Transcript 8th Grade ELA

8th Grade ELA
Book Report and
Technology
Web Pages
1. Create a webpage for your book. Include at least five links to sites that are
relevant to the books topic (e.g. a book about the Vietnam War should have links
to websites about the Vietnam War). Your homepage and links should include
graphics, fonts, and colors that reflect the mood of the book.
Microsoft word
• Easy
• No advertisement
• Mrs.Porter - link it from district server.
• Example - Word
Web Pages
• Internet Sources:
– Advertisement
– Sign up - giving your email account - “web
server can sell your email account”
– Some are limited to the templates
– Example: Geocities
http://geocities.yahoo.com/gcp/
Imovie/video
• Plan out your project
Create an iMovie of an important event from your book. The movie must reflect an accurate portrayal of
the setting of the book including scenery, lighting, and props. Your iMovie should also reflect the
mood of the book
– Several approaches:
1. Video tape a play with characters
• Script - practice, tape, retake
• 3 - 5 minutes (30-45 minutes = 5 minutes of
finished product)
2. Use images/photos/clips to portray the
event.
• Music - mood
• Images - visual of book
Imovie/video
– Work in school - bring in digital tape; must be mini
DV
- Transfer over to imovie in computer lab
- Work on it during studies/afterschool
- Save it to a school server/can be worked on any
computer in school that has imovie
– Examples of Apple award winners:
– http://www.apple.com/education/ilifeawards/
–
http://education.apple.com/education/ilife/project_template.php?project_id=95&subject
_id=2
Soundtrack
4. Create a soundtrack of at least six songs that capture the mood of your story and the essence of
what the characters are experiencing. An explanation of the significance of each song should
accompany your project.
• You can have 1 legal backup copy
– Making a cd and giving it to a friend is illegal
– 30 seconds or 10% can be used for educational
use if the project will be viewed.
– Sites that will give you free downloads
• Apple itunes - free song a week
• Go on to artist web site - sometimes offer free download
Sound Track
• http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Music/m_sites.html
•
http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/
•
http://www.historybuff.com/audio/index.html
•
http://www.archiveaudio.com/wavlinks.htm
• These sound tracks would also be good for I-movie
or PowerPoint's
PowerPoint
Create a power point presentation in which you identify the main idea and
significant events in your work of nonfiction. This project should include
a minimum of eight slides. Your power point should include graphics,
fonts, and colors that reflect the mood of the book
When creating a Power Point slide show:
• use music, instead of sounds bites from
Power Point file.
• use layering effects to give more visual
appeal
• Bring in you own voice to add a
personal touch.
Power Point - Inserting a video
http://www.altavista.com/
Find a clip on a education web page that allows free
downloads. Right click on the QuickTime video, Save
Image as; save to the desktop. In PowerPoint - insert
movie
QuickTime™ and a
Cinepak decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
PowerPoint & Audio
Find free/educational audio (mp3 works the best), save
To your desktop. In Power Point go to Insert - movie
Sound.
http://www.altavista.com/audio/default
Power Point Layered
1. . Insert any AutoShape onto a slide.
2. Double-click the AutoShape to open the Format AutoShape dialog box.
3. On the Color and Lines tab, in the Fill section, click the Color drop-down arrow and choose
the Fill Effects option.
4. Choose the Picture tab and click the Select Picture button. Choose any image file and click
Insert. Then click OK to return to the Format AutoShape dialog box.
5. In the Line section, click the Color drop-down list and choose the No Line option.
6. In the Fill section, drag the Transparency slider to around 70% and click OK to return to your
slide.
7. Your image filled the entire AutoShape. If that process distorted the image, you may want to
resize the AutoShape until you are satisfied with the look of the image.
8. Here comes the trick. Select the AutoShape and choose Edit > Cut. Then choose Edit >
Paste Special from the menu. In the Paste Special dialog box, choose Picture (PNG) and
click OK.
9. Double-click the image to open the Format Picture dialog box and choose the Colors and
Lines tab. As Geetesh notes, the Color drop-down list in the Fill section now shows No
Fill which means that you can now apply another fill to your picture. That's what's so
special about this technique. You can add a gradient, texture, pattern or even another
picture.
10. Click the Fill drop-down list and choose Fill Effects. Choose one of the tabs and add your
new fill.
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Geetesh Bajaj, "Transparent Montages in PowerPoint."1
Layered looked - 2 photos with sound
Cite Your Work!
• You must always cite your work.
• http://www.liu.edu/cwis/CWP/library/workshop/citmla.
htm
• http://www.studentabc.com/
• http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/academic
/bib_builder/index.html
References
• Martin Luther King audio: Department of
Humanities & Phylosophy.
http://dc37.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/humanities/jring/bxh1.html
• Partners in Rhyme
•
http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/soundfx/watersounds.shtml
Powerpoint tips & tutorials
http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/powerpoint_tip_layer_fill_effects.html Ellen
Finkelstein.com