Building Language Learners’ Writing and Speaking Skills with Digital Stories Lina Lee University of New Hampshire NHAWLT, November 2, 2012 Meredith, NH

Stories Writing Speaking

5 Video Voice Photo Music Digital Storytelling Text

Why Digital Storytelling? Storytelling – We love to HEAR stories Digital media – We love to SEE stories Social media – We love to TELL stories Web publishing – We love to SHARE stories

Power of Digital Media

Digital Stories for L2 Learners Put students at the centre of learning process Put students at the centre of learning process Allow self-expression and creativity Allow self-expression and creativity Enhance language skills; writing and speaking Enhance language skills; writing and speaking Build multi-literacy skills Build multi-literacy skills Use 21 st century skills: digital literacy; self- direction; problem solving Use 21 st century skills: digital literacy; self- direction; problem solving

Technology Integration Reflection Project-Based Learning Diagram by Barrett (2006) Student Engagement Digital Storytelling

About Digital Stories From personal tales to historical events From personal tales to historical events From individual to collective narratives From individual to collective narratives For novice to advanced learners For novice to advanced learners From text, audio to video files From text, audio to video files From 2-3 to minute long From 2-3 to minute long From CD to web publishing From CD to web publishing

How to make digital stories? Five Steps (1) Write your story after choosing the topic Drafting, revising and proofreading (2) Find images, sound, audio/video clips Use of “Creative Commons” site; copyright issues (3) Create a storyboard Planning a visual story (4) Select a digital tool to record your story Quality control – ‘art’ of storytelling thought ‘voice’ (5) Share your story

Scene 1Scene 2Scene 3 Narration Sound Music Narration Sound Music Narration Sound Music Sound Music

Storyboard

Visit this site How to Create Simple Digital Stories: tory/howto.html tory/howto.html

Software PC PC Photo Story 3 Photo Story 3 Movie Maker Movie Maker Mac Mac iMovie iMovie Other tools: Slideshare, Animoto Other tools: Slideshare, Animoto Audacity for audio recordings Audacity for audio recordings Publishing in YouTube /GoogleVideo /Vimeo Publishing in YouTube /GoogleVideo /Vimeo

Digital Tools

voicethread.com 1.Upload 2.Comment 3.Share Three Easy Steps: Free account: Up to 3 threads

Elementary Spanish (Spanish 402/2 nd semester) Elementary Spanish (Spanish 402/2 nd semester) Final cultural project Final cultural project Theme-based topics Theme-based topics PowerPoint presentation (10-12 slides) PowerPoint presentation (10-12 slides) PDF file to VoiceThread PDF file to VoiceThread Cultural knowledge; research, organization and speaking skills Cultural knowledge; research, organization and speaking skills Comments on each other’s threads Comments on each other’s threads Writing a blog entry for reflection Writing a blog entry for reflection

Readings in Current Periodicals (Spanish 648) Readings in Current Periodicals (Spanish 648) Advanced level Advanced level Current events online Current events online Weekly news reports in VoiceThread Weekly news reports in VoiceThread Teacher vs. student chosen topics Teacher vs. student chosen topics Sharing and commenting threads in blogs. Sharing and commenting threads in blogs.

storybird.com 1.Select already-made artwork 2.Drag illustrations to canvas 3.Write your story in text boxes 4.Publish your story Four Easy Steps:

Digital Media in SLA (Graduate Seminar) Digital Media in SLA (Graduate Seminar) Writing stories with digital tools Writing stories with digital tools Use of already-made art pieces Use of already-made art pieces Free topics with selective grammar points Free topics with selective grammar points Use of the preterit and the imperfect Use of the preterit and the imperfect Stories for reading exercises Stories for reading exercises\\

French Storybird

Spanish Storybird

littlebirdtales.com 1.Upload your artwork 2.Record your voice/add text 3.Share your story Three Easy Steps:

audioboo.fm 1.Record your voice (3 mins) 2.Preview before publishing 3.Publish and share Three Easy Steps:

Elementary Spanish (Spanish nd semester) Elementary Spanish (Spanish nd semester) Practice the pronunciation and speaking Practice the pronunciation and speaking Topic-based with specific grammar point Topic-based with specific grammar point PowerPoint presentations PowerPoint presentations Teacher recording as model Teacher recording as model One-two minute story; twice a week One-two minute story; twice a week Audio feedback from the teacher Audio feedback from the teacher\\

storyjumper.com 1.Choose a template 2.Write a story 3.Publish and share Three Easy Steps:

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zooburst.com 1.Upload your pictures 2.Write a 3D pop-up story 3.Publish and share Three Easy Steps:

Challenges Time consuming Time consuming Story before technology Story before technology Technology skills Technology skills Accessibility Accessibility Assessment Assessment Copyright Copyright

Rubric: Elements Story (engaging –beginning, problem, solution and ending) Story (engaging –beginning, problem, solution and ending) Detail (enough information, coherent) Detail (enough information, coherent) Narration (clear voice –matching story line) Narration (clear voice –matching story line) Pacing (Keep audience engaged) Pacing (Keep audience engaged) Grammar/Language use (appropriate/correct) Grammar/Language use (appropriate/correct) Images/music (high quality) Images/music (high quality) Professionalism (title, credits page) Professionalism (title, credits page) ( Stanley and Dillingham, 2009, p. 109)

Rubric for VoiceThread (Tufts University – Intermediate Italian) Storyboard Storyboard Script Script Pronunciation Pronunciation Grammar Grammar Vocabulary Vocabulary Images Images Voice consistency Voice consistency Feedback to other stories Feedback to other stories Overall originality Overall originality 9-10 = exceeds expectations 7-8 = meets expectations 5-6 = needs improvement 0-4 = does not meet expecations

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