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The Civil War
by: Carol J.
Civil War
 Preparing
For War
– The American Civil War (1861–1865),
which is also known by several other
names, was a civil war between the United
States of America (the "Union") and the
Southern slave states of the newly formed
Confederate States of America under
Jefferson Davis. The Union included all of
the free states and the five slaveholding
border states and was led by Abraham
Lincoln and the Republican Party.
Republicans opposed the expansion of
slavery into territories owned by the
United States, and their victory in the
presidential election of 1860 resulted in
seven Southern states declaring their
secession from the Union even before
Lincoln took office. The Union rejected
secession, regarding it as rebellion.
War by Railroad
Civil War
 Preparing
For War
– African Americans and the Union Cause
• Growing Black Enlistment
• Low Status of Black Soldiers
All African Union Regiment
Civil War
 Campaigns
and Battles
– The Virginia Front, 1862
• McClellan’s Peninsular
Campaign
The Virginia
Theater, 18611863
Civil War
 Campaigns
and Battles
– The Virginia Front, 1862
• McClellan’s Peninsular Campaign
• Robert E. Lee
• Antietam
Dead Union
Soldiers at
Antietam, 1862
Guidelines
• 80/20 Rule
• 6 x 6 Rule
“Bake the cake before you frost it.”
Images Have Power
The soul never thinks without a picture.
~Aristotle
Enhance or Distract?
• Design with purpose
• Not all animations are distracting
Multimedia
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Text
Images
Websites
Audio
Video
Video
• “Fluid” presentation
• Intro  Video  Info
620,000 Americans died
What made this war
different from any
previously fought?
Websites
• http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/
• Civil War
SmartArt
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Concept mapping
Visualize relationships
Organizational charts
Diagram processes
Slavery
Abolitionism
Civil
War
States'
Rights
Control of
the
Government
Other PPT Ideas
Review Games
• Game show templates (site)
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Game
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“Work” shop
1. Explore review game templates
2. Download templates
3. Edit for your class
Pecha-Kucha (peh-chak-cha)
20 slides X 20 seconds each (6:40)
“Get to the PowerPoint & Sit Down”
– Wired Magazine ~Daniel Pink
Modified Version
• Present a topic
• Only 10 slides x 20 seconds (3:20)
• One full-screen picture on each slide
Shawn Brandt
Technology Integration Specialist
New Prague Area Schools
[email protected]
http://www.np.k12.mn.us/TechIntegration
Digital Storytelling
Shawn Brandt
Technology Integration Specialist
New Prague Area Schools
www.np.k12.mn.us/TechIntegration
What is Digital Storytelling?
• Using a story to present information…
• The use of computers, pictures, video,
narration, and music to create, share, and
enhance stories.
Digital Storytelling Examples
Why Digital Storytelling?
Tell me and I forget.
Teach me and I remember.
Involve me and I learn.
~Benjamin Franklin
We learn…
10% of what we Read
20% of what we Hear
~William Glasser
30% of what we See
40% of what we See and Hear
70% of what we Discuss with others
80% of what we Experience personally
95% of what we Teach someone else
http://www.slideshare.net/cliotech/digital-storytelling-26161
How is it different?
Traditional Report
• Research
• Write
• Submit
Digital Storytelling
• Research
• Write
• Read, collect images
• Read, re-read, record
• Review, enhance
• Publish, present
Helpful Tips
A Good Recipe…
• 250 words (example)
http://www.photobus.co.uk/dstory_pages/what_dstory.html
Helpful Tips
A Good Recipe…
• 250 words (example)
• Around a dozen pictures
• About 2 minutes in length
http://www.photobus.co.uk/dstory_pages/what_dstory.html
Helpful Tips
Teachers…
• Use a checklist with due dates
• Use a rubric for assessments
Helpful Tips
Create a project folder…
• Documents
• Images
• Video clips
• Audio files
• Project files
Helpful Tips
Headset Microphones
• USB preferred
• “Noise Cancelling”
Helpful Tips
Adjust the microphone
• Avoid “puffs” into the
mic
• Move mic below or to
the side of your mouth
Helpful Tips
Check your volume…
• Adjust the recording
settings
• Volume at 50% = audience
should be able to hear
comfortably
Digital Storytelling
Process
I already know how to use
PhotoStory (MovieMaker,
PowerPoint, etc.).
Just let me get started.
Digital Storytelling
Process

• Set checkpoint due dates
Select a
Topic
Research
the Content
Write
Scr
Digital Storytelling
Process
Select a
Topic
Research
the Content
Write the
Script

Collec
Imag
Digital Storytelling
Process

• Focus on the content, not the product
ect a
pic
Research
the Content
Write the
Script
Collect the
Images
Impo
Arrang
Imag
Digital Storytelling
Process

• The script guides the process
• Digital Camera, Scanner, Google Images
earch
ontent
Write the
Script
Collect the
Images
Import &
Arrange the
Images
Narra
Aud
Mu
Common mistake…
“grabbing” the thumbnail
image.
Thumbnail
Thumbnail
Full-Size
Full-Size
Thumbnail
Full-Size
Digital Storytelling
Process

• Again, the script guides the process…
• Arrange images according to the script
e the
ript
Collect the
Images
Import &
Arrange the
Images
Narration,
Audio &
Music
Save
Video
Digital Storytelling
Process
• Mark picture transitions on the script
ct the
ages
Import &
Arrange the
Images
Narration,
Audio &
Music
Distribution
Format

Digital Storytelling
Process
• Project File (used to edit)
• Video File (used to present)
ort &
ge the
ages
Narration,
Audio &
Music
Distribution
Format

Viewing Options
• Most Common
– Watch directly in Windows Media Player
– Insert video clip into PowerPoint
• Other ideas
– Burn to CD/DVD
– Post to a website
– Cable public access channel
Digital Storytelling
Tools
PC Software
• PhotoStory
• MovieMaker
Mac Software
• iMovie
Digital Storytelling
“work” shop
PhotoStory – MovieMaker – iMovie
1. Import images / video clips
2. Record narration
3. Insert background music
4. Produce video clip
Digital Storytelling
Questions?
Additional Resources
Checklists
http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/todo.htm
Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
http://www.coe.uh.edu/digitalstorytelling/default.ht
m
Calendar Creator
http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/calendar.h
tm
DigiTales
http://digitales.us/
Rubrics
http://rubistar.4teachers.org
Atomic Learning.com – Windows MovieMaker
http://www.atomiclearning.com/moviemaker2
BubbleShare.com
http://bubbleshare.com/upload/activex
Adobe Digital Kids Club
http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/storytelli
ng
Digital Storytelling
Shawn Brandt
Technology Integration Specialist
New Prague Area Schools
www.np.k12.mn.us/TechIntegration