Photostory

My favorite assignment thus far has been the Photostory we created with some of our classmates. Initially, I was apprehensive about recording my voice and wondered how three different voices on one video would mesh together.

The poem we recorded was "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,". by Robert Frost. Kristen, Kathleen and I read the lyrics carefully and discussed what kinds of photos we wanted to go along with the words. After searching online and choosing ten photos, we organized the photos to match the lyrics. Then we decided how we should breakdown the lyrics for each photo, as well as divide the poem among the three of us.

Once we delved into the project, starting uploading the photos, and recording the lyrics I became very interested. It’s a wonderful program and as you move along, you realize you can do so with ease. We discussed how as an educator (two of us from special education backgrounds), we could use Photostory to create social stories for our students. We could actually incorporate photos we take ourselves, of people and everyday objects, the students are familiar with seeing to demonstrate specific social skills. Also, teachers can create Photostories to show a step-by-step process or a how-to-guide for a project.