Toolkit for Facilitators
How to plan, create and share digital hero books
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Folders
Based on many years of experience, the Center for Digital Storytelling highly recommends keeping files and folders in order.
Keeping files organized and correctly identified from the beginning of the project will minimize confusion and time spent sorting out files at the end of the project. Each learner will generate at least 15 to 20 different files for a project with very short stories. You can see that the number of digital files generated by a class can be enormous!
The following project management strategies will help keep the project organized:
- All project materials for a learner should be saved in his/her folders. None of the files should be saved outside of the main folder. This will be very helpful if by any chance the learner starts the project on one computer and needs to finish it on another.
- The names of all folders, subfolders and files contain the name of the learner. The main folder should be named with the learners first and last name. Subfolders and files can be the same of have just the learner’s initials. This is the same principal as having learners put their name on all their work done on paper.
- As the facilitator, you should periodically check to make sure that the folders are organized. We suggest that, as you look at the folders to check-off work that is due, you look at all the folders to double check that the learners are maintaining all their files in an organized way.
This is the folder (or directory) structure (download it):
Note that the sountrack and video folders won't be used when creating simple digital hero stories.
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