Digital Storytelling

MAME 2010Elisabeth Stayer~Harlan Elementary

Mary Morrison~Garden City Middle School  

What is it?

Another way for students to demonstrate their content learningIt integrates content with 21st century skills 

Collaboration

What projects are you doing already? • Posters • papers• brochure • Paper-based projects become digital stories.

Roles~

Delineate teacher and MS roles;• Classroom teacher responsible for core content• Media Specialist teaches technology/integration of

content • Agree to grade technology --incentive! one less thing

the classroom teacher has to do. Leading Project Based Learning:http://www.leadingpbl.org/MMorrison

Types

1.  Picture book~Create an original story and pictures

2.  Content knowledge~Demonstrating content knowledge• Event in history• Concept in math• Skill in Language

How did they do that?

1. Storyboard2. Create a Source Folder3. Make an MP3 4. Create/Find Pictures5. Make a Movie!

Storyboardinghttp://www.printablepaper.net/category/storyboardhttp://karenjlloyd.com/blog/free-storyboard-template-downloads/ http://www.jasonohler.com/pdfs/storyboard_template.pdf Why it's important: Students need to organize their project before they sit in front of computers so they are open to learning the new technology skills. Before coming to Media Centerstoryboard finished, edited, and approved by teacher

Source Folder

All photos/drawingsAll audioFinal Digital Story MovieIf there's space, save the editable project (.mm--large file) AND final version

Make an Mp3

Audacity Garage Band (Mac) MUSICSoundzaboundJamendo

Create or Find PicturesCreate Pictures using any paint program Drawing for Childrenhttp://drawing.gamemaker.nl/Find pictures but CITE YOUR SOURCES!!!!Pics4Learninghttp://www.pics4learning.com/Flickr Creative Commonshttp://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/flickrCC/index.phpCreative Commonshttp://creativecommons.org

  

Make a Movie!

 Windows MovieMakeriMovie (Mac)JingStorybirdPhotostory Credits at end...cite sources

So.....how do YOU do this??

Examples:• Children's math storybook• Family Heritage• Trail of Tears• Picture book with Japanese

language• Children Around the World

 MAME article:http://content.yudu.com/A1o462/MediaSpectrumSpr2010/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl

What do I do with all the digital stories?WikisWebsites: • classroom website • district website

http://gardencityschools.com/videos.cfm?vID=3752 Other Options:• burn a CD  • email

  

Contact Information

You can reach Mary at morrism@gcity.k12.mi.us and Elisabeth at

Images: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/?CTT=97