Planning a Digital Storytelling Project

Digital Storytelling

Tech Workshop – November 19, 2009

Examples

Split

Davis Digital Storytelling Challenge 2nd Place

Matt’s Story

What Digital Storytelling Is/Is Not

• Digital Storytelling is the process of creating stories about events and topics that reflect the author's full intellectual and personal engagement with the subject.

• It is Not A Topic Report or Reporting of facts and information.

What is Digital Storytelling

• Storytellers "envision" information using digital tools to make sense of, evaluate, and share their deep understanding of historic, social, scientific and political topics.--Center for Digital Storytelling, Berkeley, CA

7 Elements of Storytelling

• Point of View• Dramatic Question• Emotional Content• Your Voice• Sound Track• Economy • Pacing

Source: http://atr.k12.hi.us/tutorials/tutorials/digstory/elements.htm

Integration

Resources

Michelle’s Pictureshttp://picasaweb.google.com/Michelle.Torrise/ Brainybetty.com http://www.brainybetty.com/soundsforpowerpoint.htm Free Audio Clipshttp://www.freeaudioclips.com/

Referencedhttp://themes.mididb.com/tv/http://curriculumplanning.wikispaces.com/English+-+Digital+Storytellinghttp://www.motivation-tools.com/youth/what_is_education.htm

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In three words describe the picture to the left.

In three words describe the above picture

In three words describe the

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English Integration

• Literary Elements that Can Be taught in Storytelling– Symbolism– Genre– Themes– Storylines– Voice– Metaphor– Pacing

Storytelling Assets

• You will be collecting a variety of files for your project including:– Images– Audio– Slides– Video– Soundtracks

Themes of growing up• DEATH & REINCARNATION

– what happens when we die?• FAMILY

– relationships– culture, tradition

• HAPINESS– special memories– special people

• RELATIONSHIPS– friends, teachers, & mentors

• RESILIENCY– struggles– setbacks– circumstances