 3. Transitions should be dragged and dropped into your project between all photos and text slides. 4. Use a variety of transitions.

= V. How to place a GarageBand track into iMovie: =

1. Save your GarageBand with an appropriate title related to the assignment

2. Go to share and select //send song to iTunes//

3. In the next screen, simply select //share//

4. When your mixdown is complete, your song will appear in your iTunes library

** VI. Previewing your project (2 ways): ** 1. The first option allows you to view your project in the smaller preview box in the upper right corner of iMovie. To do this select the second play button in the middle left side of iMovie. 2. The second way to preview your project is in full screen mode. You need to do this at least once before submitting your project to check all of your timings and make sure all of your images are clear when they are viewed in full screen. To view full screen, select the first play button in the middle left side of iMovie (this button has a darker shaded box around it).

//Directions courtesy of Mrs. K. Lucia.//