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Example 1

Example 2- Dominoe

*Discovery School

1. Under "Tools" of MovieMaker, click on command to "Create New Collection" -- which is just an area in MovieMaker where your images will go before being added into the movie. Give this Collection file a name, such as "My Exciting Adventure."

2. Under "File" of MovieMaker, click on "Import into Collection" and then browse to find the  folder with the saved images . Click on each image, or select all, and then import. All the images should now appear in the Collection folder in MovieMaker.

3. At the bottom of the screen, there is a button that says "Show Storyline." Click this, and it will present a series of boxes -- these are the frames of your movie. Now, just click on an image from Collection and drag the image into one of the boxes. Continue dragging images until you've created the sequence of images you want.

4. To add a title to your movie either/or at the start and end, go to "Tools" and then down to "Titles and Credits" and follow the directions. To add transitions between frames, go to "Tools" and down to "Video Transition." Click on your choice of transitions and drag down to the area before the image. To add effects to images, go to "Tools" and then down to "Video Effect," and click on your choice of effects and drag down to the small box on the lower left corner of the image you want to be affected.

5. To view the sequence, just click on the play button below the little viewing screen to the right. If you want an image to last longer or shorter on the screen, you first need to hit "Show Timeline" icon. Then click on the right side of the image in the timeline and drag either left or right to make longer or shorter.

6. To add narration, you will need a microphone with a 1/8" jack that can be plugged into the back of your computer. Then, go to "Tools" and down to "Narrate Timeline." When you are ready, click on "Start Narration" and read the personal narrative that you wrote at the start. Make sure you use voice inflection (tone and pacing) to move your story along. When you are done recording, click on "Stop Narration." The file will be saved within your Collections as a sound file, and then you just drag it down to the space beneath the images in "Timeline" mode. You can move the narration file within the timeline simply by clicking on it and moving it left and right

7. You can also add some music as a soundtrack, but you will have to import a music WAV or MP3 file into the Collection folder, and then drag it to the audio section of the timeline. If you do this and you have a long movie, you may want to break up your narration with short music files. Or you could download a free music mixing software program, such as Audacity, and mix the music under your voice (but be careful of copyright protection on any songs you use).

8. When you are satisfied with the movie, go to "File" and down to "Save Movie" and say "yes" to all the prompts. This will create the actual movie file for viewing in your media player. If you don't like the final product, just go back to Movie Maker and your files will still be there. Re-work and edit them as needed.

9. Share your movie with your classmates, friends and family. You may want to publish them on the Internet, but that is something your teacher will have to do for you. Most of all, you should feel accomplishment. You have created a true digital story. Congratulations!