Digital StorytellingDigital Storytelling

Andrea Tamarazio, CoordinatorAndrea Tamarazio, CoordinatorCSLO/Model SchoolsCSLO/Model Schools

Email: Email: atamarazio@e1b.orgWebsite: Website:

www2.wnyric.org/atamarazio

What is Digital Storytelling?What is Digital Storytelling?

Digital Storytelling is the practice of using computer-based Digital Storytelling is the practice of using computer-based tools to tell stories rather than simple pen and paper. tools to tell stories rather than simple pen and paper.

Most digital stories focus on a specific topic and contain a Most digital stories focus on a specific topic and contain a particular point of view. particular point of view.

Digital stories usually contain some mixture of computer-Digital stories usually contain some mixture of computer-based images, text, recorded audio narration, video clips based images, text, recorded audio narration, video clips and/or music. and/or music.

Digital stories in education typically last between two and Digital stories in education typically last between two and ten minutes.ten minutes.

Topics range from personal tales to the recounting of Topics range from personal tales to the recounting of historical events, from exploring life in one's own historical events, from exploring life in one's own community to the search for life in other corners of the community to the search for life in other corners of the universe, and literally, everything in between. universe, and literally, everything in between.

An Intro to DS

Definition of Digital Definition of Digital StorytellingStorytelling

British photographer, educator and British photographer, educator and digital storyteller, digital storyteller, Daniel Meadows defines digital stories as "short, defines digital stories as "short, personal multimedia tales told from personal multimedia tales told from the heart." The beauty of this form of the heart." The beauty of this form of digital expression, he maintains is that digital expression, he maintains is that these stories can be created by people these stories can be created by people everywhere, on any subject, and everywhere, on any subject, and shared electronically all over the world. shared electronically all over the world.

Examples of Digital Stories

Student Examples of Digital Stories

Reasons to Create Digital Reasons to Create Digital StoriesStories

Easy to differentiate Easy to differentiate

Highly Motivating Highly Motivating

Engaging the kids with tools they may already use Engaging the kids with tools they may already use

Promotes active learning / intrinsic motivation Promotes active learning / intrinsic motivation

Engages different learning styles Engages different learning styles

Engages Multiple Intelligences Engages Multiple Intelligences

Promotes emotional learning which engages Long Term Memory Promotes emotional learning which engages Long Term Memory

Adapts easily to different levels of learners from basic to complex Adapts easily to different levels of learners from basic to complex

Color, Sound, Movement, Creativity, Novelty, and Sophistication Color, Sound, Movement, Creativity, Novelty, and Sophistication

involved on the many levels of Digital Storytelling all engage involved on the many levels of Digital Storytelling all engage

EMOTION, which drives ATTENTION, which in turn drives EMOTION, which drives ATTENTION, which in turn drives

LEARNING, which ultimately drives PERFORMANCE. LEARNING, which ultimately drives PERFORMANCE.

The Research (Condensed)The Research (Condensed)Digital Story Telling allows for Digital Story Telling allows for hhigher igher oorder rder

tthinking hinking sskills to be honed (kills to be honed (HOTSHOTS))

Making ConnectionsMaking Connections Drawing ConclusionsDrawing Conclusions InferencingInferencing Determining ImportanceDetermining Importance SynthesizingSynthesizing EvaluatingEvaluating VisualizingVisualizing

Bloom’s Six Levels (New)Bloom’s Six Levels (New)

RememberingRemembering UnderstandingUnderstanding ApplyingApplying AnalyzingAnalyzing EvaluatingEvaluating CreatingCreating

Bloom’s Comparison-Noun to VerbBloom’s Comparison-Noun to Verb

Applying Bloom’s and Applying Bloom’s and HOTSHOTSUsing the story Using the story Goldilocks and the Three Goldilocks and the Three

BearsBears Remembering – Remembering – List the items used by Goldilocks List the items used by Goldilocks

while she was in the Bears’ house. while she was in the Bears’ house. Understanding – Understanding – Explain why Goldilocks liked Baby Explain why Goldilocks liked Baby

Bear’s chair the best. Bear’s chair the best. VisualizingVisualizing Applying – Applying – Demonstrate what Goldilocks would use Demonstrate what Goldilocks would use

if she came to your house. if she came to your house. Making ConnectionsMaking Connections Analyzing – Analyzing – Compare this story to reality. What Compare this story to reality. What

events could not really happen.events could not really happen. Evaluating – Evaluating – Judge whether Goldilocks was good or Judge whether Goldilocks was good or

bad. Defend your opinion. bad. Defend your opinion. Drawing Conclusions / Drawing Conclusions / ImportanceImportance

Creating – Creating – How would Goldilocks and the Three How would Goldilocks and the Three Fish be a different story? Fish be a different story? Inferencing, Synthesizing Inferencing, Synthesizing

Student LiteracyStudent Literacy Digital Literacy – the ability to communicate with an ever-

expanding community to discuss issues, gather information, and seek help.

