incorporating technology into your classroom november 19, 2013: digital storytelling tools

Incorporating Technology

into Your Classroom

November 19, 2013:

Digital Storytelling Tools

What is Digital Storytelling?Using technology to tell a story…

• The Periodic Table Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUDDiWtFtEM

• How to Fold Origami Comic: http://plasq.com/pics/comiclife/gallery/how-to/origami/pages/Page_1.jpg

• Educational Slideshow Examples: http://animoto.com/blog/cause/education/education-videos/

CCGPS Literacy Standards

• L9-12-WHST2: Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes.

• L9-12-WHST6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.

“If people aren’t taught the language of sound and images,

shouldn’t they be considered as

illiterate as if they left college without being able

to read or write?”

-George Lucas

http://www.edudemic.com/8-steps-to-great-digital-storytelling/

Step 1: Proposal

• Have students create a proposal of what idea or topic they’d like to do a digital story on.

• This is a great way to practice creating an argument and convincing an audience to follow your ideas.

Step 2: Research

• Students need to ensure they are well-versed in whatever narrative or process they are going to work with. Require that students conduct, record, and cite their research!

Step 3: Write a Script

• When research is finished, students will write out the narration and/or dialogue that needs to go along with the story. They should include “stage directions” too!

Step 4: Storyboard

• Storyboarding forces students to PLAN OUT their story ahead of time, creating a better product, and teaching them valuable process skills.

• http://www.jasonohler.com/pdfs/storyboard_template.pdf

Step 5: Gather Materials

Images

• Google Images

• Digital Photos

• Scanned Images

Video

• YouTube

• Digital Video

Sounds

• Audacity

• GarageBand (mac)

http://search.creativecommons.org/

Step 6: Put it together

• The next few slides will take you through digital editing and creation software, programs, and apps.

Comic Strip Resources:

• www.toondoo.com

• www.pixton.com

• www.comiclife.com (free 30-day trial)

• www.bitstrips.com

Example: http://plasq.com/education/#

Video Resources:

• Microsoft MovieMaker (on most school machines)

• www.goanimate.com

• www.animoto.com

Step 7: Share It!

Have students share their work with

classmates or with other community

members whom the video could inform or help. This helps build

accountability.

Step 8: Feedback and Reflect

• Assess using a standards-based rubric.

• Allow students to self-reflect and assess.

• Allow peer feedback as well.

Additional Resources• http://www.schrockguide.net/digital-storytelling.html

• http://lifehacker.com/5965703/the-science-of-storytelling-why-telling-a-story-is-the-most-powerful-way-to-activate-our-brains

• http://creativeeducator.tech4learning.com/v05/articles/Digital_Storytelling_Across_the_Curriculum

• COPYRIGHT LAW: http://www.cmsimpact.org/fair-use/related-materials/codes/code-best-practices-fair-use-media-literacy-education