Book+Talk+Project


 * Assignment: **

You will create a book talk in Photostory 3. Also check out some sample book talks to give you an idea of the basic construction of a book talk.
Make sure you have a headset as you view these book talks. . . http://teacherlibrarian.ning.com/video/672799:Video:57164 http://teacherlibrarian.ning.com/video/672799:Video:57140 http://ed616youngadultliterature.wikispaces.com/Digital+Book+Talks http://teacherlibrarian.ning.com/video/right-behind-you-giles

Importing Pictures: http://www.screencast.com/t/miNYb6Erezj Arranging Pictures: http://www.screencast.com/t/oAAtTG7OK Add Titles: http://www.screencast.com/t/X6Wl7fQQp Narrating Pictures: http://www.screencast.com/t/2BRcNrdXK Adding Music: http://www.screencast.com/t/lWtHti5q3 Saving Project: http://www.screencast.com/t/mPn4HSWtBm Creating Title Page: http://www.screencast.com/t/DB7TCuvIlEe Creating Credits Page: http://www.screencast.com/t/XNYfaXpal
 * Videos: **


 * Basic Steps: **
 * 1) First select a book to make your book talk.
 * 1) Write out a draft or script to use as the narration of your book talk. Include the following in your book talk. A blank script will be provided.
 * 2) Title, author, and genre of book.
 * 3) Summary of plot, and characters.
 * 4) Opinion and or recommendations for book.
 * 1) Next select pictures that you feel help portray the story’s elements or characters. Find usable pictures on the internet. //Creative Commons// has //(//http://creativecommons.org/legalmusicforvideos/,) a free resource of non-copyrighted images that can be used. You can also search for your own images online using a variety of multimedia search engines, like //Google// ( http://images.google.com/ ). You will need to give credit and fair use only allows for use of one picture per site. Once you find your pictures you will need to save them in your H drive. Give credit for all pictures in your credits page (//absolutely essential to have a credits page//).
 * 1) Add music and narration to the Photostory.
 * 2) Narration should be drawn from the script you completed and saved in step 2.
 * 3) Music should come from the //resources// folder or you can create it in the program
 * 4) Save your project in on your H drive and on the S (Shared drive) in your teacher’s folder and then the class period folders //booktalk.// Save the file as “//firstnamebooktalk//.” Remember to click **Next** for the wmv to be created. Save your project when you begin. The project file is not the finished product. Save it with the same format as the final product: “//firstnamebooktalk//.”

// * The library may be able to use your book talk in their web-based catalog for students in the future. //
 * Requirements: **
 * 1) The book talk should be 1 -1 ½ minutes long, contain pictures related to book, a title page, credits page, music (copyright free music or royalty free music), and narration.
 * 1) The narration should be a brief summary of the book with a review by you the reader on what you found interesting about the book or what you found wrong with the book. Finish the review with your recommendations. **All material is to be appropriate for 4 - 94.**