1. Digital Storytelling

2.  Web 2.0 digital storytelling tools can be used in ways that advance  thinking  decision-making  communication and  learning in their classroom Why Digital Storytelling?

3. o Teacher Resources - Wikispaces Teacher Resources o Introduction to Digital Storytelling Introduction to Digital Storytelling o 7 Things You Should Know About Digital Storytelling 7 Things You Should Know About Digital Storytelling o Digital Storytelling 101 Digital Storytelling 101 o Digital Storytelling Digital Storytelling For a deeper understanding….

4.  Ideas for Digital Storytelling Across the Curriculum Ideas for Digital Storytelling Across the Curriculum  Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling SlideShare Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling SlideShare  Animoto Samples Animoto Samples Curriculum Connections

5. There is a great abundance of Web 2.0 resources that can be used to tell a story. Just look at Alan Levine's experiment with digital storytelling and his dog Domino: COGDOGROO. COGDOGROO 50 Ways to Tell a Story

6. Digital Storytelling Tools Movie Styles  Animoto Animoto  How-to SlideShare How-to SlideShare  Microsoft Movie Maker Microsoft Movie Maker  List of top 30 Digital Storytelling tools List of top 30 Digital Storytelling tools Story Book Styles  Storybird Storybird  Short, art inspired stories  Storybird for Schools Storybird for Schools  Story Jumper Story Jumper  Create, publish and read stories by kids and for kids

7.  Go to the Start menu.  Select Programs  Select Windows Movie Maker  On the left, select Import Video OR Import Pictures to get started Windows Movie Maker Tutorials How to start using Movie Maker

8. Step 1: Research & Collect o Select & research a topic o Collect images, content, & audio and save to computer folder o Creative Commons Search Step 2: Write & Define Story o Define purpose and point of view o Use a storyboard to plan out story Steps to Creating a Digital Story

9. Storyboard

10. o Show students samples with errors to generate rubric o Import images, content, audio o Arrange & rearrange slides/screens so they tell or reveal the story Step 3: Create Digital Sequence

11. o Decide what to keep and what to delete o Cite sources o Evaluate the end result Step 4: Refine & Fine Tune Story