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Digital Storytelling

Kim Yi and Jenny Lapple

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What is a digital story?

• digital story (dig·i·tal sto·ry)A short, first-person video-narrative created by combining recorded voice, still and moving images, and music or other sounds.

What is a digital storyteller?

• digital storyteller (dig·i·tal sto·ry·tell·er) Anyone who has a desire to document life experience, ideas, or feelings through the use of story and digital media.

What is digital storytelling?

Elements of digital storytelling

• Point of view• Dramatic question• Emotional content• The gift of your voice• Soundtrack• Economy • Pacing

Elements of digital storytelling

• Point of viewWhat is the main point of the story and what is the

perspective of the another?

Elements of digital storytelling

• Dramatic questionA key question that keeps the viewer’s attention and will beanswered by the end of the story.

Elements of digital storytelling

• Emotional contentSerious issues that come alive in a personal and powerful way and connects the storyto the audience.

Elements of digital storytelling

• The gift of your voiceA way to personalize the story to help the audience understandthe context.

Elements of digital storytelling

• Soundtrack Music or other soundsthat support and embellishthe storyline.

Elements of digital storytelling

• EconomyUsing just enough content to tell the story

without overloading the viewer.

Elements of digital storytelling

• PacingThe rhythm of the storyand how slowly or quickly it progresses.

Digital Stories

• The Weight of Your Breath• Inconsequential Moments • myIligan

Benefits of DST in the classroom

• Students learn to speak the language of new media

• DST can open up new ways of thinking and communicating

• Epistemological surplus • Students learn to develop their voice in

the digital realm • Cross-discipline collaboration • The DAOW of DST

Integrating DST in the classroom

• Find the story, despite the technology

Assessment

• Set clear goals in the rubric • Assess the story• Assess all the artifacts students create to

develop the digital story, especially the written work

• Assess student planning and process• Assess media grammar and student use of

media• Assess student understanding and

presentation of content• Assess student teamwork and use of

resources• Assess their performance• Have students self-assess their projects

Copyright law

• Quick Copyright Facts- All tangible creative works are protected by copyright immediately upon creation.- Quoting or crediting the author of a copied work does not satisfy copyright requirements.- When in doubt about either the copyright status of a work or the appropriateness of your use of that work,

get permission.- Be aware of Educational fair use.

Copyright LawEducational Fair Use

• Fair Use Analysis 1. What is the character of use?

2. What is the nature of the work to be used?3. How much of the work will you use?4. What effect would this use have on the market for

the original or for permissions if the use were widespread?

Examples of (non-commercial) Educational Purposes

• Instruction or curriculum-based teaching by educators to students at nonprofit educational institutions

• Study or investigation in order to contribute to a field of knowledge

• Presentation of research findings at peer conferences, workshops or seminars

Getting started!

• Part One: Define, Collect, Decide• Part Two: Select, Import, Create• Part Three: Decide, Write,

Record, Finalize• Part Four: Demonstrate,

Evaluate, Replicate

DST Resources

• Digital storytelling– Center for Digital Storytelling– DigiTales

• Tools– AASL DST Wiki– 100 DST Tools

• Educational resources – The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling– Moving at the Speed of Creativity

Conclusion