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= Welcome to the Video Tour of Ebenezer Project! =

Please check this calendar for due dates for all projects: media type="googlecalendar" key="2jb4a271pu3r46v8b2rahri480%40group.calendar.google.com" ARG0="&ctz=America/New_York" height="525" width="700"

= Important: Put your team name and all team members names at the top of each item! =

**Click here to see the rubric that will be used to grade your project. Choose "Open" to see the rubric:** = =

1. What do you already know about your area?
 * Web:**
 * Open Kidspiration.
 * Choose New Picture.
 * Type the area you were assigned in the center bubble.
 * Click the Add Bubble tool and add 8-10 new bubbles.
 * Work with your team to fill in each bubble with something you already know about your area.
 * Save your file as the name of your team.
 * Go to Drop Box.
 * Upload your file.

2. Please visit: Google Groups:
 * Team Building:**
 * Sign in: Your username is computer.ebenezer@gmail.com. Your password is: warpspeed
 * Click "Discussion."
 * Click on "Team Building" and follow the directions as a team. (Hint: Click "Reply")
 * Next, click on "Video Components" (Hint: Click "Discussions") and follow the directions given there. Remember to work as a team!
 * Close the Google Groups page.
 * Celebrate your completion of Step 2 with your secret handshake!

3. Please visit: Storyboarding
 * Storyboard:**
 * Read the first three sections on the webpage: Storyboarding, History of the Storyboard, & Storyboards for Video.
 * Do **not** click any links on the page.
 * Close the Storyboarding page when you are finished.

4. Please visit: Storyboard Example to see an example of a storyboard:
 * Do **not** read the whole story.
 * Study what kind of information is included on each page of the storyboard.
 * When you think your team is ready go to Google Groups.
 * Sign in: Your username is computer.ebenezer@gmail.com. Your password is: warpspeed
 * Click "Discussion," click "Storyboard," and complete the task there.
 * Close the Google Groups page.
 * Remember to celebrate with your secret handshake when you finish!

5. Decide as a team what specific information you would like to include in your video:
 * Open Microsoft Word.
 * Type a list of the information you want to include in your video.
 * Make sure everyone on your team agrees with what you have listed.
 * Save your file as your team name + "video list"...would look like this if your team name was the panthers: panthersvideolist
 * Go to [|Drop Box]
 * Upload your file.
 * Close the Drop Box page.
 * Celebrate!

6. Use KidPix to begin creating a storyboard for your video project. **Each scene will need it's own page in KidPix. You will need to save each one separately. Be sure to give each one a file name so you will know which one is which!**
 * Decide who will do each page of the storyboard. Be sure to divide the work up evenly.
 * Divide each page in half with a vertical line down the middle.
 * Put the sketch on the left side of the line. You do not have time to make your pictures perfect. They should be just a rough sketch of what you plan for that scene.
 * Use the text tool to put the descriptions on the right side of the line. Be sure to include: setting, characters, action, sound effect/music, and any special instructions on **each** page of your storyboard. Also put your team name and class, e.g. 5G, on each page.
 * Save and print each page as you finish it. Put the finished pages in your team folder.
 * Celebrate when you finish **all** your storyboards!

7. Using your printed storyboards, decide the order of your scenes in your video. Number the storyboards.

8. Meet with Mrs. Hallowell to discuss your progress and next steps. You will need all team members and your storyboards.

9. What is a script? Visit: [|The Outlet] to find out!
 * Script / Dialogue**

10. So what's in a script? Much of what you need, you have already thought about in your storyboards. You have setting, characters, action, sound effects/music, and special instructions for each scene. What's missing is the dialogue. The what?
 * Please visit: [|Yahoo Kids Dictionary]. In the "Dictionary Search" box, type "dialogue" (without the quotes). Press the search just beside that box. Read the definition of dialogue.
 * Go to: [|Google Groups]. Sign in. Click "Discussion." Click "Dialogue." Complete the task there.

