Photostory: Cyberbullying

My Photostory is about Cyberbullying. Ths information was used in the narration of the video. . It contains my references

Click the arrow to begin viewing my YouTube video: Helen's PSA. 
What I did: This was a heavy project.  I downloaded Microsoft Photostory.  That took a while because I also needed Windows Live Essentials.  I researched cyberbullying, then wrote a 3-page report on the subject of cyberbullying.  This was my narration.  I created a Photostory using Google images.  I added the images to Photostory, then arranged them to fit my document.  I bought a microphone and narrated the story.  After quite a bit of fussing with the thing, I was finally able to save my finished project to Windows Movie Maker.  From there it was quite easy to upload to YouTube.  I embedded the video on this page with a link to the narrative, and documentation of my references.

What I Learned:  I learned that the schools and the police are quite ineffectual in stopping this plague on our young people.  But I didn't add everything I learned into my video. I didn't want to help the bullies feel "safe" in their wrongdoing. In the video, I stressed that it is against the law, not to mention mean and cowardly.  I encouraged open communication between children and parents and the school.  Privately, I am worried...It's never been so easy to be cruel and get away with it.

I also learned how to use the microphone.  There were issues with the sound settings.  It's ok now.  I've never used Windows Window Movie Maker or Photostory.  The next project will be easier.

NETS-T:  This assignment corresponded with:
-Standard 1a, which states that teachers are to "promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness."
-Standard 2b, which states that teachers are to "customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources."
-Standard 4c, which states that teachers "promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information."

How it can Be Used:  It don't know if I would use it for class presentations.  It was too time-consuming for something that kids would look at once.  It would use it for presentations to the faculty.  It would make me look very S-M-A-R-T.  Anything I use Photostory for will have to be something that is viewed more than once for more than a few people.
This could be a good project for my LD students, in place of writing a report.  They show and speak better than they express themselves on paper.  It would have to be 4th and 5th graders.
I think my daughter will like to learn how to do this, because she enjoys digital photgraphy and online scrapbooks.