Expressing Student Voice Through Digital Storytelling Instructional Technology Services of Central Ohio, Inc. Rachel Simon rachel@itsco.org

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Why is Project-Based Learning Important? In project learning, students work in teams to explore real-world problems and create presentations to share what they have learned. Compared with learning solely from textbooks, this approach has many benefits for students, including deeper knowledge of subject matter. increased self-direction and motivation. improved research and problem-solving skills. understanding how academics connect to jobs and careers.

Digital Stories-An Overview Mostly still images Some video Narration Music Succinct and/or powerful content/message

Why Digital Stories? Give your students an opportunity to strengthen their communication skills by exploring multimedia storytelling. Children grow up surrounded by stories told with pictures, words and music particularly on television and in movies. Take advantage of this familiarity and place the power to create stories in your students' hands for a change! -Source-PBS.org

Why Digital Stories? Student Academic Benefits Cross Curriculum Improving Organizational Skills Writing, Reading, and Speaking Skills Increasing Peer Collaboration Vocabulary Development Improved Leadership Skills Tone/Voice/Expression/Character Supports Differentiation Researchers and Creators of Knowledge

Types of Digital Stories Stories of Service Personal Narrative Historical Stories that Inform Stories that Instruct

Story Starter www.thestorystarter.com

Discussion

Elements of a Good Story http://digitales.us/resources/story_elements.php Digital Storytelling Cookbook

Learn from Example http://www.storycenter.org

Planning It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly. Mabel Newcombe Seven Steps to a Digital Story http://digitales.us/resources/seven_steps.php#

Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling Center for Digital Storytelling http://www.storycenter.org/casestudies.html Digitales Living Memories Project http://www.digitales.us/gallery/gallery_living_memories.php Tech Heads http://www.tech-head.com/dstory.htm

Storyboarding What is a storyboard? It's a place to plan out your digital story in two dimensions. The first dimension is time: what happens first, next, and last. The second is of interaction: how does the voiceover (your story) interact with the images, how do visual transitions and effects help tie together the images, how does the voiceover interact with the musical soundtrack? -Source-Center for Digital Storytelling

Software and Tools Photostory 3-Microsoft (Free) Windows Movie Maker -Microsoft iMovie-Apple

Getting Started Make your first Digital Story Tutorial http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/tips/firststory.mspx

Getting Started Create a title for file name Import Photos Rename Photos if you like

Next Steps Drag Photos to to the timeline Change/Perfect Order Consider Adding Documents or Scanned Images Add effects Create Transitions Add text/titles

Next Steps Add narration Add music

Next Steps Final Editing Save and Save Often

Enhancements Free Images Free Sound Effects Royalty Free Music

50 Ways to tell a Digital Story http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools

Assessment and Evaluation "A story should be remembered for its soul, not the bells and whistles." Bernajean Porter http://www.digitales.us/evaluating/index.php

Resources http://groups.diigo.com/groups/ITSCOTeam