*Class times
and content and content may change without notice. Please
check this schedule the day of the class.
Classes will repeat.
You may take a class as many times as you need.
Preparation
Refer to pages
1 - 29 in the Digital Family History Guidebook.
Class
#1
Where to Begin?
What is Marlo’s
Mine Field?
The Getting Started
Mine Field
Make Sure You
Have What You Need - The Basics
Not Becoming
Overwhelmed!
Use Basic
or Heritage Collector?
Getting Started
- Simply
Creating Collections
Create Collections
Import Photos
Import Media
- photos, sound, video, text and more
Adding Information
Preparation
Refer to pages
29 - 45 in the Digital Family History Guidebook.
Class
#2
The
Scanning Mine Field
Scanning Tips
Scanner
Checklist
Scanner
Basics
What is DPI?
Getting Consistent
Results
Special Purpose
Scanning
Simple Scanning
Tricks
Scanning Photo Collector
Scanning With
Heritage Collector
Scanning and Printing
Bring
an old photo and we will see what magic we can work to restore
it.
Preparation
Refer to pages
51 - 65 in the Digital Family History Guidebook.
Bring an old cassette
type to class and we will capture sound from it to the computer.
Class
#3
The Audio Mine
Field
Using the Sound
Checklist
Preparation
Selecting input
sound channel and attaching input devices
Sound Card, Microphone, Line
In
Audio Equipment
-Digital Voice Recorder (DVR)
Software Preparation
(free software download)
Computer Preparation
Tips
Making a Script,
Breaking it Up ,Recording
Tips
Bloopers Here
You Come!
The Magic of
Sound Editing
Audio File Type
Definitions and Recommendations
Using ProMedia
Manager to Add Sound and Hot
Spot
The Oral / Video
Mine Field
Recording an
Oral / Video History
The Interview,
Using The Questionnaire, The Interview
Preparation
Refer to pages
81 - 112 in the Digital Family History Guidebook.
Class
#4
The
Digital Scrapbook
Mine Field
Traditional
Scrapbook Problems
Challenges of
a Changing “Digital” World
The Digital Scrapbook
Solution
Traditional Scrapbook
The New Digital
Scrapbook
“
Personalized” Pages - for free
Baby Book
Preserving Stuffed
Animals
Family History
Vacation to Yellowstone
National Park
A Trip to Australia
Creating Pages
Make Your Own
Backgrounds
Using Titles
and Captions
Searching for
Photos
Templates
Cropping
Transparent Color
Creating Templates
Resizing an Object
Using ProMedia
to Make a Scrapbook Page
Preparation
Refer to pages113
- 119 in the Digital Family History Guidebook.
Class
#5
The
Digital Scrapbook
The Scrapbook
Mine Field
A Quickly Changing
Digital World
Traditional
Scrapbook Problems
The Digital
Scrapbook Solution
Traditional
Scrapbook
The New Digital
Scrapbook
“
Personalized” Pages - for free
Baby Book
Preserving
Stuffed Animals
Family History
Vacation to
Yellowstone National Park
A Trip to Australia
Use or Make
Scrapbook Templates
Creating Pages
Make Your Own
Backgrounds
Using Titles
and Captions
Searching for
Photos
Templates
Cropping
Transparent
Color
Creating Templates
Resizing an
Object
Using ProMedia
to Make a Scrapbook Page
Preparation
Refer to pages
123 -144 in the Digital Family History Guidebook.
Make a brief outline
of a story you'd like to share.
Class
#6
Interactive Storytelling
The Storyteller’s
Mine Field
Tips / Recommendations
/ Do’s & Don’ts
Why Many Stories
Need to be Told
Story Preparation
- Following a Recipe
Where to Begin?
What You Need
Tell Your Stories
in Different Ways
Growing Your
Story - Letting it Unfold Naturally
Telling a “Mini” Story
- It’s Quick and Interesting
What Makes a
Story Memorable?
The Moral of
the Story
Selecting the
Story Format?
Making a Slide
show
The Story Wrapper
- An Enticement to Open
Creating a Good
Story
Video Capture
Issues
Storyteller’s
Checklist
Avoid Proprietary
File Formats
Story
Samples and How They Were Made
Stories From My Youth “Terror Under the Bridge”
“ Killer Hot
Tubs”
“Celestial Sandwiches"
Family Vacation - Yellowstone NP 2004
Family History
- "The Martin Flat Dry Farm"
Preparation
Getting
started correctly will save time, money and frustration. Learn
to what to do and what to avoid BEFORE you start.
Refer to pages145
-172 in the Digital Family History Guidebook.
Show what you have
achieved thus far.
Class
#7
The
Bound History Mine Field
Specific Project
Checklist General Project Flow Chart
Book
Formatting Checklist
Printer
Checklist
Getting Started
Talk to a Printer
(not the machine - the person)
Printer File
Types and
Fonts
Color
Printing - Collation Fees - Quantity
Discounts
Binding
Press Check Option
Storing and Organizing
Your Materials
Create
Topical Collections or Categories
Writing
the First Rough Draft
Single
or Double Column Format?
Page Layout Samples
Chapter Headings
and Formatting
The
Gutter Margin - combined center margins
Mirror Margins
- for two sided printing
Page Numbering
The
Importance of Paper Quality Weight and Grain
Binding Options
Create a Digital
Book
Searching, Sharing,
and Saving Money
Apology
Other Resources
Miscellaneous
Suggestions
Oral / Video
History
Sharing the Work & Cost
Archiving
and Backing Up
Lesson One -
Writing your Autobiography
Lesson
Two - Make an Outline
Lesson
Three - Create a Visual Picture with Words
Lesson Four -
Share Your Feelings
Appeal to the
Senses
Shall I tell
All?
What Made You
What You Are?
Preparation
Refer to pages
175 -192 in the Digital Family History Guidebook.
