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1. USER GUIDE Watch controls Click the Play button to play the performance Click the Stop button to stop the performance The performance will reset to the first frame Click the Pause button to pause the performance The performance will remain on the current frame until a different button is clicked Click and hold the Rewind button to return to the start of the performance or skip back through sections Click and hold the Forward button to skip through sections of the performance Users can return to the Main Menu at any time by clicking the Menu button Tip See Using Jack and the Beanstalk in the classroom and printable resource sheets for ideas on using the Watch section effectively www scholastic co uk L Seg es N wee SIORV SAGE Create The Create section has two modes of use Quick Start and Plan and Perform Select the mode of use you require by clicking on the Quick Start or Plan and Perform options then the Create button on the Main Menu Whichever mode of use is selected users will first encounter the Set up Mice and other inputs menu See page 12 of this user guide for more information on mouse and microphone set up Quick Start q oF a au My I f 4 IR sa man Er EZ BEE DIE 7 yy L Upon clicking Quick Start on the Main Menu and then the Create button users can create a pertormance of the Jack and the Beanstalk story This can be2. visit http www adobe com downloads 8 STORY SAGE Installation Instructions Windows Standard Installation Place the CD ROM in the relevant drive on your computer the installation should start automatically otherwise you should open the CD from within My Computer and install the product by double clicking on the Setup icon For a standard installation click Next on each screen you will need to read and accept the licence agreement when prompted and you may wish to change the installation setting to Just me if you require only the logged in pupil to have access to the program This will add the product to your program menu in the location Start gt Programs gt Scholastic gt Story Stage gt Jack and the Beanstalk Network Installation Windows If you want to have program data saved into a shared network location so that pupils can access their work from any workstation you must make a change in the Teacher area of the Story Stage CD ROM First the standard installation procedure detailed above should be followed for every workstation that you would like to use Story Stage on Atter each installation launch Story Stage and navigate to the Teacher area via the Main Menu see page 11 of this user guide for Teacher login details On the Settings tab change the save path to a shared location on your network Note that this must be an area of your network to which all users have read write permissions
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4. BSCHOLASTIC www scholastic co uk STORY SUG USER GUIDE STORY SAGE USER GUIDE An Introduction to Story Stage 2 Contents System Requirements 2 Installation Instructions 3 Windows Standard Installation 3 Network Installation Windows 3 Uninstalling Story Stage 3 Using Story Stage on RM CC3 Networks 3 Using Story Stage 3 Choosing a story J Read 4 Read controls 4 Watch 5 Watch controls 5 Create 6 Quick Start 6 Plan and Perform 10 Review 10 Review controls 1 Teacher Area 1 Settings 11 Task 1 Manage Gallery 1 Setup Mice and other inputs 12 Exiting Story Stage 12 Additional Resources 12 Credits 13 Copyright 13 Licence Agreement 14 Technical Support 14 Environmental Information 14 www scholastic co uk L EX STORY STAGE An Introduction to Story Stage Story Stage is a captivating multi mouse resource which promotes collaborative storytelling by allowing groups of pupils to work together each using their own mouse The four areas of interaction provide endless opportunities tor exploring storytelling particularly the unique virtual theatre where pupils can stage performances of their very own This innovative product redefines the use of classroom computers and will be loved by teachers and children alike This uniquely engaging resource is available for a growing number ot well known favourite children s stories Available now Goldilocks and the Three Bears Three
5. Billy Goats Grutt The Enormous Turnip Little Red Riding Hood Little Red Hen Jack and the Beanstalk Each charming story in the Story Stage series is available as a separate CD ROM and includes a narrated on screen storybook of the traditional EosT www scholastic co uk USER GUIDE tale a ready made Story Stage pertormance and a library of appropriate interactive content to be used in retelling the story All purchased titles from the Story Stage series are combined together upon installation allowing pupils to mix and match the content libraries trom other stories thus providing endless creative opportunities System Requirements PC with 1Ghz processor or higher and 128MB memory 256MB recommended e 16MB video memory 32MB recommended e 1024 x 768 screen resolution e Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher Windows Vista and Windows e Microsoft NET Framework version 3 5 or higher e Adobe Flash Player 9 or above For additional PDF resources e Adobe Acrobat Reader Note that Story Stage will search for the latest versions of Flash Player upon installation and will automatically direct you to the appropriate online download Note that Story Stage will automatically detect whether Microsott NET framework is installed on your computer and will provide the option to download the appropriate version if necessary To download the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader
6. Repeat this to enter the same teacher area save path for all the workstations and users that need to share the Story Stage saved files area Uninstalling Story Stage You can repair or remove a Story Stage installation from a workstation by running the installer again and choosing the Remove or Repair options then following the on screen OO _ USER GUIDE instructions You can also uninstall Story Stage from the add and remove programs area within the Windows control panel Using Story Stage on RM CC3 Networks The folder StoryStageSaves will need to be manually created in the RMPublic folder with Full Control given to the Everyone group before the application is used If you do this trom the server the RMPublic folder will be found at lt servername gt RMPublic or trom a station it will be the P drive For more information on using Story Stage on networks see the Read Me file in the CC3 folder on the Story Stage CD ROM Using Story Stage BSCHOLASTIC Jack and the Beanstalk lt Choosing a story All purchased titles in the Story Stage series will be combined upon installation and will be added to the dropdown list on the Main Menu Click the dropdown list arrow to open the list of titles and choose a different story The selected story will remain on display once the dropdown list is closed and this will be the focus story for the Create Read Watch and Review are
7. ad developer Harish Kumar Developer Amith Vasudev Story and playscript author Sarah Snashall Illustration and graphics Paul Hutchinson Testing Cat Ramsay and Rechana Raj Technical consultancy Phil Crothers Print design and layout Simon Arbon Narration Henry Higham Sound effects Paul Hutchinson Sound production Ken Wheeler Music Andrew Holdsworth User guide and print resources Paul Hollin and Hannah Barnett MWA Technologies Pvt Lid Developed on Windows Multipoint Mouse SDK wav2swf CO Matthias Kramm quiss org SA 3 0 USER GUIDE Copyright Program and documentation 2010 Scholastic Visit our website at www scholastic co uk Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries All rights reserved This CD ROM is sold subject to the condition that it shall not by way of trade or otherwise be lent hired out or otherwise circulated without the publisher s prior consent No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher This CD ROM remains copyright although permission is granted to download and copy material for classroom distribution and use only in the school which has purchased the CD ROM or by a teacher who has purchased the CD ROM and in accordance
8. are Subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement Scholastic Limited grants to the Licensee a non exclusive and non transterable licence to install the Sottware for internal educational purposes only This Agreement permits the copying and saving ot the Sottware onto any device or medium located within the Licensee s educational establishment within a single site only The agreement specitically excludes the reproduction and usage of the Software in part or in whole on to any device medium or network outside the Licensee s educational establishment or on to any Internet web site EZ E0E WIEN www scholastic co uk USER GUIDE Use ot this Software outside the Licensee s educational establishment is strictly prohibited under this Agreement This CD ROM has been tested for viruses at all stages of its production However we recommend that you run virus checking software on your computer systems at all times Scholastic Ltd cannot accept any responsibility for any loss disruption or damage to your data or your computer system that may occur as a result of using either the CD ROM or the data held on it Technical Support For all technical support queries please phone Scholastic Customer Services on 0845 603 9091 For specitic queries relating to the use of Story Stage on an RM CC3 network please contact RM technical support For more information about Story Stage including latest news and user ca