Global Literacy - the capacity to read, interpret, respond, and contextualize messages from a global perspective.

Technology Literacy - the ability to use computers and other technology to improve learning, productivity, and performance.

Visual Literacy - the ability to understand, produce and communicate through visual images.

Information Literacy - the ability to find, evaluate and synthesize information.

Student Skill DevelopmentStudent Skill Development Research Skills: Documenting the story, finding and analyzing pertinent

Information

Writing Skills: Formulating a point of view and developing a script

Organization Skills: Managing the scope of the project, the materials used and the time it takes to complete the task

Technology Skills: learning to use a variety of tools, such as digital cameras, scanners, microphones and multimedia authoring software

Presentation Skills: Deciding how to best present the story to an audience

Interview Skills: Finding sources to interview and determining questions to ask

Interpersonal Skills: Working within a group and determining individual roles for group members

Problem-Solving Skills: Learning to make decisions and overcome obstacles at all stages of the project, from inception to completion

Assessment Skills: Gaining expertise critiquing their own and others’ work.

Educational Goals of DS for Educational Goals of DS for TeachersTeachers

Appeal to the diverse learning styles of the students by Appeal to the diverse learning styles of the students by

using Digital Storytelling as a presentation media. using Digital Storytelling as a presentation media.

Generate interest, attention and motivation for the Generate interest, attention and motivation for the

"digital generation" kids in our classrooms. "digital generation" kids in our classrooms.

Capitalize on the creative talents of your own students as Capitalize on the creative talents of your own students as

they begin to research and tell stories of their own. they begin to research and tell stories of their own.

Publish student work on the for viewing and critiquing by Publish student work on the for viewing and critiquing by

others. others.

Educational Goals of DS for Educational Goals of DS for StudentsStudents

Learn to use the Internet to research rich, deep Learn to use the Internet to research rich, deep

content while analyzing and synthesizing a wide content while analyzing and synthesizing a wide

range of content. range of content.

Develop communications skills by learning to ask Develop communications skills by learning to ask

questions, express opinions, construct narratives questions, express opinions, construct narratives

and write for an audience. and write for an audience.

Increase computer skills using software that Increase computer skills using software that

combines a variety of multimedia including: text, combines a variety of multimedia including: text,

still images, audio, video and web publishing. still images, audio, video and web publishing.

Purpose of Your Digital StoryPurpose of Your Digital Story

Persuade-Trailer,Public Service Announcement, Persuade-Trailer,Public Service Announcement,

Documentary, CommercialDocumentary, Commercial

Inform-How-To, Demonstration, Documentary, Public Inform-How-To, Demonstration, Documentary, Public

Service Announcement, Digital Journal, Media Montage, Service Announcement, Digital Journal, Media Montage,

Illustrated Text/Speech, Digital Report, Virtual Tour, Illustrated Text/Speech, Digital Report, Virtual Tour,

Reenactment, Oral History, “Breaking News”Reenactment, Oral History, “Breaking News”

Entertain-Original Movie, Original Cartoon, Music Video, Entertain-Original Movie, Original Cartoon, Music Video,

Shared BookShared Book

Share an Experience-Personal Journey, Autobiography, Share an Experience-Personal Journey, Autobiography,

Memoir, Community Stories, “This I Believe”, Digital Memoir, Community Stories, “This I Believe”, Digital

Yearbook, Digital Journal, Oral History Yearbook, Digital Journal, Oral History

Types of Digital StoriesTypes of Digital Stories

Personal Narratives-Almost Paradise-Almost Paradise Examine Historical Events-The Gettysburg -The Gettysburg

AddressAddress Informational or Instructional-Aging Well-Aging Well Previously recorded audio Text slides Interviews

iTunes-Search iTunes (Digital Story/Storytelling) for a variety of example of DS.

