EDU 528 Digital Story Wrap-up “Navigator” (Summer ’10)

Directions: Type your entry. Submit as a Scribd document to your e-Portfolio. Also, submit a
hard copy to the RedFolder, stapled to your course rubric (to rate your work using the standard
course assignment rubric). Note: Use this format, and type into the stretchable cells. Please feel
free to use bullets to summarize your responses.

Name(s):
Jamie Brown
Partner Name (if
applicable); mark N/A
NA if this applies.
Name of Story:
My Life: The Story of Harriet Tubman
Age/Grade Range:
5th-6th Grade
What
platforms/applicatio I used Voice Thread as my platform
ns did you use?
How do you plan to
use this story with  I would like the students to create an autobiography about a person from
students (or one like history that also ties in with the book we are reading in ELA.
it)?
 This DST is a model for them to follow and see what the expectations are
for the project.
What cool tools did
you use to complete  I used Voice Thread to upload the pictures, text and sound for the movie.
this project? How  I uploaded the DST to Scribd, so that I was able to embed it onto my
were they used? ePortfolio
 I also embedded the DST onto the wiki
What types of
media did you use  I used various search engines to find images of Harriet Tubman.
(digital photos you  I used an MP3 music file from iTunes
took, other images,  I used a virtual Underground Railroad site on National Geographic
sound/audio files)?  I used pbs.org and Wikipedia to find information
How did you
access/find the
media you used?
Think about your
story product. What  Voice Thread does not require a download it’s “in the clouds”, which
elements of made it less stressful for a 1st time movie maker like myself.
universal design or  It was perfect for making the autobiography, I created it in Power Point 1 st
accessibility are then uploaded it to Voice thread to edit and add voice.
incorporated into  I think this would be a good starting point for younger children and the
your story, to less experienced to start making a movie
address users’
various readiness,
interest, or learning
profile?.
Think about how

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you might use your  Create fewer slides
story product.  Just have the children record the voice portion
Which  Have the children just create a slide image
differentiation  Children can just type the text
strategies would  Have them work in small groups
you recommend be
used, to address
address users’
various readiness,
interest, and/or
learning profile?
Ensure that you
bullet all elements
that address these
features.
Is there something It is an autobiography from Harriet Tubman’s point of view- her life from her
a reviewer should eyes.
know about your
story, to understand
more about your
intent, design, etc.?
Just write NA, if not.
On a scale of 1 to 4, 2-
4 being easy-peezie  Uploading the file to Voice Thread was difficult because it would not load
and 1 being oh so right or not load at all. It took several creative attempts to complete.
difficult, rate the  Figuring out the voice recording took some time as well, and a couple of
difficulty of doing trips to the tutorial.
this project  Searching for images and information proved to be very time consuming
(including this form).  The easiest part was posting to the wiki- because it was already in the
Then explain your clouds
rating.
Cite the image and Images:
sources used in http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/ppmsc.00057/
your story. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harriet_tubman.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SlaveChildrenUnknown.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Harriet_Tubman_Reward_Notice_1849.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Harriet_Tubman,_with_rescued_slaves,_New_York_Tim
es.JPG
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/slavery/photographs/slaves-working-cotton.htm
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harriet_Tubman.jpg
http://harriettubmanfacts.com/
http://www.harriettubmanbiography.com/
http://www.followthedrinkinggourd.net/steal_away.htm
http://gregssketch.blogspot.com/2009/04/harriet-tubman.html
http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/bradford/frontis.html
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/did-harriet-tubman-really-say-that/

Music:
http://www.followthedrinkinggourd.org/Music/5-
Bibb,Leon.FollowTheDrinkingGourd.mp3

Info:

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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1535.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/j2.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman

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Adapted from materials developed by Gradel & Sobczak, 2009