1. Photostory
Teacher’s Guide

2. Opening Photostory

3. Creating a New Project/Story
Begin a new story
Edit an existing story
Click
NEXT

4. Adding Photos
Click IMPORT PICTURES

5. Adding Photos
Click the arrow to find
the folder containing
the photo or photos
that you would like to use.

6. Adding Photos
Click on the Folder or File
containing your photos.

7. After selecting the
Adding Photos folder with your
photos they will
be displayed in this box.

8. Adding Photos
Click on the
photo you want
and then
Click OK.
If you would like to
add all the photos
from a folder
press CTRL + A
then Click OK.

9. Adding Photos
The photos you selected
will import and will be
displayed in the order
that they were imported
on the storyboard.
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10. Arranging Photos
To put your photos in the
correct order Click and hold down
on the photo you would like to
move and then drag the photo
to the right or left.
When it is in the correct location
let go of the mouse button.

11. Arranging Photos
After you have
If needed you
all your photos
can edit your
in the correct order
photos as you
Click NEXT.
are arranging
them.

12. Click Click
to to
Adding Titles (Optional) change
position
change
position
Click (left, (top,
to center, middle,
change right) bottom)
font
Type your text into this box.
It will be displayed on top of the
selected photo.

13. Adding Effect to Photos (Optional)
Click the arrow by effect to choose
the effect you would like to add
to your photo.

14. Adding Titles & Photo Effects
After adding all
the titles and
effects to all the
desired photos
Click NEXT.

15. Custom Motion (Optional)
Customize Motion adds movement
to your photos as they appear in
your final movie.
Click Customize Motion

16. Custom Motion
Click Here
to add
motion.

17. Custom Motion
Click on the
corner of the
box to make
it smaller
or larger.
Motion works by zooming in or out Click Preview to
on a particular part of your photo. see what the motion
you added looks like.

18. Custom Motion
Click here to set
the next photo
to start where your
current photo ended.
This is optional, Click here to change the # of seconds the
but works well. photo will display. The fewer # of seconds,
the faster the motion. You can also let the computer
set the time automatically if you don’t care how
long the photo is displayed.

19. Custom Motion
If desired, every photo can have
custom motion added.
To work on the next photo
Click SAVE.
Then click the arrow to get to After adding
the next photo. motion to all
the desired
photos click
CLOSE.

20. Tranistions (Optional)
Click Customize Motion
to add transitions.

21. Transitions
Click Transition
Transition Preview
Transition
Options
Transition
Time

22. Transitions happen between photos.
This allows you to add more
movement to your movie.
Transitions are optional.
Transitions Play around with different types of
transitions and preview your movie to
see if you like the way the transition looks.
Watch
the
preview.
Click on the transition you
would like.

23. Transitions can be added
to all photos if desired.
Transitions Transitions must be added
to the photos one by one.
When
you are
If you are happy with finished
your transition adding
CLICK SAVE transitions
and then Click
to add a transition to CLOSE.
the next photo.

24. You can add narration
to each individual photo.
Adding Narration This will allow you or your
students to build a
cohesive digital story.
Narrations must be added
to each photo separately
one at a time.
Click the Red Dot to start your narration.
The Laptops contain an internal microphone,
so you can just start narrating after pressing the red dot.
Student desktops will need to have an
external microphone plugged into them.
Contact CORY for help with this.

25. Adding Narration
As you are narrating the red dot will blink.
Click small square when
you are finished narrating.
Click to delete the recording.
Click preview to listen to your narration.

26. Adding Narration
To add narration
to a different
photo
Click on the
desired photo
from the
storyboard.
After adding
all of your
narrations
Click
NEXT.

27. Adding Music
Click Select Click Create
Music to add Music to add
music you have music from
saved on your the photostory
computer. collection.

28. Adding Music (Select Music)
Select Music:
Locate the music you saved on
your computer just like you
located your photos.
When you
locate the
song you
want click
on the
song title
and then
Click OPEN.

29. Adding Music
Adjust the song volume.
BE CAREFUL THAT YOUR
SONG DOESN’T
COVER UP
YOUR NARRATIONS!
Click PREVIEW
Your song will
to help set your
be displayed
music volume.
here.

30. Adding Music
To add more songs click on the
Photo that you would like
the next song to start at.
Then click Select Music or
Create Music and add the song.

31. Adding Music
The new song will
display above
the selected photo
as a different color.
Be sure to adjust the
volume on each song.

32. Adding Music (Create Music)
Click on the
photo where
you want the
music to start.
To create and
add music to
your movie
Click
CREATE MUSIC.

33. Adding Music (Create Music)
Choose a GENRE & STYLE
Choose a BAND
(You are actually choosing the
main instrument Choose a MOOD
used in the music)
Set the TEMPO Set the INTENSITY
Press PLAY to
Preview your song

34. Adding Music (Create Music)
Creating music is fun,
but you need to
try different
combinations of
Tempo, Intensity,
Mood, Bands, etc. to
achieve a desired When you have
sound. created a song
you want for your
Play around until you Movie
get what you want. Click OK.

35. Adding Music
Be sure the volume
of your song is not
louder than your
narrations.
Your song will
Use this to lower or display above Click
raise the volume of the storyboard PREVIEW
a song. starting at the to check
Photo you volume
selected. levels.

36. Adding Music (Create Music)
To add another song
Click on the Photo
where you want the new
song to start at.

37. Adding Music (Create Music)
After choosing the Photo
that you want the new
song to start at
Click CREATE MUSIC
and create your new
song.

38. Adding Music
Be sure to set the
volume for each Your new song will
song separately by display on your
Click preview
clicking on the song storyboard directly
to check
and then adjusting above the photo
the volume
the volume here. you selected.
levels.

39. After adding and editing all the photos,
motions, effects, narrations, and music
that you would like in your movie
Preview Click Preview.
Watch the entire movie.
If you would like to make changes
Click BACK and make your additions.
If you are happy Click NEXT.

40. Saving a Movie or Project
If your movie is finished
Click
Save your story for
playback on
your computer.
computer
Click Browse to choose where you
want your movie to save.
Ex. My Documents, Desktop, etc.
If you would like to edit your
movie later click Save Project.

41. Saving a Movie
When you click Browse this window
will open. Choose the location where
you would like the video to save.
Title your video in the File Name box.
Click SAVE

42. Saving a Movie
After choosing the save location
and titling your movie
Click NEXT.

43. Final Step
Click View Your Story
to watch your movie.
Windows Media Player will
automatically open.
Click Exit to Finish