Digital storytelling

in the EFL classroom

Derya Bozdoğan, PhDAIBU, Bolu

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InTrOdUcTiOn

• What is DS?

• Why DS?

• DS in the EFL classroom,

• Sample stories,

• Hands-on: Your turn!!

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What is DiGiTal StOrYtElliNg?

Combination of:

- storytelling

- multimedia technology (visuals, audio tools,

animations, web publishing)

“Short, personal multimedia tales told

from the heart.”

Daniel Meadows http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-

storytelling

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Steps...

Decide on the topic & purpose,

Choose pictures (personal shots or

images from the web), charts,

graphs,videos, animations

Write a script,

Choose sound files or record your voice

over,

Storyboard- sequence the story,

Edit the story and save!

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Digital Storytelling & Students

Self- selection

Learning styles

Self- decision

Problem solving

Self-

reflection

Media- literate

Autonomy

Critical

thinking

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Digital storytelling in EFL class

Interdisciplinary CLIL or CBI

Scripts writing

vocabulary

Presenting listening &comprehension

speaking

Reading aloud reading &

pronunciation

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Picks for topics

Life story of an animal,

Water cycle,

Solar system,

Maths story on shapes

or fractions,

World War I,

Telling a story from

inside the body,

Folk tales, fables, fairy

tales,

Autobiographies,

Family histories,

Book reports,

How to… stories,

(eg. How to use the library)

Telling as a butterfly, fish

etc.

….

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Tools

Movie Maker

http://my.brainshark.com/

Home.aspx

http://storybird.com

http://www.storyjumper.com

my.brainshark.com

• Make a Photo Album

Add Voice to your Pictures

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Your taskYour task• Work in pairs

• Write down an authentic script

• Make a story using:

- Moviemaker/MyBrainshark

• Prepare a lesson plan using your story

• Upload your story to Facebook group

• Submit a print-out of your lesson plan

• Deadline: Week 13

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Questions??

Thanks…

deryaerice@gmail.com