11. Write your script. **Be sure to follow these directions STEP BY STEP!** You will be using Google Docs to create your script. Google Docs are **very** cool! Once you get your document set up, you can all work on the same document...from different computers...at the same time!
 * Go to: [|Google Docs] **on ONLY ONE COMPUTER** and sign in using the same username and password you use for Google Groups.
 * Click "Create New" and choose "Document."
 * Click "Untitled" (beside the words "Google docs") and type your Team Name.
 * Click in the body of the document:
 * Type your team name again and press "Enter"
 * Type the names of your team members (first name, last initial only...no full names!) and press "Enter"
 * Type the name of the area you were assigned and press "Enter" twice.
 * Type, "Scene 1: _" (fill in the blank with a title for Scene 1). Choose Insert: Page Break
 * Type, "Scene 2: _" Choose Insert: Page Break
 * Continue for each scene that you plan to shoot, putting a page break after each one. Do not put a page break after the last scene.
 * After you have the Google Doc set up, **then** each team member should sign into Google Docs on their computer, go to the scene they did the storyboard for in KidPix and write the script for that scene. Remember, you can all work on the same document at the same time on different computes!:
 * Right under the Scene & Title, write the setting
 * Write the dialogue following these rules:
 * Keep in mind your video will not be long...2 min. max after editing. No scene should have more than 20 lines of dialogue. Note: a "line" is all of what one person says...not a physical line of text on the computer screen.
 * Press enter twice between each line.
 * When a person speaks, start the line with their name and a colon . For example -- Mrs. Hallowell: Please log off, straighten up, and line up.
 * If a person is supposed to do some action before, during, or after they speak, include this in parentheses like this -- Mrs. Stehr: Over here (pointing and walking toward the centers) is where my kindergarteners do their centers each week. Did you notice the action in parentheses?
 * Some of you have interviews planned for your videos. You should script the questions you plan to ask the person you interview, but cannot script their answers. They should be free to answer however they wish.
 * As with any document, you must save your work. Saving frequently is a good idea! The Save button is near the top right of the window. If it is grayed out and says "Saved" you do not need to save; Google Docs has a feature that automatically saves your work every few minutes.
 * A celebration is in order!

12. Meet with Mrs. Hallowell to approve your scripts. Be prepared to make revisions, if necessary.

13. Rehearse your script for each scene at least three times to be sure you can read it fluently. If there are motions involved, please practice these, too.
 * If you have interviews planned, now is a good time to contact the people you want to interview to set up a time to do the interview. No interview should be longer than 10 min. Try to set it up during your computer class as much as possible. If someone you ask doesn't want to be interviewed, respect their choice. It might help to explain why you want to interview them. A good explanation would be that we are making a video tour of Ebenezer for the school website so the community and new students can know a little more about our school.

14. I know, I know...you thought we would **never** get to this point...right? Well...here we are! It's time to shoot your video!
 * Shooting Your Video**
 * I know you're itching to get started, but before you do, please visit: [|The Outlet] for some great tips on shooting video footage. Be sure to read the information below the video after you watch it. Another good tip is to move the camera slowly and smoothly when you are moving and to hold it really still when you are not.
 * You're ready to film! Woohoo! We have only one video camera, so each team can only use it for 1/2 hour for filming. Use your time wisely!
 * Schedule and conduct your interview(s) and shoot any additional footage.
 * Make sure you shoot a little bit of footage you can use to fill spaces in your video and to help with transitions between scenes.
 * Celebrate!

15. Your videos have been uploaded to [|JayCut].
 * Editing Your Video**
 * Once on the site, login - using the same username & password you've been using for Google Groups & Google Docs. **Be sure to sign in under "Already Signed Up!"**
 * Choose "Create Movie"
 * Click the "Videos" tab
 * Click the "Help" question mark.Click "Play Video" beside "Getting Started." This will give you a short tutorial on how to use JayCut.. You may visit this video anytime you need to review something.
 * Work together as a team to edit your video. Make sure each team member is happy with your choices. Remember...it's a TEAM project!
 * If you want a song as a soundtrack, you will need to bring it on either on CD or on a flash drive, iPod, or other MP3 player **with a USB connection** along with the USB cable that goes with your device. I will upload it to JayCut.
 * Save your video with your team name for the file name. To save, click the Save button at the bottom left of your monitor.
 * When your video is finished...Celebrate!

16. Under construction...stay tuned!
 * Publishing Your Video**