1. Implementing Digital Storytelling in the Classroom Rhonda Gibson EDUC 7101 Dr. Willis

2. Need for Digital Storytelling Digital stories include media such as animation, video and audio clips to tell a story Digital storytelling brings content alive Students enhance their technology and writing skills when they participate in and create digital stories Teachers and students can create digital stories to share information

3. Research University of Houston: The Educational uses of Digital Storytelling. Retrieved December 30 from: http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/ Center for Digital Storytelling. Retrieved December 30 from: http://www.storycenter.org/index1.html http://www.storycenter.org/index1.html Digital Storytelling in Scott County Schools. Retrieved December 30 from: http://www.dtc.scott.k12.ky.us/technology/digitalstorytelling/ds.html Digital Storytelling from Wikipedia. Retrieved December 30 from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_storytelling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_storytelling

4. Development Lack of equipment necessary to produce digital stories Digital stories can be rather time consuming Lack of training on software used to produce digital stories Lack of software such as PhotoStory 3, Movie Maker/i-movie (video stories), Premiere Pro (video stories),

5. Intended Audiences Anyone who desires to spice up stories they tell using media Effective in K-12 classrooms and beyond

6. Commercialization K-12 teachers, administrators, and school personnel Students in K-12 and beyond All audiences interested in telling stories using media to enhance their story