These directions utilize Microsoft Word 2000 to create a portfolio of text, images, and links to audio recordings recorded with Windows Sound Recorder and videos using a Sony Mavica digital camera. Although web page authoring software (e.g. Front Page) and more high end audio and video production tools may be more effective, more teachers are familiar with Word, Sound Recorder and the Mavica cameras and I have found them to be more successful tools. (If you would like directions on how to do the same with FrontPage 2000 contact me at brune@mamkschools.org )
1. Launch Word and add text.
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2. Insert an image saved from a digital camera or scanner.
A. Position the cursor where the image will be inserted.
B. Choose Insert/Picture/From file
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C. Navigate to where the image is saved and choose Insert.
D. Resize the image by dragging the corner handles.
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E. Save the portfolio. For management purposes, consider creating a folder for each student where all the components of the portfolio will be kept.
3. Record student reading.
A. Launch Windows Sound Recorder. It is usually contained in the Accessories/Entertainment program group.
B. Sound Recorder works much like a tape recorder.
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Sound Recorder records for 60 seconds intervals. To record for each successive 60 seconds click the red record button. The next interval will be added on to the first.
Note, sometimes the sound and recording properties need to be configured
on the computer to enable Sound Recorder to work. Access them by double clicking
the Volume Control on the Quick Launch toolbar.
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D. Save the file after recording in the student’s folder created above.
E. If recording the student’s response to the reading, create a new Sound
Recorder file by choosing File/New and repeat the steps above.
4. Link to the recording.
A. Type in a line of text like “Click here to listen to Tevin reading.”
B. Highlight the text and choose Insert/Hyperlink.
C. In the Insert Hyperlink dialogue box choose Browse: For file. . .
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D. In the Link to File dialogue box make sure All Files are displayed in the Files of type window and navigate to the saved recording.
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E. Save the portfolio and test the link.
5. Type in the text of the reading.
6. Record the student reading with the Sony Mavica movie
function.
The default video settings on the Mavica cameras are for 5, 10 or 15 seconds,
but to record a movie up to 60 seconds use a blank disc and hold the record
button down for the duration of the recording. Copy the file from the disc to
the student’s folder created above. Link a line of text to the video following
the steps above for an audio recording.
