1. “Weaving Digital Stories into the Curriculum” Miguel Angel Garcia Queen Creek Adult Education Program Arizona Adult Education Digital Storytelling Conference

2. How did the Digital Storytelling class begin in Queen Creek Adult Education Program? Adult Education Digital Storytelling Institute Professional Development (Study Circle on DS) Adult Education Technology Integration Plan Adult Education Educational Technology Facilitator (ETF) QC Adult Education Rotating Class Schedule Students’ Surveys Program Technology Self-Assessment Final Decision

3. What’s It All About? In Acts of Meaning, cognitive psychologist Jerome Bruner proposed that one of the ways in which people understand their world is through the "narrative mode" of thought, an area of thinking that is concerned with human wants, needs, and goals. According to Bruner, the narrative mode deals with the dynamics of human intentions and when we are in this mode, we seek to explain events by looking at how human actors (including ourselves) strive to do things over time. As we ponder these actions, they "help us organize our thoughts, fill us with emotion, keep us in suspense, or instruct us in how to live and act. They also often present dilemmas concerning what is moral and immoral behavior“Acts of MeaningJerome Bruner

4. Valuable Experiences and Lessons are passed on to others. The Audience Capture: What happened to a student Why it was significant at the time How it affected the student’s life and the lives of those around them

5. Using Digital Storytelling in QC Adult Education Program Great Educational Value Share Perspective Educate Help Build Understanding Help Build Tolerance Help Build Compassion (Informative, Questioning, Historical and Autobiographical)

6. Technology Tools vs. Story It is very important that the technology tools used to convey the story don’t become more important than the story being communicated. ----If you don’t have a good story to tell, then the technology just makes that more obvious---

7. --- When a digital story is finished it should be remembered for its soul, not the music, pictures, video effects, and transitions of the technology tools.---

8. Can any Adult Education Program in Arizona integrate DS into their curriculum? Yes! It’s simple…

9. Two Reasons Why Adult Education teachers can incorporate DS in their instructions : 1. To incorporate multimedia into their curriculum 2. To increase student participation, collaboration, and communication skills

10. How would I implement a DS component into my classroom? Students Professional Development Support (Administrator, Teachers, ETF…) Computer, microphone, speakers, Windows Movie Maker, Scanner, 1 ½ hrs. a Week (class) Some Technology Skills Set Goals Creative, Passion, Flexible

11. What skills would my students learn? Technology Literacy (Information, Visual) Reading Writing Listening Speaking Critical Thinking Teamwork (Collaboration) Communication Goal Setting

12. NEW SKILLS FOR NEW AGE

13. Program Outcomes (DS) Students’ Self-Confidence Students’ Retention (Attendance) Increase scores in (Post-Testing) Student Activities’ Participation Reached Goals More PD Opportunities GED students ( Pass Writing test – High Score) Film Festival – “Stories from the Heart”

14. What do I need? ElementsMedia ProcessPrograms Story Components of Digital Storytelling

15. ELEMENTS Point of View Dramatic Question Emotional Content Voice The Soundtrack Economy Pacing

16. Images: Proper Use & Resources Single works may be used in their entirety, but no more than five images by a single artist or photographer may be used. Flickr Flickr Creative Commons FlickrCC Flickr Storm More image resources are available

17. Audio: Proper Use & Resources Students may use10 percent or 30 seconds (whichever is less) of a musical composition. ccMixter Internet Archive JamStudio Soundsnap More image resources are available

18. Video: Proper Use & Resources Students may use10 percent or three minutes (whichever is less) of “motion media.” Internet Archive WGBH Sandbox Open Video Project Discovery Education

19. Process of Digital Storytelling Write script Collect assets Create storyboard Draft, edit, and finalize Publish and share

20. Tools for Digital Storytelling Match the tool to the task: Photo Story VoiceThread Xtranormal Glogster Animoto Mixbook Movie Maker And 100s more…

21. What Do I Need? Syllabus Lesson Plans Individual Storyboard Samples of Digital Stories Rubric Time Frame Charts Resources Tutorials Volunteers (If possible)

22. I am done with my DS class? What’s next? Upload Videos (YouTube) Make DVDs and/or CD Print out the stories (Publish) AALL Website Film Festival Presentation Program Community Other Adult Education Programs

23. Digital Stories Empty Hands Never Give Up

24. WARNING Student Competition Quality vs. Quantity They all Want to use the Same Topic Overwhelming Students Give Up Soon Classroom Out of Control Students are Afraid to Fail Students are not Ready to tell a Story Others

25. Questions/Comments Thank you! mgarcia@qcusd.org