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Page 1: How-To DIGITAL STORYTELLING. OVERVIEW OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING

How-To

DIGITAL STORYTELLING

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OVERVIEW OF DIGITAL

STORYTELLING

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Provides evidence of learning in a way that is appealing to employers (beyond text)

Enables demonstration of skills otherwise hard to articulate or demonstrate (civic skills)

Allows for creativity and personality. A powerful form of communication (McLellan, 2006).

Increases your technological capabilities or demonstrate some you may already have (video editing, production) Builds capacity to create something of value to future

employers (learning more than how to work with Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Practice your response to interview questions (‘elevator speech’ – what did you learn)

IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS

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Highlight academic projects, interests or initiatives, but most importantly, to reflect on how we are shaped by the

stories we live and how we in turn share our diverse identities (Wright & Ryan,

2010).

SHARING WHO YOU ARE

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(http://educationnorthwest.org/resource/503)

When the writer is engaged personally with a topic, they impart a personal tone and flavor to the piece that is unmistakably his/hers alone. It is the heart and soul of the writing, the magic, and wit, the feeling, the life and breath.

POWER OF VOICE

“When words are infused by the human voice, they

come alive” – Maya Angelou

(April 1928 – May 2014)

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An illustration of learningA way of documenting an

experience(s)One way to facilitate the reflection

process 4-6 minute digital video clip First person narrative Told in your own voice Illustrated (mostly) by still images Additional music added to evoke

emotions

WHAT IS DIGITAL STORYTELLING?

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Refers to a kind of video story as well as the methodology used to produce them

The methodology is the integration of knowledge,

cutting, paraphrasing, revising, synthesizing, and

reflecting (Alexander, 2001).

WHAT IS DIGITAL STORYTELLING?

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Overall purpose of the story – demonstrate evidence of learning

Theme : a dramatic question. metaphor, quotePacing of the narrative and clarity of voice (talking

too fast)Meaningful soundtrack Images that communicate meaning

WHAT MAKES FOR A GREAT DIGITAL STORY?

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THE PROCESS

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While following the guidelines from your instructor, Consider your audience What your experience means to you How you identify with others

WRITE YOUR REFLECTION

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Identify/highlight important concepts/ideas Another means that helps with editing/proofing Assists with timing & pace of the story Provides direction in what images to gather Aids in the recording process

STORYBOARDING

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Step 1: highlight key words or concepts

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Step 2: Identify when the transitions will occur. The “///” indicate the start of the next image.

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IMPORTANT

Create a folder on your desktop to store all of your images and music

Open a word document to begin capturing your references

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Free from the web (Google images, Flickr) Educational Opportunity on Copyright Laws and Intellectual

Property http://connect.iu.edu/p2l850pbun6/

Create using PowerPoint, then export as JPEG

Snipping Tool PC users - Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories Mac users – Command+Shift+4

Get your own!

GATHER AN IMAGE FOR EACH CONCEPT/IDEA HIGHLIGHTED

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Using Google Images• Safe Search• Advanced Search and “usage rights”

One way to find and document royalty-free images1.Go to a copyright free website e.g. http://search.creativecommons.org/2.Enter search word to find images for your story e.g. <computer>3.Select the image that you like.4.Right click on the image

If you are using Firefox, select the “Copy Image Location” If you are using Internet Explorer, select the properties and copy

the URL from the opening window.

How to avoid copyright law infringement with digital media

COLLECTING IMAGES AND CITATIONS

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SELECT A PROGRAM

iMovie (Mac) PhotoStory 3 (PC) Windows Live Movie Maker (PC)

Garageband (audio) Built-in Audio recorderBuilt-in music

Audacity (audio)

Pros:•Ideal for Mac users, • great templates (transitions), •nice editing tool, •automatically publishes to YouTube

Pros:•Great transition tool•Easy to photo editor•Built-in tools

Pros:• More commonly known

Cons:•challenging to get started (even for Mac users)•hard for non-PC users

Cons:•Small screen•Final product can seem choppier (recording on each slide)•Will not work for Windows 8 ****

Cons:•Less flexibility with transitions•Must combine narrative and music on other software (Audacity)

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CLOUD-BASED ALTERNATIVES

Google Drive – Metta Story• Instructions:

• Go to Google Drive• Click on “CREATE”• Click “CONNECT MORE APPS • Search for “Metta Story”

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CLOUD-BASED ALTERNATIVES (CONT)

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Free MP3 conversion resources http://www.youtube-mp3.org/ www.zamzar.com

Search YouTube for karaoke version of a song

SELECT MUSIC

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SHARE/PUBLISH

YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/) Public Unlisted **** Private

Vimeo (http://www.vimeo.com)

Your ePortfolio!

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Most important thing ---- your references MUST be permanently connected to your digital story.

Two Options:1. Create a .jpeg of your references in PPT, then make it your

last image in your digital story.2. Paste the references into the “Description” box when you

upload the .wmv file to YouTube

REFERENCES

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CAMPUS RESOURCES

University Library’s Rich Media Center Reserve your space ahead of time http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/richmedia

IT Training (http://ithelplive.iu.edu/)

Check out headsets – Offi ce of Community Engagement (University Hall 4008R); Available to use for 24hrs

Technology Support: http://csl.iupui.edu/teaching-research/assessment-resources/storytelling/index.shtml Email Ashlee Kimmel

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Average person speaks 100 words/minConsider the length of the songChallenges uploading to YouTube – make sure it’s

a .wmv fi le

GENERAL TIPS