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Back to Techie T's Back to Staff Page || //Equipment Needed: * Digital Camera * Laptop// //Programmes to use: * i Photo * i Movie// || • Choose an appropriate text – it should have high interest colour pictures! Big books are good for the first time!
 * Making a Talking Book ||

• Show the children how to use the digital camera in order to take photos of the pages of the book.

• Once the children have taken the photos they need to import them into i-photo. By double clicking on the photo you will then have the option to crop or rotate the photo. It is important to do this now as you cannot do it once it is in i-movie.

• Place the photos you wish to use for your talking book into an album with a name that you will easily remember.

• Open i-movie and name your talking book.

• In the left hand corner near the bottom of the page you will have the option to use the camera or the clipping mode (picture of the scissors). Choose the clipping mode.

• Move over to the right hand side of the screen and click on media.

• You will have the option of audio or photos up the top of the page on the right, click on photos.

• Now scroll down to find the album of photos that you have just made.

• Use the Ken-Burns effect in order to get your photos exactly as you want them, try to make them longer, rather than shorter – see Ken-Burns effect sheet

• Click and drag the photos into the film strip down the bottom of the page.

• Use this film strip to build your book, put them into order.

• Return to media, click on audio. You can now use the red record button to record your voice, move close to the microphone on your computer!!!

• You will need to play with the length of your clips and your sound to ensure they match. See Ken-Burns sheet for more on this.

• You can now click on editing to add titles and transitions. If you wish you can add sound effects by returning to media and going up to audio. ||