SXSW Award Winner Teaches Austin Students How to Digitize
their Legacy
Photodex’s video slideshows are key tool
for preserving memories for next generation
Teach students how to make slideshows on their own.
Use the Digital darkroom effects to tell your story.
Photos, videos, audio and recordings to enhance customers' stories
Create a storyboard to help customers and clients understand their leagacies.
Use the photos from non-profits to further the mission either in marketing or fund raising.
Results:
- Taught hundreds of students how to create multimedia slideshows about
themselves
- Enhanced students’ legacy stories, self-esteem, vitality of
mind and creativity
- Helped hundreds preserve memories for younger generations to
enjoy
- Helped share important information in the community
The Background
When Roberta Przybylski retired at 55, she never thought
she’d teach older adults, but after working as an educator, a technical writer and
teaching herself how to use the computer, it seemed like a natural fit. She
began volunteering at Austin Computer Learning Center, a non-profit and part of
the Austin Groups for the Elderly where for the last 12 years, she’s taught
hundreds of adults how to use their computer. In 2005, she was introduced to
Photodex’s ProShow Products for creating video slideshows and immediately knew
it would benefit her students.
She saw the possibilities for “Digital Legacy” stories and
memories for her older students. It was intriguing with the multimedia aspect of
hearing a person’s voice tell a story and have their favorite music at the same
time.
She began teaching “Digitizing Your Legacy” at University of Texas for the
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and the Austin Computer Learning Center and
has never looked back. Roberta recently won the SXSW Dewey Winburne for her community
service in teaching with technology and the effects are lasting throughout the community.
Roberta’s class
centers around the following key steps. They first determine what they want to share
about themselves, collect photos and videos, make a storyboard, find
favorite songs, make voice recordings, compile everything and make a show through
ProShow Gold or Producer. Finally, the process of using the new link for SmugMug
and Photodex to upload to the web for easy viewing especially for your MAC user
clients and friends.