9. as Details of stories currently available in the Story Stage series can be found on the next page www scholastic co uk L ES r07 NEROS STORY SAGE USER GUIDE Goldilocks and the Three Bears When a family of three bears go for a walk in the forest while their porridge is cooling a ID Piesi tegai arokodie hen mischievous little girl named Goldilocks finds DR a Neun their empty cottage and makes herselt at home ed ae re De The Three Billy Goats Gruff Nonsense That s the smell of my The Three Billy Goats Gruft want to cross a eal ay a Ne ag bridge to get to the lush green grass over the Phin i at aaa A other side but first they have to get past the ee Dl ikewhieul koa tnik angry troll that lives under the bridge Br Ye e p ae The Enormous Turnip One day an old man and woman grew an enormous turnip so big that they couldn t pull it out of the ground With the help of their whole family will the old man and woman finally pull out their enormous turnip Upon clicking Read on the Main Menu users are taken to a narrated on screen storybook which tells a traditional version of Jack and the Beanstalk story Little Red Riding Hood One morning Little Red Riding Hood sets off through the woods to visit her grandmother Little Red Riding Hood is soon approached by a wolf who asks where she is going and then runs on ahead When Little Red Riding Hood finally arrives at her grandmother s house she has a t
10. as close to or different trom the traditional version as they want The Create library will be populated with detault content background scenery puppets props audio clips and visual effects Components trom the library can be placed onto the stage and repositioned whilst the audio clips music and visual effects are added A voice recording feature enables users to add narration or character voices to the pertormance For best results use an external microphone for this One Ko WI ww scholastic co uk USER GUIDE All available library components are presented within a panel underneath the stage met IRES HEE ee oa 60 ECO 3 7 a ExT B Props and puppets display a coloured outline to show which mouse is controlling them Task Tip You can customise u the task prompt which pupils see when entering Create to personalise their learning experience See the Teacher Area section on page 11 for more details 3 Work together as a team Note to teacher this task can be edited in the Teacher area w The components are grouped together as follows Backgrounds Click the next and back arrows to scroll through the choice ot backgrounds Click a background to add it to the stage Props Click the next and back arrows to scroll through the choice of props Click and drag a prop trom the library to the required place on the stage To remove a prop from the stage drag it
11. bar to turn the lighting level up or down To reposition a light place the mouse pointer over one of the stage spotlights until this icon is displayed Then click and hold to position as required SIORV SAGE Other buttons Click on the Clear Stage button to remove everything trom the stage Click on the All button to show or hide all backstage controls in the Create library Pupils can return to the Main Menu at any time by clicking the Exit button Record Playback The record playback controls should be used to record a performance either scene by scene or via a series of acts The maximum recording time per performance is 3 minutes A countdown timer will show recording time remaining in the top right hand corner of the screen Once recording time has elapsed a dialogue box will appear prompting users to save their performance Note that any sound effects and music should be switched OFF before ending a recording by clicking the Stop button This is to ensure that all audio ends after playback of a recorded performance If sound effects and music are still switched ON when a recording is ended by clicking the Stop button any audio will continue to play after playback of the recorded performance has ended This is to ensure continuity tor when aq _ USER GUIDE pupils want to carry on with their pertormance after playing back their recording It pupils want to record a second performance the
12. board One KO E WIEN www scholastic co uk USER GUIDE Additional Resources Additional teacher and classroom resources to compliment the Story Stage software are saved to the detault location Scholastic gt Resources in the user s My Documents folder Resources are either PDF or Word tormat Quick reference guide User guide Using Jack and the Beanstalk in the classroom e Using Story Stage to promote collaborative learning Curriculum references e Planning frames Role planning and pupil checklist e Background scenery e Cut out characters and props Character masks Playscript Jack and the Beanstalk story e Cut out stick puppets Note that with network use any time the installation save path is changed or a new Story Stage title is added to an installation with an existing save path the resources will be copied to the save path location On CC3 systems the resources will be installed to P storystagesaves Scholastic storystage Resources We suggest that the contents ot the Resources folder are manually copied trom the CD ROM to the RMShared folder for easy access either W StoryStage Jack and the Beanstalk from a station or lt servername gt RMShared StoryStage Jack and the Beanstalk from the server 0 STORY SVAGE Credits Product design Tim Meek and Russ Payne Production management Jekre Nair Senior architects Fami Shukoor and Navin Mathew Philip Le
