digital storytelling

Digital StorytellingDigital Storytelling

Using New Digital Tools To Help Ordinary People To Tell Their Own Real-life Stories

Using New Digital Tools To Help Ordinary People To Tell Their Own Real-life Stories

Digital Storytelling is…Digital Storytelling is…

The Art Of Turning A Personal Narrative Into A Multimedia Experience

The Art Of Turning A Personal Narrative Into A Multimedia Experience

Engages Students And Teachers

Engages Students And Teachers

YOUR “Story Voice”YOUR “Story Voice”Uses Images, Music, Video,

Animation, The WebUses Images, Music, Video,

Animation, The WebTelling With ToolsTelling With Tools

Why Should I Use Digital Storytelling?

Why Should I Use Digital Storytelling?

Bloom’s Synthesis and EvaluationBloom’s Synthesis and Evaluation

Content Area TEKSContent Area TEKS

Technology Applications TEKSTechnology Applications TEKS

CompellingCompelling

SharingSharing

PublishingPublishing

Why Should I Use Digital Storytelling?

Why Should I Use Digital Storytelling?

It Addresses 18 Of The 20 Expectations For Learning In The

21st Century Skills

It Addresses 18 Of The 20 Expectations For Learning In The

21st Century Skills

Uses Cutting-edge Tools To Communicate In A Highly Engaging

Manner

Uses Cutting-edge Tools To Communicate In A Highly Engaging

Manner

Encourages and Supports Media Literacy

A Goal Promoted By The National Council of Teacher of English

Encourages and Supports Media Literacy

A Goal Promoted By The National Council of Teacher of English

Why Should I Use Digital Storytelling?

Why Should I Use Digital Storytelling?

• Introduce New Material

• Conduct Research

• Synthesize Content

• Digital Communication

• Introduce New Material

• Conduct Research

• Synthesize Content

• Digital Communication

• Organize Ideas

• Create For Target Audiences

• Present Knowledge In Meaningful Way

• Organize Ideas

• Create For Target Audiences

• Present Knowledge In Meaningful Way

Why Digital Storytelling?Why Digital Storytelling?

• Diverse Learning Styles

• Engage Digital Natives

• Provide Real Opportunity for Creativity

• Publish student work on Internet

• Diverse Learning Styles

• Engage Digital Natives

• Provide Real Opportunity for Creativity

• Publish student work on Internet

From the Teacher’s PerspectiveFrom the Teacher’s Perspective

Why Digital Storytelling?Why Digital Storytelling?

• Use Internet for something besides chatting and games

• Develop communication skills

• Increase computer skills

• Use Internet for something besides chatting and games

• Develop communication skills

• Increase computer skills

From the Student’s PerspectiveFrom the Student’s Perspective

Why Digital Storytelling?Why Digital Storytelling?• Digital Storytelling: Examining the

Process With Middle School Students

• http://projects.educ.iastate.edu/~ds/Behmer/index.html

• Digital Storytelling: Examining the Process With Middle School Students

• http://projects.educ.iastate.edu/~ds/Behmer/index.html

This is an excellent website about Digital Storytelling complete with a Curriculum.

Be sure to check it out!

This is an excellent website about Digital Storytelling complete with a Curriculum.

Be sure to check it out!

A Few Thoughts On How To Use Digital Storytelling

A Few Thoughts On How To Use Digital Storytelling

• As an anticipatory hook for unit

• Enhance lesson plans within a unit

• Student created stories requiring “point of view” research and presentation

• As an anticipatory hook for unit

• Enhance lesson plans within a unit

• Student created stories requiring “point of view” research and presentation

Digital StorytellingDigital Storytelling

The ProcessThe Process

http://www.digitales.us/resources/seven_steps.php#

Start With A ScriptStart With A Script

• First person narrative

• Written in your own voice and style

• Used for voiceover

• Should express personal meaning or insight

• First person narrative

• Written in your own voice and style

• Used for voiceover

• Should express personal meaning or insight

Plan The ProjectPlan The Project• Image/Shot Lists

• Music/Sound Lists

• Storyboards (paper or electronic)

• Image/Shot Lists

• Music/Sound Lists

• Storyboards (paper or electronic)

See Story Planning Templates (http://www.digitales.us/files/Story%20Boarding%20Template.pdf).

Plan The ProjectPlan The Project

Organize Project Folders

Organize Project Folders

Record the Voiceover Record the Voiceover

• Digital recording of your final script

• Perform the story – don’t just read it

• Digital recording of your final script

• Perform the story – don’t just read it

Gathering and Preparing Resources

Gathering and Preparing Resources

• Let the Storyboard be your guide

• Find or shoot the images that you need

• Edit the images as needed

• Find or record the background music that you need

• Let the Storyboard be your guide

• Find or shoot the images that you need

• Edit the images as needed

• Find or record the background music that you need

Putting It All TogetherPutting It All Together

• Spin your tale with the tools of the trade

• Use the elements that you have gathered and prepared, following you storyboard

• Spin your tale with the tools of the trade

• Use the elements that you have gathered and prepared, following you storyboard

Putting It All TogetherPutting It All Together

• Extend story’s impact with the media elements

• Add background music last

• Cite your sources

• Extend story’s impact with the media elements

• Add background music last

• Cite your sources

Applause, Applause!Sharing Your Story

Applause, Applause!Sharing Your Story

• Email

• The web

• CD or DVD

• Computers

• Email

• The web

• CD or DVD

• Computers

• Television

• iPods

• Even cell phones!

• Television

• iPods

• Even cell phones!

List of ResourcesList of Resources

http://chris.esc2.net/ds http://chris.esc2.net/ds

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