digital stories web tools and mobile apps

Paul Hamilton-Smith 2013See this presentation online at www.innovationeducation.net

Digital Stories

Storytelling has been going on for centuries. It is a great way to communicate feelings and ideas. We hear the term “Digital Stories” and can sometimes become confused. The most

important part of the term is ‘story’. The digital aspect makes these stories more widely

accessible and created with many different kinds of media.

The Internet has taken digital stories onto the world stage and now makes publishing to the world a part of students’ everyday

learning.

The World of Digital Stories

I see digital stories as an opportunity for students to share their creations with more and more people.

There are so many kinds of stories that can be shared

digitally it can sometimes be hard to know where to

begin.

Book CreatoriMovie for iPadiStop MotionPodcasting

Storybook Maker iPadPrezi

Online ComicsAudioboo

PowerPointStory bird

VoicethreadKahootzScratchBlogsWikis

Comic LifeiMovie

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iStopMotion

A great way to get your students excited about creating a digital story is by using stop-motion

animation. •Stop-motion is the process of taking many photos of an objects and slightly moving it each time to give the impression that is moving buy itself.

•I used the program iStopmotion for Mac and iOS but there are lots of Windows options out there (Stop-Motion Pro)

iStopMotion• The process of creating a stop-motion movie always begins with a planning session that outlines the basic plot or information that needs to be communicated

• I worked with students in small groups because the process does take some time to film.

iStopMotion

• Go through the basics of how to use the software

•How to make a lego character walk around your scene

iStopMotion

• The Process

iStopMotion

• First attempts

iStopMotion • The First Fleet

• Crazy Talk– http://www.reallusion.com/crazytalk/

• 2D animation. Animate any picture! $49. Windows

only.

http://storybird.com/

Storybird reverses visual storytelling by starting with the image and "unlocking" the story inside. Explore artists, get inspired, and write.

• Amazing Artwork

• Professional looking presentations

• Full Screen books

• Can be saved for later

• Can be shared via the internet

• Student / Teacher assignemnets

Submitted stories appear here

Microsoft PowerPoint

• PowerPoint and Keynote are a great start to making digital stories as most of us are familiar with them in some way.

• It is easy to introduce an interactive element into the PowerPoint story by adding hyperlinks onto objects so that the story can take a different turn.

Apple Keynote

The thunder cracked over his head and the hail stung his face as he stared into the darkness of the cave. Should he enter?

Enter

Run away

As he scurried inside the cave he felt the warm, smelly breath of something near him.

Oh no it was a....

He ran off into the darkness feeling better about not entering into that cave. What

kinds of creatures would he find on his path through these woods?

Microsoft PowerPoint Apple Keynote

• Year 5 students were studying Forensic Science and I asked them to create a digital story that incorporated the knowledge that they had gained during lessons.

• Once students were shown the basics of hyperlinking and duplicating pages they were able to set off and create some great interactive stories.

•It should be about the story, not the technology

Microsoft PowerPoint Apple Keynote

oVoice Thread – add student comments via audio video or text

oNarrate a story, excursion, some artwork, a class project.

oTeachers can record their voice to explain concepts, ideas etc.

To see many examples of Voicethread being used in classrooms

http://voicethread.com/about/library/

http://edorigami.edublogs.org/files/2009/06/voicethread.mov

oHave a look at this example of how you could use Voicethread.

http://voicethread.com/share/2424255/

Book creator

Cost: $5.49Publisher: Red Jumper

StudioApp Store rating: ****

The simple way to create your own beautiful iBooks, right on the iPad. Read them in iBooks, send them to your friends, or submit them to the iBookstore. Ideal for children’s picture books, photo books, art books, cook books, manuals, textbooks, and the list goes on.

Book creator

The Good•So incredibly easy! Prep students can create books•Publish to iBooks, Dropbox, Good Reader, EPub, email,

iTunes files•Sound is easy to record

Educational Value•Create digital stories easily•Sequencing events •Good for struggling writers (record function)

Book creatorOverview of how the app works

Book creatorExcursion Recounts

•Use the app to recount a recent excursion or event with the help of photos and audio.

•Great for those students who have difficulty in writing as they can narrate.

Book creatorStudent Portfolio

• Insert some images of key achievements •Narrate important events and achievements• Insert photos of key pieces of work

Book creator

Books to read with your class

•Create a book for students •Customise to their reading levels• Insert familiar text and images•Make a meaningful text for them to read.•A Prep Alphabet book

Book creatorBooks to read with your classCreating the Year 1 Rule Book

•Create a class book for students to share

Exporting the Year 1 Rule Book to iBooks

Podcasting

• Digital stories can be read and recorded onto podcasting software such as Garage band, Audacity, Audio Boo or many others.

• Sound effects can enhance stories but should only be used when needed.

Podcasting

Garage Band (Mac / iPad)

Audacity (Mac / PC)

Audio Boo Mac / PC /

iPad

http://www.buzzmaven.com/podcast-software-list.html

• Audio boo is a free service that gives a 3 minute recording saved to the internet that can be easily shared over the internet.

Mac / PC iPhone / iPad

http://audioboo.fm/boos/1254155-two-little-monkeys

Want more?

http://www.scoop.it/t/digital-storytelling-tools-apps-and-ideas

Keep and Share Your Websites

oDelicious is an excellent way of keeping all your bookmarks together and sharing them with your year level. www.delicious.com

http://www.commoncraft.com/video/social-bookmarking

oMy Delicious weblinks…..

http://delicious.com/phsmith1