13. by the teacher OO000 Ze Click the Back button to return to the Gallery Pupils can return to the Main Menu at any time by clicking the Menu button Teacher Area Manage Gallery C Documents and Settings hbarm Click the Teacher button on the Main Menu to navigate to the Teacher area which provides access to customisable settings and a Manage Gallery area o USER GUIDE The Teacher area is password protected The default login details are User Name teacher Password login Whilst these login details can be changed in the Teacher area these default options will always be accepted Settings To change the Teacher area login details type in a new user name and password then click Save To change the default location for saved Create work type in or browse to the new save path and click Save Note When the save path is changed all work saved to the previous path is removed from the Gallery Task To personalise the task information that users see upon entering the Create area type alternative objectives then click Save Manage Gallery To delete performances click the checkbox next to a performance and click the Delete selected button To record feedback tor a saved performance click the Teacher Feedback button in the right hand column Click Record to start recording Stop to end recording and Play to listen to a recording To view a Gallery containing pe
14. ce Additional general components are also available within each tab to provide opportunities tor particularly imaginative performances Click a component to turn it ON A tick will appear within the circle to show that it will be available within the Create library Click the component again to turn it OFF The tick will disappear to show it will not be available in the Create library O Giant Once users have selected their required components on the Plan screen they can click the Perform button to move on to the Create area Pupils can return to the Main Menu at any time by clicking the Menu button Ees www scholastic co uk USER GUIDE 1 00e 1 00000 Upon clicking Review on the Main Menu users are taken to the Gallery containing saved Create performances Click the Play button next to a saved performance to review it Jack climbs the beanstalk Credits Cat Each performance can be watched then given a score rating allowing pupils to assess their own and their classmates work Teachers can also record audio feedback for saved performances see page 11 of this user guide which users can listen to here 9 SIORV SUAGE Review controls Click Play to watch the saved performance Click Rewind to return to the start of the performance Click the stars to give the saved performance a rating Click the Teacher Feedback button to listen to audio feedback it recorded
15. errifying surprise Read controls Click the forward page button to turnover to the next page Click the backward page button to return to the previous Little Red Hen page Little Red Hen lives on a farm with lots of other animals but none of them will help her with all the jobs that need doing to make some bread After lots of hard work Little Red Hen finally has a lovely loaf of bread and the other animals are suddenly very keen to help her eat it Click the audio button to narrate the text on that page Jack and the Beanstalk When Jack sells his poor mother s cow for some magic beans she is not very pleased and throws the beans away Soon the magic beans grow into a giant beanstalk which Jack climbs to find his fortune esL www scholastic co uk O Click the return to start button to return to the first page of the ebook STORY SUAGE Users can return to the Main Menu at any time by clicking the Menu button Tip See Using Jack and the Beanstalk in the classroom and printable resource sheets for ideas on using the Read section effectively 7 O O O G Upon clicking Watch on the Main Menu users are taken to a ready made Create performance of the Jack and the Beanstalk story The example performance demonstrates how the Create area can be used effectively It can be used to stimulate ideas and class discussion on how the sequence could be changed or improved qa
16. layered in the order they are place onto the stage STORY SAGE To realistically show puppets leaving the stage use the point and click walk function to make the puppets walk off behind the curtain Alternatively use the backstage controls Special effects The special effects determine how a puppet or prop will disappear trom the stage Click on a special effect button to turn that effect ON then click on a puppet or prop on the stage to kos apply the effect The special effect will turn OFF once applied to a prop or puppet Visual effects The visual effects are created by animations on the stage Click on a visual effect button to turn that effect ON Click on a visual effect button for a second time to turn it OFF Sound effects The sound ettects are looped audio clips Click on a sound effect button to turn the sound ON Click on a sound effect button for a second time to turn it OFF One Ko WI EBENE www scholastic co uk Music Lights USER GUIDE Click a music button to turn that atmospheric music ON Click the music button for a second time to turn it OFF Click and drag the volume bar to turn the volume level up or down The stage spotlights are ON by default O Click on the spotlight button to turn the spotlights OFF Click on the spotlights button for a second time to turn them ON again Click and drag the lights
