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Digital Storytellingto enhance writing and engage your
elementary students
Lyn Hilt * July 21, 2015 * Simple K-12
Thanks for joining me today!
Elementary Instructional Technology Integrator/Coach Former K-6 Principal Writer of stories!
Contact: @lynhilt on Twitter Blog: lynhilt.com lynhilt@gmail.com
What is digital storytelling?
the art of telling stories combined with multimedia
shared, published, and amplified with digital tools
a way to share learning
spans the curriculum
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brings the relationship between context and content to life
- Silvia Tolisano
transmit knowledge, culture, perspectives and points of view.
Storytelling, no matter in what form and created in whatever media, is a powerful tool to
It is the act of telling our personal story of what we know and understand from an event or topic that provides a
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"sense-making" processenabling our brains to organize a myriad of factoids while
also increasing “sticking power.”
-Bernajean Porter
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“The story form becomes a way to shape curricula, build
units of instruction, and frame academic arguments. Above
all, stories become the cornerstone of constructivist learning, in which students become heroes of their own
learning adventures.” Jason Ohler
Image: Silvia Tolisano
What do students learn when they write and publish
their stories?
From Jason Ohler
It starts with story.
Alyssa L. Miller via Compfight
Developing story topics Writing the story Images Supplementing images from the web Storyboarding Digital editing Recording voice over Choosing a soundtrack Effects Production and presentation
Jon Orech’s “Down and Dirty”
DST steps
1. Point of View 2. Dramatic Question 3. Emotional Content 4. Gift of Your Voice
5. Power of Soundtrack 6. Economy
7. Pacing
7 Elements of a Digital Story
John Lambert Center for Digital Storytelling
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Six Word Stories Six Word Memoirsvia BrainPickings
allows creation of original artwork and import of other media records voice narration simple interface for even the youngest students to use free student and teacher accounts Assignments tool and Common Core templates sharing options: embed, mp4 and PDF downloads, links, Class Page iOS app available!
stunning artwork to accompany text - write stories and poetry inspires creative, detail-oriented writing web-based - app coming soon! free accounts for teachers and students projects can have multiple collaborators student work is private, teachers can manage sharing with classmates & family commenting
Jason Ohler- Digital Storytelling in the Classroom: New Media Pathways to Literacy, Learning, and Creativity
Silvia Tolisano- langwitches.org
Bernajean Porter- digitales.us
My wiki with additional storytelling resources:
tinyurl.com/dsthilt
Happy storytelling!
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@lynhilt on Twitter * lynhilt@gmail.com
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