Digital Storytelling

across the CurriculumiPad Apps

Latasha Smart, M.Ed.Technology Master Teacher

North District Middle School

Hampton School District #1

What is Digital Storytelling

Sharing stories through words, pictures, video,

and audio

Why Digital Story Telling

Tell me and I forget

Teach me and I remember

Involve me and I learn

Benjamin Franklin

Why Digital Story Telling

We Learn . . .

10% of what we READ

20% of what we HEAR

30% of what we SEE

40% of what we SEE and HEAR

70% of what we DISCUSS with others

80% of what we EXPERIENCE personally

95% of what we TEACH someone else

William Glasser

How is it Different

Traditional Report

Research

Write

Submit

Digital Storytelling

Research

Write

Read, collect images

Read, re-read, record

Review, enhance

Publish, present

VS

Benefits of Digital Storytelling

• Develops writing and reading skills• Develops problem-solving skills• Develops visual literacy skills• Develops technology skills• Foster presentation skills• Integrates research skills• Outlet for creativity enhancement

and personal expression

Elements of a Digital Story

• Purpose of the story• Narrator’s point of view• Choice of content• Quality of the images• Voice over narration• Creation of the story

Across the Curriculum Ideas

Language ArtsAll About MeTell a TaleDigital Book ReportDigital Diary

Social StudiesFamily HistoryIntergenerational StorytellingCommunity StoriesGoing back in timeVirtual travels

Fine ArtsCreative writing, poetry, music videos

TechnologyGreen screen

BusinessCompany stories-founder, employees, customersProduct profilesCommunity service

ScienceHow To . . .Creature Features

Assessing Digital Storytelling

Rubrics! Rubrics! Rubrics!

Rubistar

Digitales

Copyright,CreativeCommons,andFairUse

Free MusicBeat Lab

Sound Bible

Free Music Archive

Free ImagesImage Base

iClipart

Teacher Tap

Copyright and Fair use Guidelines for Teachers

Authoring Tools

• Videolicious• Sock Puppets• Puppet Pals/Puppet Pals 2• FaceTalk• StoryKit• Talking News• PhotoComic

• Storia• Toontastic• Bunsella• StoryBots• Tellagami• Shmuppet

Videolicious

 a free iOS app for creating videos on the go. You can mix together images, video clips, music and your voice to create a short video. The ability to narrate the video makes Videolicious great for students to share tips for problem solving or sharing things they discovered on their own.

Sock Puppets

Sock Puppets lets you create your own puppet shows in seconds, then share them on Facebook and YouTube with just a few taps. Just add puppets, props, scenery, and backgrounds to start creating. Hit the record button and the puppets will automatically lip-synch to your voice.

Puppet Pals/Puppet Pals 2

• Create your own unique shows with animation and audio in real time!

Simply pick out your actors and backdrops, drag them on to the stage, and tap record. Your movements and audio will be recorded in real time for playback later. 

FaceTalk

• Let your photos come to life with Face Talk! Make your friends and family say anything you want! It's so easy...

Load a Photo Mark ➙the Mouth Talk!➙

Face Talk also lets you record a video of your talking photo. Videos can be saved to the photo library, emailed to friends and family

StoryKit

• Create an electronic storybook

• Combines a simple drawing program with text-entry features. In addition, you can import photos from your device's photo library and add copy below them, to create your own stories, which can then be saved and emailed, providing your device is

setup for email.

Talking News• Talking Tom & Ben have

become famous TV news anchors! Talk to them and they will repeat what you say in turns.

• You can also customize the app by uploading your personal videos! Just press the TV button in the app to record a video with the camera or choose one of your existing videos from your Photos gallery. Once your personal video is in the app, make Tom & Ben comment on the video.

Storia

• Developed by Scholastic’s reading experts, Storia is the FREE teacher-recommended eReading app designed to give kids the titles they want in a format they love.

• Storia’s exciting digital experience engages kids to become more confident readers while helping to build reading comprehension and vocabulary skills.

Toontastic

• Lights, Camera, Play! Toontastic is a storytelling and creative learning tool that enables kids to draw, animate, and share their own cartoons with friends and family around the world through simple and fun imaginative play!

Bunsella

• Bunsella Bedtime story is an app that allows a parent to narrate a bedtime story for their child, add their photo, then compile their voice-over to the images.

• This creates a movie they can send to their child's email, facebook, or youtube account.

• The child can respond with a video narration back.

StoryBots

• With StoryBots Starring You® Books, your child is the STAR of the show! In just a few simple swipes, you can create personalized storybooks that feature your child’s face and name.

PhotoComic

• Capture the right moments and be creative with PhotoComic! Create your own comic strip and share with your friends.

Shmuppet

• Shmuppet allows users to create custom recordings using a variety of animated puppets. Record up to 30 seconds of puppet-ized messages. Puppet recordings can be stored in the user’s gallery as well as recording sent by friends.

Tellagami

• Tellagami (rhymes with origami) is a quick and easy way to create and share a short story called a Gami.

• How do I create a Gami? Just select and customize a character. Personalize your Gami with photos and your own voice. Then share your Gami with friends. It’s simple and easy to create in seconds!