My Hometown in Singapore

The Straits Times presents

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Synopsis

Places where Singaporeans call home

What makes your neighbourhood special to you?

Title of the project is “My Hometown in Singapore.”

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What makes your neighbourhood special to you?

Suggestions: Schools you went to Your neighbourhood library The bus driver that takes

you to school every morning

The playground you used to play in when you were younger

Your next door neighbours, friends and family members

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Express yourself

Submit your story through: Poems Songs Audio commentaries Picture slide shows Drawings Videos

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Your digital storytelling toolbox

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Camera

Use a digital camera or video camera to take snapshots or videos of your neighbourhood

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Windows Movie Maker

Use Windows Movie Maker for video editing

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YouTube

Create a YouTube account and submit your video online

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Pixton

Tell your story through comics http://pixton.com

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Jamendo

Be a responsible citizen. Don’t pirate or plagiarise intellectual property

Support community-driven music that’s free and legal

http://www.jamendo.com

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Audacity

You’ll need a microphone, of course Easy audio recordings and edits It’s free and open source http://audacity.sourceforge.net

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Glogster

This is a canvas for all your digital media

Post photos, sound clips, videos, text, comics on your glog

http://edu.glogster.com

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Examples of Glogs

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Submission

PRINT EMAILAND

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How to print your Glog

Right click and select “Print Glog”

Print your Glog

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Where to find your Glog’s URL

Glog URL

Copy the URL

Paste it into an email

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Email details

By 15 July 2010 Thursday:

stonline@sph.com.sg

• Email to Straits Times

hellojesstern+ndp@gmail.com

• Email to Mr Jesstern Rays