Photo Story 3 Applications

Photo Story 3 is a free windows program that you can download and use with images to create a digital story.  

JakesOnline! has some great Photo Story 3 video tutorials. 

Photo Story 3 uses digital photos and other picture files to create video stories you can share with others.  Various effects integrated in the program such as zooming and panning make your digital storytelling more attractive than a basic slide show.  Besides being able to crop photos, reduce red-eye, and add other special effects to your photos, you can also record your voice, add titles and subtitles, and add your own music or use music that comes with the program.   

This program is helpful for teachers to create video stories about content area or for students to share what they have learned or experienced with others. 

Here are some good examples, in my opinion, of various educational applications -

• Student Project - Report about Quebec
• Personal Narrative - Cultural Differences
• Historical Events - Landing on the Moon
• Student History Examples using Photo Story 3
• Many educational examples made using Photo Story 3 and Windows Movie Maker

Some other ways you could use digital storytelling in the class include -

• Class Memories
• Historical Events
• Science Reports and Processes
• Famous Landmarks
• Features of Land and Water
• Personal Narratives

Here is another tip I came across… Use PowerPoint with images and text boxes, save the slides as jpegs, pick whether you would like to select every slide or just the current slide, and then insert them into Photostory.