DIGITAL STORYTELLING

Wendy SigeleCaren Kimbarovsky

Briana Allen

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Tech Intro Information40 Minutes:         What is Digital Storytelling? ---(content telling)           Elements of a digital storytelling           Benefits of Storytelling            Types of storytelling           StoryBoard           Copyright - quick take             Rubric Ideas            Links to use                10 minute Break15 minutes:

Tools for storytelling -- Show AnimotoSamplesHow To

30 minute --- Explore Animoto Yourself!5 minute Break20 minutes:

Tools for storytelling -- VoiceThreadSamplesHow To

45 minute --- Explore VoiceThread Yourself!5 Minute Evaluation

What is Digital StoryTelling?  

Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling.  Digital stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative and voice together, thereby giving deep dimension and vivid color to characters, situations,

experiences, and insights. Tell your story now digitally.   - Leslie Rule, Digital Storytelling Association

   

Digital Storytelling is a  means of communicating narrative and non-narrative concepts using a variety of formats

http://www.learningplace.com.au/deliver/content.asp?pid=38781

Elements of Digital Content Storytelling

 http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/7elements.html    

For Teachers...if the teacher creates it.....Digital Storytelling is a

Way to present new materialWay to give background knowledgeHook...way to get them to be interestedEnhancement for current lessonsHelpful way to retain new information

"The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling" by Bernard R. Robin

For Students...if the Student creates it...Digital Storytelling

Generates InterestTunes in to students' creative talentsAllows for expression of ideas and opinionsPromotes narration. Appeals to students with diverse learning styles.

"The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling" by Bernard R. Robin

Students engaged in Digital storytelling....

Develop:

Research SkillsWriting SkillsOrganization SkillsTechnology SkillsPresentation SkillsInterview SkillsInterpersonal SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsAssessment Skills

"The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling" by Bernard R. Robinhttp://educationinnovation.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/08/page/5/

In addition Student Literacies are addressed...  

• Digital Literacies • Global Literacies • Technology Literacies • Visual Literacies • Informational Literacies

"The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling" by Bernard R. RobinΩ

What kinds of Digital Storytelling are out there?

* Personal Narratives* Digital Stories that Examine Historical Events* Stories that Inform or Instruct'* Character Stories (relationship with another person)

* Memorial Stories - Honoring and remembering

* Adventure Stories* Accomplishment Stories - achievement of a goal

* Special Places* What I do - profession, hobby, social commitment

* Recovery Stories - overcoming challenges

* Love Stories* Discovery Stories

"The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling" by Bernard R. Robinhttp://www.slideshare.net/ballen/digital-sto

Once you have the idea, assignment, tool to use, etc.

then.....

StoryBoard IT!A storyboard helps you: • Define the parameters of a story within available resources and time  • Organize and focus a story 

o put down imageso narrationo effectso sounds

• Figure out what medium to use for each part of the story  Storyboards can be done: • Using Posterboard/butcher paper/whiteboard with post its • Computer Software - Word/Inspiration/Promethean Board • Pen and Paper

http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/starttofinish/storyboarding/  http://karenjlloyd.com/blog/free-storyboard-template-downloads/http://www.slideshare.net/ballen/digital-storytelling-workshop-tie-2009

Storyboard...It's a Process!

Pre-WritingDraftingRevisingEditingPublishing   http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/storyboarding.html

For ease of Copyright....use Creative Commons

http://search.creativecommons.org/

Some tools you can use

Animoto and VoiceThread

1.  Go to the bottom of the screen to create an account.

2. Click on the Education link 3.  Apply for education account.  This may take awhile.  (Today, we have a different alternate way to get in...like a student would)

To Create an Animoto

Classroom Uses

Animoto

http://animoto.com/education/casestudies

    The Afterlife by Gary Soto

    The Chocolate War- A long version of a book trailer

    The Chocolate War Remix-A short version of the original

    Stories of the American Revolution - this is a web page for a historical DS project done with Briana Allen’s 6th grade students. There are 3 video examples and a bunch of resources.

 

What is Voice Thread?http://voicethread.com/share/409/  How to do a voice thread in one minute.

http://voicethread.com/share/8381/

Free Voice Thread....Cannot allow students to comment unless    they have an account.ProEducator - One time $10 fee, can have students in your account.Class Thread - Can Create classroom threads, so students have     their own log ins.

Let's Look at it a little more.....

Classroom Uses

VoiceThread

http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=0Ackcck5Y9hd4ZGNtM3FkdzRfMTRkbjJzY3NncA&hl=en http://edtechnation.pbworks.com/Digital-Storytelling-with-VoiceThread

http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/

Rubrics/ScoringTools to use:

• http://www.techteachers.com/digstory/gradclass/rubrics.htm• ReadWriteThink• http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php• http://www.digitales.us/evaluating/scoring_guide.php

Ideas on how to score: Scoring Voice Thread Participation:  http://teacherleaders.typepad.com/the_tempered_radical/2008/07/scoring-voiceth.html?cid=124100306#comment-124100306 http://cndls.georgetown.edu/crossroads/vkp/newsletter/0902/resources.htm#gr

FREE RESOURCES

Images

http://clipart.peirceinternet.com/http://www.photovaco.com/http://www.freegraphics.org/free_images/Public_Domain_Animationshttp://thefreesite.com/Free_Graphics/Free_clipart/index.html

Music

http://freekidsmusic.com/http://www.freeplaymusic.com/http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=008324767609953161830:0rp_afjiqji http://free-loops.com/free-loops.phphttp://www.jamendo.com/en/ http://freemusicarchive.org/

More Tools for Digital Storytelling

iMovieGarageBand - Podcasting (audio only and video)XtraNormal - http://www.xtranormal.com/

√http://smokesandbox.wik.is/Digital_Storytelling√http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/mystorymaker/√http://myths.e2bn.org/story_creator/http://www.rockyou.com/http://tarheelreader.org/http://www.pimpampum.net

Links for More Digital Storytelling Infohttp://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryToolshttp://sites.helenbarrett.net/portfolio/my-competencies/digital-storytellinghttp://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/http://www.pbs.org/circleofstories/http://www.techedonline.org/digitalstorytelling.htm#startedhttp://4everlearner.pbworks.com/Digital-Story-Telling-at-3csetchttp://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/12/05/voicethread-supports-template-based-digital-storytelling/http://teach.fcps.net/trt18/Digital%20Writing/digitalstory.htmhttp://tech-head.com/dstory.htmhttp://www.teachingteachers.com/story.htmhttp://kids-learn.org/ebooks/projectinfo.htmhttp://bookbuilder.cast.org/explore.phphttp://www.terry-freedman.org.uk/artman/publish/printer_804.phphttp://www.umass.edu/wmwp/DigitalStorytelling/Digital%20Storytelling%20Main%20Page.htmhttp://msugrads.wikispaces.com