The teacher can log onto the Teacher’s Toolkit page at:
www.PrimaryAccess.org/teacher/
to
assign an activity to students in a class. The option labeled “Classes” on
the menu on the left-hand side of the setup page permits activities to
be assigned.
A drop-down menu at the top of the Class Setup screen permits the teacher
to select a specific class from among all the classes taught. Once a
class is selected, the students listed in the class will be displayed.
A pull-down menu to the right of each student name permits an activity
to be selected for that student. All of the students in the class can
be assigned the same activity, or different activities, depending upon
the instructional objectives.
For more details about classroom setup, please
visit the Teacher's Tools Guide.
When a student logs into the PrimaryAccess application, available
at:
www.primaryaccess.org/pa.htm
a startup screen appears. The student can select the Load Activities
button at the bottom of the screen to load an activity. The instructions
assigned by the teacher appear on the initial startup screen.
- Write
The student often will begin by using the PrimaryAccess
word processor (found under the Script tab) to write the script of the
short digital movie - typically a pararagraph or two.
- Find Images
In the next step, the student can find images to illustrate the narrative.
An appropriate selection of images chosen by the teacher will appear
on the screen accessed through the Find tab. As the student browses through
these images, they can add the ones that they want to use to the Image
Resource folder (found under the My Folder tab).
- Sequence Images
The student can experiment with arrangement of the images in different
orders, creating an informal storyboard that depicts the story sequence.
The images are then dragged from the Resource Folder to the column at
the left of the text in the PrimaryAccess word processor.
- Narrate the Story
The student then records the text of the story using the audio recording
tool (found under the Narration tab). A link to an MP3 music file can
also be added at this point.
- Add Motion Effects and Titles
The draft story is then saved. The Play button in the View window is
selected to play the interim version of the story. Motion effects and
titles are added, and a final version of the story is saved.
- Teacher’s Comments
This process sometimes will take place in a single session, but often
will be implemented over a period of several days. The teacher has
the opportunity to review the student’s work at any point, and
provide electronic comments as the story progresses.
- Sharing with an Audience
The final version of the story can then be shared with an audience through
a web link that makes it available to others.
For more details about creating student stories, please
visit the PrimaryAccess
Guide.
