Multimedia+Project+Tips

=** 1. Getting Started ** =

__//**Project Folder:**//__

Create a folder in your U drive just for this project. Be sure to put all the pieces of your project in this one folder (images, sounds, music, video, etc.).


 * __//Resources://__ **

Check out the Midweb page for Multimedia Resources, you will find links for music, sounds, pictures, and videos. Be sure to include your sources for all media and content.

//__**Citing Your Sources:**__// Remember to give credit where credit’s due!! Anything taken from the Internet needs to be properly cited.

Here is the format of a good Internet citation. Be sure to check the punctuation. Notice the Author's name is all the way to the left and the information under the author's name is indented.


 * Author. “Title of Article.” Title of Web Site. Organization. **
 *   Posting Date. Access Date. . **

Movie Maker Photo Story PowerPoint <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383838; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">* The HELP section within each of these software packages is great! Going to the HELP menu might be your best solution.
 * <span style="color: #808000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5;">2. Help with the Software **

=<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** 3. Pulling it all Together ** =

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383838; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__//**Render the Movie:**//__

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383838; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Very Important!! Your Movie Maker and Photo Story Projects are not complete until you have done the last step of creating the movie. This process is called “rendering” and compresses all the separate pieces (text, music, pictures, video) into one final file.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383838; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__//**Naming Your Finished Project:**//__

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383838; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Be sure to name your finished project using the following format.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383838; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Format: Lastname, Firstname_Project Title

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383838; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Example: Jones, Sally_Sports News

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383838; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__//**COPY to the Completed Work Folder:**//__

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383838; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When you are COMPLETELY FINISHED, you will need put a COPY of the final work into the T drive / Completed Work folder so that we can easily access it on show day. You should always keep the original in your U drive. [|How to copy to the Completed Work Folder]. By saving to this folder, the teacher will be able to quickly get to your work for our show & tell day and for grading.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383838; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**//Test the File://**__

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #383838; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once you have copied your final project to the Completed Work folder, you need to double check that your project file plays/shows as you intended it. If not, you may need to make some changes then RE-copy it to the completed work folder. Ask your teacher or librarian if you need to delete a project from the completed work folder.