Create digital stories using photostory

Preparing the Learning Resource
Look at the photos for this activity at http://www.flickr.com/photos/sparkered/sets/72157602264229346/

Print off this activity sheet and number the instructions below in the correct order according to the photos for making Choux Pastry:


 * Sift the flour
 * Ingredients for choux pastry, plain flour, eggs, butter, beaten egg, salt in a teaspoon and a jug of water
 * Add eggs to pastry mixture and Stir with wooden spoon until mixture appears shiny
 * Bring the Water and butter to the boil in a saucepan
 * Spoon dough into piping bag
 * Add the flour and stir constantly with a wooden spoon until combined
 * Bake the pastry
 * Cook the smooth and solid mixture until the mixture pulls away from the saucepan
 * Test the smoothness of the dough
 * Water being poured over cut up pieces of butter in a saucepan.
 * Piping the choux mini éclairs mix onto a greased baking tray, ( silicon paper can also be used)

You will use these steps to narrate your resource.

Blip Video - How to create a Photostory resource
View the instructional video at http://sparker.blip.tv/file/398394/

This video will show you how to take your photos and script and turn into a digital story using Photostory 3. You may like to watch the video all the way through and then replay and pause as you create your own digital story.

| Example - The final digital story published on the internet

Flickr – Downloading Choux Pastry Photos
Read these instructions on downloading photos at http://www.flickr.com/help/photos/#91

Download the example photos on baking choux pastry at http://www.flickr.com/photos/sparkered/sets/72157602264229346/ to your computer.

Photostory 3 – Creating your digital learning resource
Download and install photostory on your computer from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx

When you are ready open the Photostory 3 program.

Click on ‘Start’ / All programs / Photo Story 3 for Windows

Build your learning resource based on what you have learned from the video.

Play and have fun!!

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