17. onto a stage curtain 6 STORY SAGE USER GUIDE How to control the props How to control the puppets R IR Move the mouse over the props to find these hotspots the mouse pointer displays this symbol click to change the prop view IR Some props have ditterent views If Some props can be turned If the oR mouse pointer displays this symbol Move the mouse over the puppets click to turn the prop When the mouse pointer displays this When the mouse pointer displays this I R symbol click to make the puppet sit or symbol click to move the prop lie down and stand up again D symbol click to make the puppet s Puppets mouth talk amp When the mouse pointer displays this Click the next and back arrows to move through the choice of puppets When the mouse pointer displays this symbol click to make the puppet turn When the mouse pointer displays this symbol click and drag to move the puppet Click and drag a puppet from the library to the required place on the stage Alternatively you can click and drag a puppet from the library onto a stage curtain and the character will wait in the wings until dragged or walked onstage Note To instantly remove a puppet or a prop from the stage drag it onto a stage curtain When the mouse pointer displays this symbol on the stage area click to make the puppet walk to that point Note The props and puppets will be
18. rtormances saved trom a different Story Stage title select it from the dropdown list of installed products at the top of the screen Click the Back button to return to the Main Menu screen www scholastic co uk L No 10 WB wee STORY STAGE Setup Mice and other inputs Setup Mice and other inputs R Player 1 R Player 2 R 2 Test Microphone Upon entering the Create section each time the Mice and other inputs menu will appear The number of connected USB mice will be displayed in this menu screen and each mouse will be assigned a colour Users can enter their name next to the mouse they will be using A microphone is required for using the voice recording feature in Create An internal or external microphone can be used although an external plug in microphone is recommended tor best results To check if a microphone is detected click the Test button When a microphone is detected the message Microphone connected will be displayed Note USB mice must be used with Story Stage A maximum of four USB mice can be used at any one time although three USB mice are recommended for optimum performance Wireless mice can be used but are not recommended for use with Story Stage Mice must be plugged in before entering the Create area and not at any time after the Setup Mice menu Exiting Story Stage Tip To exit the Story Stage program trom any screen at any time hold down Ctrl and Q on your computer key
19. se studies or to buy other Story Stage titles visit www storystage co uk Environmental Information Scholastic UK is concerned about the environment and we want to do everything we can to reduce our environmental impact We encourage the recycling of unwanted CD ROMs and support nationwide recycling initiatives Please tind a CD ROM recycling organisation in your local area to dispose of Story Stage when you no longer wish to use it For more information on Scholastic s Environmental Policy and initiatives please visit http www scholastic co uk environmental
20. y must first save their initial recording Click the Record button to start recording a performance A 3 2 1 countdown will display before recording begins The Pause button can be used to pause recording whilst making scene changes or between acts The Stop button ends the recording and returns to the standard record playback controls Click the Play button to watch the recorded pertormance Click the Rewind button to return to the start of the recorded performance Click the Save button to save the recorded pertormance to the Gallery Click the Reset button to delete the recorded pertormance Ie fe te ty wien Tip Clicking Stop atter making a recording and then clicking Record again will overwrite a pertormance Users should ensure they have saved their last performance before recording a new one www scholastic co uk RBASCHOLASTIC STORY SVAGE Plan and Perform Story Characters s f f Jack CE Jack s Mother CO ciont eo O Grey Cow Wott in nightie Wolf General Ro f O Dragon Boy in Beachwear O Girl in Beachwear Mermaid O ween Upon clicking Plan and Perform on the Main Menu and then the Create button users must first choose which components background scenery puppets and props they would like to be available within the Create library Components trom all installed Story Stage titles are organised within separate tabs in the Plan interta
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