Teacher Tube

10 Elements to Building a 10 Elements to Building a Digital StoryDigital Story

1. The Overall Purpose of the Story1. The Overall Purpose of the Story 2. The Narrator’s Point of View2. The Narrator’s Point of View 3. A Dramatic Question or Questions3. A Dramatic Question or Questions 4. The Choice of Content4. The Choice of Content 5. Clarity of Voice5. Clarity of Voice 6. Pacing of the Narrative6. Pacing of the Narrative 7. Use of a Meaningful Audio Soundtrack7. Use of a Meaningful Audio Soundtrack 8. Quality of the Images, Video & other Multimedia 8. Quality of the Images, Video & other Multimedia

ElementsElements 9. Economy of the Story Detail9. Economy of the Story Detail 10. Good Grammar and Language Usage10. Good Grammar and Language Usage

Building Essential Questions

Creating Your StoryCreating Your Story

Select a topic for your digital story. Select a topic for your digital story.

Begin thinking of the purpose of your story. Are you trying to inform, Begin thinking of the purpose of your story. Are you trying to inform,

convince, provoke, question? convince, provoke, question?

Decide on the point of view of your digital story. Decide on the point of view of your digital story.

Create a folder on the desktop where you can store the materials you find. Create a folder on the desktop where you can store the materials you find.

Search for image resources for your story, including: pictures, drawings, Search for image resources for your story, including: pictures, drawings,

photographs, maps, charts, etc. - Save these resources in your folder. photographs, maps, charts, etc. - Save these resources in your folder.

Try to locate audio resources such as music, speeches, interviews, and Try to locate audio resources such as music, speeches, interviews, and

sound effects. - Save these resources in your folder. sound effects. - Save these resources in your folder.

Try to find informational content, which might come from web sites, word Try to find informational content, which might come from web sites, word

processed documents, or PowerPoint slides. - Save these resources in your processed documents, or PowerPoint slides. - Save these resources in your

folder. folder.

Write a script that will be used as narration in your digital story AND Write a script that will be used as narration in your digital story AND

provides the purpose and point of view you have chosen. provides the purpose and point of view you have chosen.

Start inputting your collection(s) of information.Start inputting your collection(s) of information.

StoryboardingStoryboarding Storyboards are visual representations that Storyboards are visual representations that

aid in the creation process of digital aid in the creation process of digital storytelling. Storyboards layout images in storytelling. Storyboards layout images in sequential order to create the the flow of the sequential order to create the the flow of the production. They can also include technical production. They can also include technical aspects and explanations of design. Each aspects and explanations of design. Each project is unique and varies in its needs; project is unique and varies in its needs; specific requirements should be altered. The specific requirements should be altered. The following is suggested content: a brief following is suggested content: a brief description, comments, audio, transition and description, comments, audio, transition and an estimate of length. an estimate of length.

Example of a completed Storyboard Directions for Creating a Storyboard in MSW

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Video ResourcesVideo Resources

Photostory 3Windows Movie MakerWindows Movie Maker iMovieiMovieMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft PowerPointAnimoto

Image ResourcesImage Resources

Pics4Learning - Photos - Photos American Memory from the Library of from the Library of

Congress – “Browse Collections Congress – “Browse Collections Containing” Containing”

YotoPhoto - Search for Public Domain Images

Wikipedia – Public Domain Resources – Public Domain Resources Picture History

Audio ResourcesAudio Resources

Audacity iLife Garage BandiLife Garage Band Freeplay Music Freeplay Music Incompetch-Free and Royalty Free Music -Free and Royalty Free Music

DownloadsDownloads Free Kids Music Partners in Rhyme Royalty Free Music - Free Music Resources SimplytheBest Sound Effects Soundsnap – Sound Clips – Sound Clips Additional Song Resources

Print ResourcesPrint Resources

7 Things to Know About DSQ & A about DSQ & A about DSExamples of DSExamples of DSDS Tips and ResourcesDS Tips and ResourcesSteps for Building a DSSteps for Building a DSDS CookbookDS CookbookDS BookmarksDS Bookmarks

Digital Storytelling EvaluationDigital Storytelling Evaluation

A Sample RubricA Sample RubricCreating a RubricCreating a RubricPeer Review ProcessPeer Review Process

Lets Start Building!Lets Start Building!

Where do we begin?Where do we begin?MS PhotoStoryMS PhotoStoryWindows Movie MakerWindows Movie MakerIrfanview – for photo editingIrfanview – for photo editing