Stories are large & small instruments of meaning & explanation that we store in our memories.- Joe Lambert / Roger SchankTell me a fact I’ll learn.Tell me a truth I’ll believe.Tell me a story I’ll remember forever.- Saying

DIGITAL STORYTELLINGIts About The Skills Not about the Tools

Introduction•What? •Why? •Process

Learn•Project Based•21 Century skills

Create, Collaborate, Tools•Using in classrooms•Real-life examples

Digital Story

2-4 minute clip /

slideshow

First person

narrative

Own voice

Images

Audio track

Emotions

Digital

Story

creative self-

reflection

community

engagement

community

empowerment

education

intimate human

connection

self expres

sion

STUDENT PERSPECTIVE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU1SkaTsv78

TYPES OF DIGITAL STORIES

Personal Narratives

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)

Discovery Stories

LEARNING IN ACTION

http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/2790

History

Interview

Scripts

Video

Audience

TAKE-AWAY’S

Engagement Analysis

Excitement

Investment

Conflict Resolution

Connection

TEACHERS’ OBSERVATIONS

http://www.streetside.org/stories/index.htm http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/2

979 http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/2

961

Grades• Go UP

Eager• To work

Likely• To do

homework

Gives Voice to• Non-

participants

Learning• Improves

THE PROCESS

Construct•Dig deep•Think complex

Communicate•Script•Language•Voice•Ideas•Tone•Angles

Pre-Production

Writing a narrative script

Planning the project

Organizing the project folders

Production

Making the voiceover

Gathering and preparing the media resources

Post-Production

Putting it all together

Distribution

Applause

ACTIVITY

Takeaways? Excited? Why? Insights Elements of the Digital Story? Your Definition Discuss

HARDWIRING

Organise

Share

Tell

project-based learning

PROJECT BASED LEARNING

Takeaway

Learn

• By doing• As per need• How to learn• Invest in learning• Develop Creativity

Collaborate• Work together• Conflict resolution• Network and publish findings

Takeaway

21st Century

Skills

Research Critical

thinking

Writing

Voice

Personal Narrativ

eKnowledge

Retention1

Communication

Real-World Connectio

ns

Creativity2

Portfolio Assessm

ent3

Digital Literacy

critical thinking

http://www.flickr.com/photos/borghetti/43058749/

writing

voice

personal narrative

communication

real world connections

creativity

assessment

digital literacy

http://flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/318946369/

EXAMPLES: YOUNGER STUDENTS

KG, Presentation, “I am”http://www.watertowncsd.org/index.cfm?bid=5&cid=103Grade 2, Photo Story, “Osiris”http://www.eaglepnt.k12.or.us/Files/Osiris.wmvGrade 2-3, Photo Story, Projectshttp://www.eaglepnt.k12.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=1894

Takeaway

EXAMPLES: OLDER STUDENTS

Presentation, Immunityhttps://www.msu.edu/~terbrack/student%20work/Attack%20of%20the%20pathogensKP.ppt

Movie, Bernoulli Principlehttp://it.seattleschools.org/BEXlevy/activities/movie-maker/movie-maker/

Photo Story, Puerto Ricohttp://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/places.html

Digital Storytelling Initiative: My Potato Storyhttp://dsi.kqed.org/index.php/contest/about/C24/

Takeaway

ACTIVITY

Takeaways? Benefits in classroom? Benefits for students?

Creation

Takeaway

How? Find Map

AttentionPoint of view

Language

Emotion Voice

Images and soundsBrief

Rhythm

ACTIVITY

Takeaways? Components of a digital story?

Collaboration

Brainstorm

Collect Sort Decide

SelectExecution plan

Collaborative workspace

Individual tasks

Research

HOW TO WORK TOGETHER ON A STORY…

HOW TO WORK TOGETHER ON A STORY…

Takeaway

Storyboard

Basic story

Revise EditPolish

Proof Share (live & digital)

Evaluate

SUMMARY: PROJECT GUIDELINES

Students teach you

Start small

Work together

Collaboration

Share it all

E-portfolios

ACTIVITY

Takeaways? Project in mind? Plans?

Tools

TOOLS FOR CREATING A DIGITAL STORY

PowerPoint

Photo Story

Movie Maker

PHOTOSTORY

http://tccl.rit.albany.edu/knilt/index.php/Unit_II--Lesson_I--Importing_Images_with_Microsoft_Photo_Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CffwgoacHrI&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNLlix0b4hg&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CByB-y7CPHM&feature=channelCustomized

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB2eBCqBa1g&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV_cii-OJ_A&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpPN8NFFODo

ACTIVITY

Describe your triumphs and/or frustrations when using Microsoft Photo Story / Windows MovieMaker

EXAMPLES: POWERPOINT PROJECTS

Create perform & understand

public-speaking

Museum docent

talk

History/ Geographi

cal tour

Live Interview

EXAMPLES: PHOTO-STORY PROJECTS

Create present &

understand photo-essays

words

musicvideo

transitions

EXAMPLES: PHOTO-STORY PROJECTS

Create present &

understand movies

With narration

With dialogues

With still and moving

images

MORE IDEAS FOR DS PROJECTS

Digital Story

Text

Tagxedo

Audio

Audacity

Image

Photo Story

Video

Moviemaker

Story

Media

Program

MORE TOOLS FOR DS PROJECTS

Autocollage

Photosynth

BING Images

Takeaway

ACTIVITY

Takeaways? Tool? Examples of use? New tool? Why?

Developed from Microsoft Digital Storytelling E-book

Collaborator Mary Lane Potter

writer, teacher, editor http://members.authorsguild.net/marylapotter

Learner Kit

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