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media type="custom" key="23824832" **Attendance**: click the link **during CLASS**.: **@http://goo.gl/vM7xaA** **A little cheer & humor** ** @http://www.meograph.com **

Teach communication through storytelling Demonstrates mastery of content Common Core project-based learning Learn digital media skills Sign up: remember, always best to **NOT** use Facebook to sign up.
 * In the Classroom **



Click the How-to button on the top right to view and interactive version of the How-to guide below.



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 * 1) **ADD A MOMENT.** Once you have set up your FREE account and created your first Meograph, click on +ADD A MOMENT. This brings up the simple data field box for you to input the required information.
 * 1) **THE DATA FIELD BOX.** Here you can see the 3 fields to input information. WHEN, WHERE and WHAT. Type in the year or specific date (in MM/DD/YYYY format), the location the event took place (be specific for correct location on map) and information about what happened. The information can be a single sentence or at least a whole paragraph – I haven’t tested its limits but some of my entries have been over 100 words. Once you have added the information, it becomes part of a list of dates. If you add another Moment that occured before your last entry, it will automatically move the moment into the correct chronological order.
 * 1) **LINK.** You can add a link to related information by clicking on the Link button and typing or pasting in a website address. The link appears between the image and timeline in a black band. The website page name appears but if it is a PDF web link you only see a diagonal arrow icon.
 * 1) **TEXT.** The information you input into the WHAT field is displayed above the image in a simple text box. If you want to add extra information, you can edit the text here instead of the small WHAT field.
 * 1) **MAP EDITING.** You can change the Zoom level of the Map by clicking on the CHANGE MAP ZOOM button. You will get a familiar Google Maps slide scale to enable you to zoom in or out for your desired result. That is the only editing you can do – you can’t drag the map around or move the placeholder.
 * 1) **MEDIA.** You can upload an image or embed a YouTube clip using the two buttons provided. You can only add one or the other – not both. You don’t paste YouTube embed code; just the page link. You can resize the image and move it around. With the YouTube clip, you can select specific sections of the clip so that your viewers don’t have to view the whole clip when you are only referring to a specific part. This is a useful feature – I only wanted to show 3 minutes of an hour long documentary on YouTube for my History Meograph below.
 * 1) **NARRATION**. You can record narration for each moment to help tell your story more effectively. The length of your narration determines how long the moment plays before it moves on to the next moment. Without narration, the Meograph moves from moment to moment almost instantly. The maximum length of narration for each moment is 20 seconds.
 * 1) **MAP VIEW OPTION.** You can choose between Google Map or Earth view for the Maps in Meograph. What isn’t in the screenshot above is the option to include or exclude Lines connecting placeholders as you move from moment to moment.
 * 1) **SAVE.** Once you have finished your Meograph or you simply want to stop your editing for the day, you simply click the DONE AND SAVE button which returns you to the ready to play Meograph page. You can always click on the Edit button if you want to continue to add or make changes.
 * 1) **PLAY CONTROLS AND TIMELINE**. At the bottom of the Meograph is the Timeline and controls. If you want to simply view the Meograph, hit the Play button and it will progress from Moment to Moment. The timeline is like a video progress bar that has the dates displayed instead of the minutes played. There is a time display on the far right. If you want to manually control the progress of the story, pause the video and use the FF/REW buttons for greater control. This is recommended if you want to check out the linked information.

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Meograph does mention that it is optimized for **Google Chrome** and we did discover on my spring class that they were serious, it seems to work better in Google Chrome. To install FREE Google Chrome browser on your personal computer: @https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/

iPad users, Meograph does not have a native App yet. It **mostly** works on the iPad via a browser, and since they mention it is optimized for Chrome, I suspect Meograph may also work better using the Chrome App. @https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chrome/id535886823?mt=8





Check out some of the examples by students at the link
 * @http://www.meograph.com/education **

First, click either “Create a Meograph”, or “Edit” to update an existing one.

1) Add a moment to your story by clicking the yellow Add button. 2) When (year or date) and Where (any location) did the moment happen? What happened? 3) Add audio Narration, and upload Photos or link YouTube videos.

==== 4) While editing a Meograph, click on Photo or YouTube on the left. ====



5) Your picture will show up soon thereafter on the right. You can zoom, pan, and rotate.



6) Your video will have a slider on it, which you can drag to reposition video clip time (or even text edit to the decimal).



7) To add narration, Start by clicking the “Narration” tab above the moment, and then just hit record.



Please authorize Flash by clicking on the microphone icon, "Close" and “Allow”.



8) To change the Title of the Meograph from New Meograph, Click the title, Select All, Delete and type you new title.

9) To add your Meograph to your website, copy the EMBED code and use the HTML tab in WP. If you Meograph is too large for your website (to wide), you can change the height and width in the embed code. Just make sure you do it proportionally. **What are you going to do!** (MAKE) Project one will be completed in class, project 2 as homework: Choose a partner and select a topic form the following list:
 * 9/11
 * Martin Luther King Day or Civil Rights
 * Social Media and Kids
 * Bullying
 * Cybersafey or Digital Citizenship
 * Safety: drinking and driving **or** smoking **or** cell phones/texting & driving **or** Schools
 * Digital Lifestyle
 * Have another idea, talk to CDK
 * 1) Following the instructions/tutorials above and below, make a Meograph project with your partner and post it to each of your websites using embed code. (//how-to video below//)
 * 2) **How long should the project be?** Not really sure, it depends on your topic, but, I would think not less than 5 images and a couple videos and at least a few should include maps but not all need a map unless it is appropriate and of course, some narration from you and your partner.
 * 3) Make sure it is complete and you **tell the entire story**!
 * 4) Yes, you must have both partners voice on the project, as well as maps, photos and video.
 * 5) Plan your project and it is a good idea to script your narration. (//write it out//)
 * 6) **Part 2 homework:** make a second Meograph yourself (//no partner//). Choose any topic you wish, it should be appropriate for your classroom. Maybe introduce a unit, or explain a concept, etc. The topic choice is yours. Add the second Meograph to the **same post** with your team project. All the same requirements as your partner project apply to your individual project.
 * 7) **Lastly**, add your project **and a reflection** to the Meograph post about this tool, what you liked, how you see yourself using it, include a couple ideas with brief descriptions of how you could use this new tool with students in your classroom.
 * 8) You will add it using the Embed code (//see how-video below//).
 * 9) **Title the post**: Meograph, Four Dimensional Storytelling



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Here is a long list of Meograph tutorials on Youtube about how to use Meograph. Just making the point that you can learn to do anything on Youtube and it is a great place to check first when you are stuck! @http://goo.gl/s7hoHg Here is a good tutorials I found on Vimeo: @http://vimeo.com/55034577



1. Add your 2 reflection posts to your website; Refection Week 4, and the second one Reflection Week 4. Details on Week 2, this is an every week assignment. 2. Add your two Meograph projects (//partner & individual//) and the reflection to your website. **Title: Meograph, Four Dimensional Storytelling.** 3. Reminder, Peer critique in class week 5. everything from week 1, 2, 3, & 4 is included in the critique. //There will be a checklist of what should be on your website for the peer critique added below by afternoon on Wed.//


 * Rough Draft of Peer Critique form: [[file:Peer Critique.pdf]] **