by daniel churchill creative interactive workshop learning ©2006
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BY DANIEL CHURCHILLCREATIVE
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPLEARNING
©2006
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom and Beyond
About the Facilitator
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG Faculty of Education
Dr Daniel Churchill Assistant Professor
Email: [email protected]: +852.2859.1141Web: http://www.learnactivity.com
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom and Beyond
About the Workshop What is Digital Storytelling? How to design educationally effective digital
stories with user-friendly technologies? How to implement digital storytelling with
students?
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom and Beyond
What is Digital Storytelling? New way of expression supported by
capabilities of contemporary technology It supports students’ engagement, creativity,
multimodal thinking & expression, collaboration, project work,…
It lead to development of traditional literacies and digital fluency (new literacies)
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom and Beyond
Power of New Media The World has changed ---
Powerful Digital Storytelling and other multimedia expression tools and distribution channels in hands of individual
Everyone has an opportunity to tell own story in his or her own way
Loose ChangeLoose Change
The Finns' parody, Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning, was viewed by 3.5 million people in less than two months. They spent very little and used their PCs to create elaborate special effects before putting the results online
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4757941.stm
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Growth of Visual Information
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom and Beyond
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4123536.stm
Digital Citizens - "the most informed and participatory citizens we ever had or are likely to have" - represent a critical emerging group for today and tomorrow.
(Source: http://www.wired.com/wired/reprints/digicit.html
)
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Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/5020364.stm
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Examples Digital Stories by a School Students
Examples of Digital Stories form University of Houston’s “Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling”http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/examples.htm
Some of my students’ Digital Stories[ HK Museum ] [ Wash Your Hands ] [ How to Wake Up in the Morning ] [ What can we teach our kids ] [ Construction of Parallel Lines ] [ Hot to wrap a book ] [ Story of the sad book ] [ Soldering ] [ Puppies ] [ Extracurricular activities in my school ] [ Egypt Trip ] [ My School ]
Interactive Narratives – Professional Digital Stories: http://www.interactivenarratives.org/
Digital Stories bySchool Students
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Kinds of Digital Stories Character Stories – explore how we love, who
we are inspired by, our relationships Memorial Stories – memories of people who are
no longer with us. Stories about an events in or lives …adventure
and accomplishment stories Stories about places in our lives Stories about what we do Other personal stories…recovery, love,
discovery storiesSource: Lambert, Joe (2003). Digital Storytelling Cookbook and Traveling Companion. Berkeley: Digital Diner Press. Available at
http://www.storycenter.org/cookbook.pdf
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom and Beyond
Kinds of Digital Stories Personal stories…creating living memories Kinship stories…family stories of who we are Hyper-interactive stories…groups, diverse Personal expression…thoughts, feelings… Myths, legends, tales…past, present, future Expository stories…info beyond words… Persuasive stories…influencing others… Itza wrap…stories of lessons learned… Future vision stories…imagining the future
now….Porter, Bernajean. (2004). Digitales: The Art of Telling Digital Stories. Sedalia: Porter Publications.
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom and Beyond
Story Development -- Technical
Wave Sound
Add Background Music and Record Narration
Add transitionsAdjust Image Adjust Image
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom and Beyond
7.7. Deliver StoryDeliver Story
6.6. Export VideoExport Video
5.5. Develop StoryDevelop Story
4.4. Collect MaterialCollect Material
3.3. Design StoryboardsDesign Storyboards
2.2. Conduct ResearchConduct Research
Story Development -- Process
1.1. Select Topic Select Topic
Assemble Material Set Transitions Add Narrations Add sounds Test Prototype Post-production
Assemble Material Set Transitions Add Narrations Add sounds Test Prototype Post-production
Record Interviews Scan Images Take Photographs
& Videos Collect Clipart
Record Interviews Scan Images Take Photographs
& Videos Collect Clipart
Internet – web pages, blogs,…
PC, DVD, CD Rom Handheld Devices
Internet – web pages, blogs,…
PC, DVD, CD Rom Handheld Devices
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom and Beyond
Storyboarding
What is a Storyboard? Various Examples
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom and Beyond
Storyboarding
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom and Beyond
Beneath story: storyboards, story maps, scripts, photos, footage, music, logs, media lists, narratives, treatments…lots of writing “under the radar”…if it ain’t on the page…
Final digital story is just tip of artifact/assessment iceberg…
Assessing Digital Stories of Students
Source: Digital stories, http://www.jasonOhler.com
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom and Beyond
Creating Digital Story Contemporary Tools allow easy creating of
Digital Stories I recommend Microsoft Photo Story because it
is powerful enough, free of charge and extremely user-friendly
You can also explore possibility to use Windows Moviemaker (also free)
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom and Beyond
Delivering Digital Story
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom and Beyond
Free Stuff…
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom and Beyond
Let’s Try Photo Story Download media from:
http://www.learnactivity.com/ds/ThailandImages.zip
Open Photo Story and let’s begin… You can download and install Photo Story form
Microsoft for free:http://www.microsoft.com/photostory/
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom and Beyond
Task for YouCreate a digital story on a topic of your
choiceOnly condition is that it must be
something useful for students in your school or employees’ learning in your workplace, …(e.g., instruction on some aspect of subject matter, illustrated synopsis of a novel, instruction on conducting research in library, induction for new employees)
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom and Beyond
For Further Reading and Research Photo Story Tutorial from The Laboratory for Innovative
Technology in Education: http://www.coe.uh.edu/digitalstorytelling/PhotoStory3-Tutorials/PhotoStoryTutorial.pdf
Digital Story Cookbook by Joe Lambert
http://www.storycenter.org/cookbook.pdf University of Houston’s Educational Uses of
Digital Storytelling: http://www.coe.uh.edu/digitalstorytelling/
Digital Stories.zip
Here are some more links to interesting Digital Stories and other stuff