Where To Find It
Photo Story 3 is a free software download. Ask your school tech support professional to download Photo Story 3 from the Microsoft Download Center.
Requirements
Photo Story 3 is a Windows application; it will not run on the Mac operating system.
Photo Story 3 Alternatives
Description
Microsoft Photo Story 3 is a free Microsoft moviemaking tool. It allows users to create a visual story from their digital photos. There are four main components to Photo Story 3; you may use any or all of them to create a movie:
- Images
- Text
- Narration
- Music
PhotoStory Project Example: History Industrial Age
Instructional Uses
- Book trailers
- Plot diagram
- Novel study
- Character study
- Book reviews
- Reports
- Biographies
- Historical timeline
- Family history
- Visual literary analysis
- Story map
- Literary analysis/interpretation
- Documentary
- Public serivce announcement
Examples & Resources
Resource: The 7 Elements of Digital Storytelling (video)
Resource: The 7 Elements of Digital Storytelling
Resource: Digital Storytelling in Language Arts
Resource: Blank image slides (various colors) to upload as background for text/title slides
Resource: Getting Started with Digital Storytelling
Examples: Playlist of FC Photo Story 3 movies
Examples: Digital Storytelling Examples (University of Houston)