Yeah, I finally got this!! I had to figure out how to save my presentation from a .wp3 file to a .wpv file, that YouTube supports!! Lesson....do not attempt to solve issues at 2am!!
Anyway...to my process! I found this wonderful game a teacher I subbed for in 3rd grade, had on her desk, on teaching kids about technology! Well, what a great lesson!! Especially, since I am in a Ed Tech class, right?
I went to the Museum of Science/Engineering is Elementary page, noted on the teachers lesson, and found the game! I used Jing (my little friend!) to capture all of the pages I wanted included in my presentation, which I built on Google Presentation, since I do not have PPT.
After I got all of the slides where I wanted them (they added up to 19-which served my purpose exactly) with graphics formatting, etc. I saved the file in a .jpg format, and was able to load onto PhotoStory, add my voice-overs and appropriate background music-so cool!!! When I went back into my settings, I adjusted my resolution, timing etc. and came up with a wait for it......wp3 file!! I figured out what I needed to do, and saved into a movie format (i.e. .wpv) which was nice enough to upload to YouTube!!
I must remark, I found this activity to be quite the challenge, and it took me awhile to complete it. However, now that I am on the other side of it, it does not seem so daunting, and I look forward to creating more movies for both personal & educational uses!
The National Educational standards met by this presentation is included in the game, as a slide, but cover: Science, Physical, Life, Earth Science, History and Nature in Science, Social Perspectives of Science. Specifically, the NETS-T standards are:
4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility.
5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership.
Here is the link to my YouTube video!
Short Presentation-Stepping Into Technology!
