1. Digital Storytelling Constructing the story of learning through the lens of a student.

3. The learner will understand the components of digital storytelling, the benefits of using this as a learning activity to deepen student understanding, and best ways to integrate it into instruction. The learner will be able to create a digital story using Movie Maker or another digital tool.

4. We hope this will be you! Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

5. When a digital communication is finished… is should be remembered for its NOT the bells and whistles of technology. - Benjamin Porter

6. What is digital storytelling?

7. Digital Storytelling is… The process of writing a story, and adding the multimedia elements of voice, imagery, and sound to create a visual story.

8. A Teaching and Learning Tool Teaches- Research or Curriculum Based Writing Organization Presentation Develops - Collaboration Communication Critical thinking Creativity

9. Most importantly, it provides… A voice for students with a means and power to communicate An authentic personal learning experience

10. Projects Ideas Personal Narratives o Seamless integration into CA Instructional or Informational Stories o Used to explain or instruct in any content area Historical Stories o Gain deeper understanding of events, places, people- o Not just a re-telling of facts Book Trailers o Creating book reviews Documentaries o Recording class, school, or other events The possibilities are endless!

11. The Digital Age is the Storytelling Age… We all get to tell our stories in our own way on the great stage of the Internet.

12. Identify the Story Topic and Purpose

13. Details… What is the point of view for my story? What imagery, videos, and audio will I need? Where will I get the media that I will use How will I cite my sources and use supporting documentation? How will I assess the project? As a literacy project? As an art project? A content area project?

14. Finding Resources Students sew the information together in an organized way that forces students to think about the entire body of information.

15. Scaffold the Process for Students Stories told using one image Stories told using a sequence of images Stories told using a sequence of images with a specific point of view Stories told using a muted video clip Stories told using student identified image s and set purpose and/or point of view Stories with student identified images/media and student determined purpose/point of view Completely developed by the student

16. Sources of Video YouTube (www.youtube.com)www.youtube.com Discovery Education (downloadable videos) Library of Congress (www.loc.gov/index.html)www.loc.gov/index.html Creative Commons (search.creativecommons.org) Fair Use restriction of the Copyright Act http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/copyright

17. Snipping Tool

18. Sound Recorder

19. Sources of Music www.soundjay.com Discovery Education Search.creativecommons.org

20. Storyboarding Create a story board connecting the visuals to the narrative and detail the story telling process Flushing out the details of the core story What is the structure of my story?

21. Script The narration forms the foundation for everything! The narrative must be solid for the story to be successful. Just like good writing is re-writing, good narrating is re-narrating.

22. Media Production Production o Record o Listen o Edit with visuals o Watch o Revise Special effects o Titles o Backgrounds o Transitions o Credits and citations

23. Vocabulary Source files – the digital media that you will import into your current project Audio files: mp3 Image files: jpeg, gif Video files: mp4, wmv And there are others…

24. Challenges Developing a meaningful story Accessing technology Finding good content Setting aside the time Adhering to Copyright and Fair Use laws

25. Let’s Play!