/Guidelines for Script writers

Visual Cue	Narration
Display Slide 1 containing Topic acknowledgement to TTT, NMEICT url of the project Script writer and Narrators Name and affiliation Date of creation	Welcome to the presentation on the Guidelines for the script writers. Here we shall present the on the do's and dont's regarding script writing also.
Slide 2	To start with, choose the required topic from the Basic Level of a FOSS. Ideally start with any topic other than Installation of the FOSS and Introduction to the FOSS.
Slide 3	It is mandatory for the script to be in a two column format.
Open url http://spoken-tutorial.org/wiki/index.php/LaTeX/Basic_Level/_Installing_MikTeX	Let me show you a sample script which is not according to our standards.
Open url http://spoken-tutorial.org/wiki/index.php/Drupal/Basic/Installation/English	This is how a two column script would look like.
Display the url http://spoken-tutorial.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_use_OpenOffice_script_template	To know how to generate a two column format script, please follow the steps given in this url carefully.
Slide 4	We shall now present some guidelines on how to write a script. They are as follows: Mention the learning objectives at the beginning of the script Test all the features, like link, webpages etc, and confirm that they work Explain the topic well
Slide 5	Use simple words Use short sentences Be specific while giving instructions.
Slide 6	Follow a good pedagogy while writing a script. Please do not leave any thing for the learners assumptions. Write all the steps from the beginning to the end.
Slide 7	A script should be written by visualizing that 75% of it should be demonstration and 25% of it should be slides. A quick recap of the content taught in the tutorial in bullet points or a flow chart towards the end of the script. Please suggest an end task, a quiz or project so that the learners can work on it.
Slide 8	After the script has been written, please do the following: When read aloud, the script should be of 7 minute duration. Please ask a novice to verify the correctness of the script by executing the action.
Slide 9	Proof read the script to rectify any grammatical mistakes before recording. Please check if the visual cues match with the narration.
Open url http://spoken-tutorial.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_write_a_Script_for_Spoken_Tutorials	For further details on the guidelines, please go through this link
Slide 10	A script needs to be supported by the required resources. For example: the slides, source files, editors etc. So it is mandatory to upload these resources along with the script on the spoken tutorial mediawiki
Visual Cue	Narration
Open url: http://spoken-tutorial.org/wiki/index.php/FOSS_Stages	If you are the Effort leader of a particular FOSS: Please make the slide template for the FOSS according to the guidelines given in stage 2 of this url
Slide 11	There are some sample templates. You may choose any of them according to your requirement Get it approved by the spoken tutorial team
Open url: http://spoken-tutorial.org/wiki/index.php/Admin_Checklist_Slide_template	Spoken tutorial team checks against the criteria given in this checklist
Demo on mediawiki	Procedure for uploading the slide template is as follows: Please log on to spoken tutorial mediawiki using your name and password. If you have not registered, kindly register. Please click on the upload tab and upload the file The file gets uploaded on a page which is automatically generated. Please copy paste the automatically created url on the outline page of the respective FOSS.
Slide 12	If you are the creator of the tutorial, then Please download the template from the outline page Use the template to match up with the requirement of the script
Slide 13	Along with the script, please upload the slides on the spoken tutorial mediawiki Copy paste the url on the particular script. The procedure to upload and link has been shown previously in this tutorial.
Show the template for DSpace	Here is an example of the slides which have been already uploaded. This is the slide template for DSpace Spoken Tutorials.
Open url http://spoken-tutorial.org/wiki/index.php/Introduction_to_DSpace	If you want to write a script for a tutorial on any of the DSpace topics, you may download it from here.
Open url http://spoken-tutorial.org/wiki/index.php/Creators_Checklist	After you have done the above, please self verify the script against the checklist in the url here.
Slide 14	Once you have uploaded the script and the resources, please inform the admin team of spoken tutorial get it approved get a novice check done get is reviewed by an expert.
Slide 15	If the novice locates bugs, it is the responsibility of the expert and the creator to rectify the script If the reviewer suggests changes, it is the responsibility of the expert to incorporate the changes.
Http://spoken-tutorial.org/wiki	Once you are done with all this, you are now ready to record the tutorial. For the guidelines on recording and narration, please go through the tutorial which is on our website www.spoken-tutorial.org/wiki
Slide 16	In this tutorial, we have explained The things that you need to keep in mind while writing a script The procedure to generate a two column script uploading and using the required resources for the script Validation of the script
Slide 17	This brings us to the end of the tutorial on Guidelines for script writing. Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of Talk to Teacher project, coordinated by http://spoken-tutorial.org Funding for this work has come from the National Mission on Education through ICT, launched by MHRD, Government of India. For more details pls watch http://spoken-tutorial.org/NMEICT-Intro This Payel Mukherjee from IIT Bombay signing off. Thank you for watching.

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