TechieTeach

I have had several people ask how I made the Paul Bunyan project with my class.  I’m sure there is no ‘right’ way to do this, but below are the steps I followed.

1. Choose or write a story. 

- For our first project, I chose a story that already existed.  In subsequent projects, I may have the class choose a topic and write a story with them.

2. Divide the story up into manageable sections. 

- Each of these sections will be one illustration.  Try to make each section about an equal length and not too long so the audience doesn’t get bored of looking at one picture.

3. Give each student a section of the story to illustrate.

- I had some students choose to make their images using Paint.

4. Scan in the images or take pictures with a digital camera.

- I have learned that scanned images look best, but a camera can be used when a scanner is not available.

5. Record story sections.

- I used Audacity (a free recording program) to have each student record their portion of the story.

6. Edit recordings.

- Audacity can also be used to edit all the voice recordings and turn them into one long sound file.

7. Use Windows Movie Maker or iMovie to put it all together.

- I used Movie Maker (this program comes free on all Windows-based machines and can be found in the accessories menu. 

This is just a general overview of how I put these projects together.  I would be happy to go into more detail of any one portion of the process that may need more clarification.