Photo Story

About Photo Story
At SLRHS Photo Story is listed under All Programs-Photo Story 3 for Windows..

To download Photo Story for home use visit the Microsoft Photo Story website.

Photo Story Tip Sheets
http://www.jakesonline.org/photostory.pdf

http://www.np.k12.mn.us/TechIntegration/tipsheets/Software/PhotoStory/PhotoStory.doc

Here is a great PowerPoint introduction to Photo Story
http://ilovechalkdust.com/photostory_links.html

If you need a review of how to use Photo Story, click below for a tutorial.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx

Here is a podcast on creating a history documentary.
Steve Mintz: Creating Historical Documentaries in the Classroom
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/resources5.html

Watch Middle Ground a Photo Story created by the guidance staff at Silver Lake Middle School.
http://www.slrsd.org/slms

Putting your Photostory documentary together:

Use the Storyboard to create a script and make notes of the photos you will be using.

Research your topic using the following databases:
Take good notes and remember to keep track of your sources.

QUALITY ARTICLES In Our Database Library
    Use these databases at home with the password list available at the library circulation desk or posted on MassONE.

ABC-CLIO American Government, American History, Ancient History, World History,Social Studies ebooks
CQ Researcher   Current issues and opinions - society, environment, health, education, and science
eLibrary  Magazines, newspapers, books, transcripts, maps, pictures, and AV files
For home use click here and enter your public libary card number.
Gale Student Resource Center General, biographical, health, literary criticism, business, and professional articles
Grolier General Information
Infotrac  General, biographical, health, literary criticism, business, and professional articles
For home use click here and enter your public libary card number.
Literary Reference Center Author information, literary journals, poems, short stories
For home use click here and enter your public libary card number.
Newsbank Back issues of the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Cape Cod Times
For home use click here and enter your public libary card number.
Opposing Viewpoints
ProQuest Patriot Ledger New York Times Providence Journal Wall Street Journal
For home use click here and enter your public libary card number.
Science Reference Center science
For home use click here and enter your public libary card number.
World Book Encyclopedia General Information

Gather photos for your topic using the sites below :
Download pictures to "My Pictures" folder or a special folder that you create and keep track of your resources.

Digital History
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/

Gilder Lehrman Institute
http://www.gilderlehrman.org

Historical Photo Archive
http://www.historicphotoarchive.com

History Place
http://historyplace.com

National Archives
http://www.archives.com

Thomas Jefferson Digital Archive
http://etext.virginia.edu/jeferson

U. S. Historical Archives
http://ushistoricalarchive.com

List compiled by Brendan Smyth, Academy of American Studies, New York City

For more more advance audio editing:

Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Copyright Information

Copyright for Kids
http://www.copyrightkids.org/

U.S. Copyright Office
http://www.copyright.gov/

Wise Owl
http://www.ncwiseowl.org/zones/copyright/students.html

Student Guidelines for Multimedia and Web Communication
Springfield Township Library
http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/guidelines.html

March 11, 2009  SLRHS Library