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The What, Why, and How of Storyboarding

The Storyboard is far more than a software tool, it is an experience.  This principle-based method of sharing valuable information with the world will introduce learners of all kinds to a very powerful, yet easy to use learning system.

What? Storyboard is a state of the art educational software tool that enables authors, publishers, educators and trainers to integrate their existing material into true learning systems known as eMod Learning Systems (“eMods”).

Why?  Storyboarding enables you to create offline-online learning modules, which as part of the total system assist people in overcoming learning challenges and teaches to all 8 of an individual’s Multiple Intelligences (everybody learns) by creating information understanding, information confidence and information experience.

How? Using a fast, easy and effective approach, your materials are automatically imbedded into the software using a browse, click, preview and save process!  Combining the techniques of historical Storytelling, with the Scientific approach of a proven system of learning, this robust technology creates a virtual performance to play right on a computer screen anywhere, anytime.

Who? Anyone can qualify to become a certified Storyboarder.  Storyboard professionals include a diverse set of individuals ranging in age, background, skill and geographic location.  Storyboarding is for those seeking rewarding career involving creativity and flexiblity while making a contribution to education.

eMod Road Map

Storyboarding your material to create state of the art eMods are just one component to creating your effective educational system.    Your journey will take you through a series of steps, each one leading to the next, creating a process of creation and implementation that will eventually take on a life of its own.   You will explore the flexibility and creativity of Storyboarding and the quality features for preparing your Storyboarded eMod Course for ePackaging and distribution.  This go at your own pace software experience.

 Storyboarding is For Everyone!

This guide is designed for the advanced computer users as well as the beginners.  For those of you who are comfortable with the computer, with coping files, making folders and creating graphics, this guide will provide you the insight you need to roll up your sleeves ad get started, as well as provide and important tips that will save you time and energy so you can focus on Storyboarding without having to constantly refer to additional detailed documents.  

For those of you who are not as familiar with navigating around the computer, working with graphics, gifs, jpgs, wav files and all other software media, or completely understanding the computer language, this guide offers links to detailed documents which provide you a step-by-step understanding of the how’s and why’s of Storyboarding.  These additional documents are fully illustrated complete with screen shots, examples, tips and a language that non technical users will understand.  They were designed to assist you the educator (regardless of your computer skill level) to get you comfortable and excited about starting your journey with Storyboarding, as well as using the computer.

For those of you who fit somewhere in between, you will have the choice and opportunity to further investigate the details of Storyboarding using the additional instructional documents, or perhaps just glace at them when need be to further support what you already know.

So regardless of which side of the bed you are on,   we’ve got you covered!

The Storyboard Pre-Designed Layout

Think of the Storyboard as your virtual classroom or lecture room.  Each area of the Storyboard has been pre-set for the placement of specific media features.   These pre-set placements enable you to add pictures, text, sounds, music, videos and so on to your Storyboard using a simple process of browsing for media, selecting media, previewing media and saving media (browse, click, preview go!).

The benefit of using this pre-set or pre-designed format is two fold.

• First, it enables ALL people (whether you are computer savvy or not) an equal opportunity to integrate educational materials and information into a single learning system to be easily played on any personal computer.

• Second, the pre set layout has been created using a Scientific approach known as Symbolistics.  This approach uses precise placement and careful calculations for where different media can be placed on the screen.  Unlike other software where you can simply add graphics or text wherever you would like on a page, the Storyboard software offers you specific locations on the screens for which media can be added.

What this does is create a proven and effective delivery system of your material that overcomes learning challenges and supports the multiple intelligences of each learner.

There’s a real method to this magic…

Contact us about creating the magic as a Certified Storyboarder

Requirements: imagination, creativity, computer access
Location: planet earth

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