Video+Short+Story

The short story below was recorded using Photostory. My voice is a bit soft on the recording, so you might have to turn up your volume.

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Just in case, I also uploaded my video to YouTube, and I embedded the YouTube video below. To embed the video, I simply copied the embed code from my YouTube site, clicked on the Widget button in the editing toolbar above, and pasted the code in the appropriate box. Of course, I made sure my YouTube video was Public instead of Private first.

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FAQs about Video Essays

I used Photostory (a free download for Windows), but you can also use iMovie on a Mac or Moviemaker on PC. Also, you can just use your webcam and record yourself!
 * What programs can I use to record a photo story?**

Since this video was already saved on my computer as a WMV file (an acceptable format), I just clicked on the File button on the editing tool bar above and inserted the file. Wikispaces provides the video player. Later, I decided to also upload to YouTube and embed the video that way.
 * How did you upload the file?**

You can embed the video on your wiki page. Just copy the embed code from the original website, click on the widget button on the editing tool bar on your wiki page, and paste the embed code into the correct box. Of course, you can also just post a link to your video. Remember to make sure that your video is public, not private.
 * What if my photo essay or video is already uploaded to a website like YouTube or Vimeo?**

Yes, but I suggest making an account at Slideshare, uploading your Powerpoint there, and then embedding it on your wikipage using the Widget tool on the editing tool bar above. Also, if you use Google Docs, you can always embed your Google Presentations on your wiki page.
 * I wrote a photo essay using Powerpoint. Can I embed that?**