October 2,

Today’s Agenda: Check in PLN Resource Last Week’s Topic: Social Bookmarking Joanne, Monica, & Rachel S’s Tech in Ed Presentations Tech Tac Toe Revisited Break/Video Digital Storytelling: Big and Small Web 2.0 Cool Tool: Piclit WELCOME BACK!

Checking in: How are things? Anything Nicole needs to know? CHECK IN

How’s the PLN assignment coming along? PLN CHECK IN Handouts

SOCIAL BOOKMARKING

DIIGO

Al Rowell, February 2011 SOCIAL BOOKMARKING

SOCIAL BOOKMARKING

Joanne: Social Media Monica: Digital Media Rachel S.: Digital Storytelling TECH IN ED PRESENTATIONS

Last week was Social Media Week! SOCIAL MEDIA WEEK

Tech, Tac, Toe Tools – 9 points – due 11/13 by midnight The purpose of this assignment is for candidates to demonstrate their skills related to the use and integration of technology and their respective grade levels and areas of certification by creating three technology activities using Web 2.0 tools. These tools will be submitted through candidates’ websites. *Candidate Choice must be improved by Instructor prior to start Let’s Talk: What tools and lessons are you thinking about? TECH TAC TOE REVISITED

Ten Minutes, please. BREAK!

VIDEO

DIGITAL STORYTELLING: BIG & SMALL

DIGITAL STORYTELLING What is digital storytelling? old fashioned storytelling + technology digital stories weave images, text, music, narrative, and video

DIGITAL STORYTELLING Elements of Digital Storytelling 1.audience 2.purpose 3.content 4.voice (perspective) 5.technology 6.connections 7.economy (tells enough to get the point across)

DIGITAL STORYTELLING Ideas for digital storytelling: personal narrative instructional informational historical

DIGITAL STORYTELLING Examples:

DIGITAL STORYTELLING Digital Stories can teach a lesson (even to self)

DIGITAL STORYTELLING Digital Stories can be reflective:

DIGITAL STORYTELLING Digital Stories can be just for fun!

DIGITAL STORYTELLING Software for digital storytelling: iMovie/Garageband (Mac) Windows Movie Maker (Windows) PhotoStory 3 (Windows) Adobe Premiere Elements (cross platform $)

DIGITAL STORYTELLING Web 2.0 for digital storytelling:

WEB RESOURCES Consider these tools for use with digital stories

DIGITAL STORYTELLING: STARTING SMALL WITH STUDENTS Start Small with students

START SMALL Although this isn’t a “true” digital storytelling tool it can be used with students as a starting point Blabberize is a program where students can upload a picture, record audio and make the picture talk with a moving mouth Use with Students: Have students research an animal and blabberize it Blabberize a historical figure Give an “all about me” speech Leave a message for your students:

WEB 2.0 DIGITAL STORYTELLING TOOLS Animoto is digital storytelling in its simplest form. Upload your images and order them as you wish. Include text, music, and even video. Animoto renders the video for you. Anyone can try for free (videos are limited to 30 seconds) but educators can get an unlimited account for no charge Use with Students: Book Trailers All about me presentations Take daily pictures and create a slideshow to show off your classroom on a class website, blog, or during report card pick up

WEB 2.0 DIGITAL STORYTELLING TOOLS Three components: Collage, Express & Studio Collage: Add video, photos, music, and audio Choose backgrounds, colors, and textures to create a collage panorama Express: Choose images from an RSS feed, add a style to them, and add into your collage Add in photos, video, music, text, and even maps Embeddable, and easily publish to YouTube or Facebook Themes available Text to speech available

WEB 2.0 DIGITAL STORYTELLING TOOLS Add photos, video, effects, text, and music Free for up to 30 second videos Allows the ability to purchase high quality DVD of your video

WEB 2.0 DIGITAL STORYTELLING TOOLS Free program downloadable to PCs Available for XP and Vista (already on systems) Was abandoned after Vista, but was replaced by Microsoft Windows Live Essentials (also free) US/windows/downloads/get-movie- maker Create slideshows using your digital photos. With a single click, you can touch-up, crop, or rotate pictures. Add stunning special effects, soundtracks, and your own voice narration to your photo stories. Then, personalize them with titles and captions. Small file sizes make it easy to send your photo stories in an . Watch them on your TV, a computer, or a Windows Mobile–based portable device. Quoted from Microsoft website

IMOVIE ‘11 iMovie is a paid program for Apple computers Create movie trailers Audio editing available Effects Sports and news themes available

DIGITAL STORYTELLING Assignment Create a digital story. It should include a minimum of 3 of the 5 elements of a digital story (images, text, music, narrative, and video) with one element being narration. It should be between 2-4 minutes. Be creative! Take pride in your work!

WEB 2.0 COOL TOOL: PICLITS

20 web links due on website Solomon & Schrum Chapter #6 DUE NEXT WEEK