1. STEMulating Student Engagement with Digital Storytelling Day of Discovery  May 7, 2011 Tracy Carpenter tcarpenter@resstpaul.org Twitter: carptracy

2. Essential Question How can we engage students with STEM-related content through digital storytelling?

3. Session Resources http://iheartedtech.wikispaces.com Check out the LiveBinder

4. STEM

5. “STEM Education attempts to transform the typical teacher- centered classroom by encouraging a curriculum that is driven by problem- solving, discovery, exploratory learning, and require students to actively engage a situation in order to find its solution.” - DRPF Consultants, DRPFconsultants.com

6. STEM Student-centered Cross-curricular Critical thinking across disciplines Opportunities for PBL Exercise the creative process

7. “The 1980’s called. They want their worksheets back.” - unknown #edchat user, Twitter

8. Discovery STEM Resources Amazing resources: Video Audio Images Interactive Professional Development

9. What is Digital Storytelling? Using a digital tools to tell a story Create Narrate Brainstorm Storyboard Audio Organize Images Publish

10. WHY? Easy to answer the what and the how. But….

11. Why should I use digital storytelling? What are the learning outcomes?

12. Why Digital Storytelling? encourages critical thinking promotes collaboration builds visual literacy gives students a voice offers students a chance to contribute, not just consume *Writing trumps technology

13. Blooms Digital Image: Andrew Churches, edorigami.wikispaces.com

14. Types of Stories Personal narratives Recount or examine historical events Inform or instruct

15. Process -Brainstorm -Storyboard -Script Write -Choose digital tools -Add images, audio, video Create -Share -Embed -Project -Publish Share Frame Essential Question cite sources

16. Make it work for you! Flexible! Fit your classroom Assess student needs Set goals

17. Digital Storytelling with Web 2.0 Tools

18. Why Web 2.0? Ubiquitous Access for all Files not local A+ for collaboration Participatory/Social Flattens classroom Model behavior…. Be the learner you want students to be!

19. Challenges of Web 2.0 Connectivity Student usernames and passwords Focus too much on the tool, not the learning

20. Your Responsibility Know the capabilities of Web 2.0 Question…. Why this tool? How will this tool enhance learning? What are the learning outcomes? Don’t be afraid to ask for help!

21. Digital Storytelling with Web 2.0 tool computer/ mobile device Internet Connectivity What you need…

22. Produces videos You upload content Super easy to share Provides teachers an upgraded account

23. Upload your content *Insert PowerPoint slides by converting them to image files

24. Food Chain: The Deciduous Forest Ancient Engineering: Roman Aqueducts http://bit.ly/ljhOXY http://bit.ly/j0SZLx

25. Ideas Create a visual trip through time Publish the designs and diagrams of a car of the future Explain through illustrations a difficult math concept Demonstrate how to protect food from bacteria

26. A super fast Animoto tutorial Check out the Wiki for a fabulous (lengthy) tutorial

27. Pick your theme Upload your content

28. Arrange content, add text, spotlight content, reorder

29. Choose your music

30. Customize your video

31. Add title, description

32. Animoto will render your video, then you can view

33. Share, embed, download or export

34. Mix it up! digital art + paper art

35. Engineering the Perfect Superhero http://bit.ly/jYOl8t

36. Interactive poster Drag and drop interface Upload images, video, audio Offer teacher portal/class management tools Easy to share glogs/easy to keep them private Flash-based

37. Ideas Explore U.S. Ecosystems Examine alternative energy resources Create a virtual zoo exhibit Publish a video diary of plant growth

38. essential question answer essential question students explain how they affect the Chesapeake Bay

39. images link to Google Docs

40. A super fast Glogster tutorial Check out the Wiki for a fabulous (lengthy) tutorial

41. name glog upload content tool set

42. Design your glog wall

43. Add text, graphics

44. Add images, video

45. Save, publish, tag glog

46. Share, embed glog

48. ( Blabberize) Virtual Zoo Exhibit Giraffe Video

49. Upload (like Animoto) collection of media Easy narration Engage in digital discussions through voice, text and drawings Provides teachers an upgraded account Flash-based

50. Ideas Discuss how electricity is generated Examine why water is essential to life on earth Tell how Reduce–Reuse–Recycle-Recover impacts student’s daily life Narrate and draw new math concepts

51. Crows – What do you think? Invention Day

52. A super fast VoiceThread tutorial Check out the Wiki for a fabulous (lengthy) tutorial

53. Upload your content

54. View, reorder content

55. Comment with voice, text or drawing

56. Share, embed, export

57. Remember! Content first, technology second Keep students at the center of the lesson Ask for help! Make it work for you and your students