Digital Storytelling Constructing the story of learning through the lens of a student.
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Digital Storytelling
Constructing the story of learning through the lens of a student.
• The learner will understand the components of digital storytelling, the benefits of using this as a learning activity to deepen student understanding, and best ways to integrate it into instruction.
• The learner will be able to create a digital story using Movie Maker or another digital tool.
When a digital communication is finished…is should be remembered for its
NOT the bells and whistles of technology.
-Benjamin Porter
SOUL
Digital Storytelling is…
The process of writing a story, and adding the multimedia elements of voice, imagery, and sound to create a visual story.
A Teaching and Learning Tool
Teaches-Research or Curriculum BasedWritingOrganizationPresentation
Develops -CollaborationCommunicationCritical thinking Creativity
Most importantly, it provides…
• A voice for students with a means and power to communicate
• An authentic personal learning experience
Projects IdeasPersonal Narratives
o Seamless integration into CA
Instructional or Informational Storieso Used to explain or instruct in any content area
Historical Storieso Gain deeper understanding of events, places, people-o Not just a re-telling of facts
Book Trailerso Creating book reviews
Documentarieso Recording class, school, or other events
The possibilities are endless!
The Digital Age is the Storytelling Age…
We all get to tell our stories in our own way on the great stage of the
Internet.
Details…• What is the point of view for my
story?• What imagery, videos, and audio will I
need?• Where will I get the media that I will
use• How will I cite my sources and use
supporting documentation?• How will I assess the project? As a
literacy project? As an art project? A content area project?
Finding ResourcesStudents sew
the information together in an organized way
that forces students to
think about the entire body of information.
Scaffold the Process for Students
• Stories told using one image• Stories told using a sequence of
images• Stories told using a sequence of
images with a specific point of view• Stories told using a muted video clip• Stories told using student identified
images and set purpose and/or point of view
• Stories with student identified images/media and student determined purpose/point of view
Completely developed by the
student
Sources of Video• YouTube (www.youtube.com)• Discovery Education (downloadable
videos) • Library of Congress (
www.loc.gov/index.html) • Creative Commons
(search.creativecommons.org)
Fair Use restriction of the Copyright Act http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/copyright
Sources of Music• www.soundjay.com• Discovery Education• Search.creativecommons.org
Storyboarding• Create a story board connecting the visuals
to the narrative and detail the story telling process
• Flushing out the details of the core story• What is the structure of my story?
ScriptThe narration forms the
foundation for everything!
• The narrative must be solid for the story to be successful.
• Just like good writing is re-writing, good narrating is re-narrating.
Media ProductionProduction
o Recordo Listeno Edit with visualso Watcho Revise
Special effectso Titleso Backgroundso Transitionso Credits and citations
VocabularySource files – the digital media that you will import into your current project• Audio files: mp3
• Image files: jpeg, gif
• Video files: mp4, wmv
And there are others…
Challenges• Developing a meaningful story• Accessing technology• Finding good content• Setting aside the time• Adhering to Copyright and Fair Use laws
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