Photostory 3 for Windows is a great free classroom tool

Photostories are digital stories shown in a sequence of photographs. You can write on the photographs, narrate what is happening, add music and effects and turn the whole digitial story into a movie.  It is a fantastic programme and can be used in a multitude of ways from Grade 1 – Adult! Microsoft has a marvelous programme called Photostory 3 for Windows that is very useful to use in a technology-integrated classroom.

If Photostory 3 is not already part of your Windows package you can go to Google and ask for a download. It will probably take you to Microsoft.com/downloads. 

Before you get started plan what you want to do.

• What will you call your photostory?
• What photos will you use and where will you find them?
• Do you want to add narration?
• Will you use music?

Put everything you want to use in a folder. 


Step-by-step instruction on how to use Photostory 3

Let's started with a step-by-step tutorial 

How to use Photostory 3 for Windows

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Ideas for classroom uses of Photostory 3

Here is a collection of ideas on how to use Photostory 3 in the classroom. Perhaps you can add to these ideas?

Classroom uses for Photostory 3 for Windows

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One of the great things about using Photostory 3 is that it can easily be uploaded to a blog without going through YouTube or a similar hosting programme. This is a photostory of a blogging project I did with a combined Grade 4/5 class at school. This illustrates how you can write on photos,  add interleaves and add music...plus upload it to a blog.