Digital Storytelling Workbook

Using digital storytelling to develop students’ visual literacy skills.

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Lesson Outline

Lesson 1-3 Outline of digital story processOral Storytelling sessionStudents start writing ‘change’ story (Draft 1)Homework – finish draft of story

Lesson 4-7 Introduce Visual Portrait Story (VPS) mapStudents plot oral story on mapStudents plot their story on mapStudents edit their story to fit VPS map (Draft 2)Homework – students start thinking about and collecting visual images to use in their story

Lesson 8-14 Students storyboard their stories using Powerpoint.Use visual image storyboard designStudents start writing their audio narration parts to accompany each imageHomework – students collect and bring visual images in envelope ready to be scanned to computer

ALL STUDENT IMAGES ARE SCANNED AND SAVED TO NETWORK

Lesson 15 Students present short (1 min) oral version of their story to the classStudents receive feedback from their peersGroupwork – students present their stories without paperHomework – students continue editing their story following feedback from peers (Draft 3) and start thinking about music soundtrack

Lesson Five ICT Session – using computersLesson Six Introduce software – Photostory, Moviemaker

Lesson Seven Students begin developing their digital storyStudents import images, add effects and transitionsStudents record voice narration and add music soundtrack

Lesson Eight/Nine/Ten Begin viewing and assessing digital stories

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Oral Storytelling Session

Write down five or more things you remember about the story:

How would you describe the story? What type of story is it?

What feelings and emotions did you have listening to the story?

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Digital Storytelling

Kinds of stories…Porter• Personal stories…creating living memories• Kinship stories…family stories of who we are• Hyper-interactive stories…groups, diverse• Personal expression…thoughts, feelings…• Myths, legends, tales…past, present, future• Expository stories…info beyond words…• Persuasive stories…influencing others…• Itza wrap…stories of lessons learned…• Future vision stories…imagining the future now…

From DIGITALES by Bernajean Porter

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My Story(1st draft)

Write a 1 page story about an episode of change in your life.

My StoryContinued………

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Visual Portrait of a Story (VPS)

Task: Break the oral story down and draw where parts of the story fit on the map below

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Digital Storytelling

(Dillingham, Ohler 2003)

Transformation?

Problem (tension)

Solution (resolution)

Beginning

Ordinary life…

“the call to adventure…” closure

“Life” resumes…

VPS + transformation = questMiddle

End

(conflict, growth)- challenge

- opportunity- goal

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Plot your ‘Change’ Story on this map

Task: Think about what is the transformation in your story

Digital Storytelling

Problem (tension)

Solution (resolution)

Beginning End

Middle

Ordinary life…

“the call to adventure…” closure

“Life” resumes…

Visual Portrait of Story (VPS)

(Dillingham, 2001)

(conflict, growth)- challenge

- opportunity- goal

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Draw your own Visual Portrait Story (VPS)

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Storyboard

Task: Break your story down using visual images for different sections of your story. Collect images from photos, magazines. These will eventually need to be scanned. Aim to collect 10-15 images. Use powerpoint to create a draft storyboard.

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Oral Storytelling

Each student will present a 1 minute oral version of their story to the class in small groups using their draft storyboard developed in Powerpoint. Students will

receive feedback from their peers to assist them to develop their stories. Use this page to break your story down into point form notes to help you with your oral

presentation to the small group.

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Building Your Digital Story

Over the next few lessons you will master the use of Microsoft Photostory and/or Microsoft MovieMaker to build your digital story adding your

soundtrack, music and your pictures.

Or

Microsoft MovieMaker

Images copyright from Microsoft.com

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Digital Storyboard

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Assessment

Your digital story will be assessed using the following categories:

Point of View

Dramatic Question

Emotional Content

The Gift of Your Voice

The Power of the Soundtrack – Emotion

The Power of the Soundtrack – Originality

Economy of Presentation of the Story

Pacing of the Story

Digital Storytelling Assessment Rubric

Comment

Grade

Draft Story Pages

Use these pages to draft 2nd and 3rd versions of your story

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