Week+5

Personal Vodcast September 17-September 21

**Assignment 1 (September 17):** Create a new blog posting and title it Peer Editing. In 4-6 lines, write down your expectations for a peer editing session.

**Assignment 2 (September 17):** With your partner, peer edit your autobiographical sketches. Make sure you are looking at the FCAs specifically--10 facts (no physical characteristics), first person voice, 40 lines.


 * Assignment 3 (September 17): ** iMovie tutorial. We are going to walk through the steps to create an iMovie. If you miss any steps or forget how to do something, all directions will be listed on the @How To... page of the wiki.

**Assignment 4 (September 18):** Create a new blog posting and title it My favorite thing... You may continue this post in any way you wish.

**Assignment 5 (September 18):** Revise your autobiographical sketch. Submit a final copy of your sketch to Mrs. Lucia's hand in folder for your period. Your final copy must be typed in Microsoft Word--12 pt., Times New Roman, double-spaced and named username.sketch.doc.

**Assignment 6 (September 18):** Begin a storyboard for your personal vodcast. Your storyboard should include ideas of all of the images you want as well as text for your slides. Your storyboard is your starting point for your vodcast, but it is not set in stone. You will be able to make adjustments when you are creating your project.



STORYBOARDS ARE HOMEWORK IF YOU DO NOT FINISH IN CLASS.

**Assignment 7 (September 19):** Locate and cite images for personal vodcast. Make sure to use EasyBib for image citations.

II. Adding images:

A. Finding and Downloading images and URLs

1. Find an acceptable image from Creative Commons. 2. Once you find an image, click on it to view the larger version. Then drag the image and drop it on your desktop. *For Flickr images, 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. Once downloaded, the image should open in Preview. In Preview, go to FILE and SAVE AS. 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. 3. Before you click off of the image, cite the image properly using Easy Bib. All images must have a citation in order to be used in your project.

**Assignment 8 (September 20):** Create a new project, place images in iMovie and add text slides. Begin to arrange slides and set timings.

1. Create a new project in iMovie 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.

2. Add the images into your project. 1.Drag the image from your desktop and into your new project. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE TAKEN THE KEN BURNS EFFECT OFF BEFORE YOU INSERT YOUR IMAGES. 2. 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.

**Assignment 9 (September 21):** Download the word document titled "Are you 21st Century Literate". Read the directions thoroughly and complete. When you have finished, rename your document your username.21stcentury.doc and place in my hand-in folder for your period. This is due by the end of the period today. You may ask clarifying questions to others, but you need to complete the document on your own. If you finish early, you should go to your Google Reader or one of the other approved finished early sites.