1. Bernard R. Robin University of Houston College of Education Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling

2. Digital Storytelling Website digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu

3. Benefits of DS to Educators Appeals to the diverse learning styles of students by using Digital Storytelling as a presentation tool; Generates interest and motivation for the "digital generation" students in our classrooms; Capitalizes on the creative talents of students as they research and tell stories of their own; and Allows student work to be shared for viewing and critiquing by others.

4. Benefits of DS to Students Research Skills: Finding and analyzing pertinent information; Writing Skills: Developing a point of view and writing a script; Organization Skills: Managing story materials and time on task; Technology Skills: Learning to use a variety of multimedia tools Presentation Skills: Deciding how to present the story to an audience; Interview Skills: Finding sources to interview & formulating questions; Interpersonal Skills: Working within a group & determining individual roles; Problem-Solving Skills: Learning to make decisions and overcome; and Assessment Skills: Gaining expertise critiquing their own and others’ work.

5. Types of Digital Stories Personal Narratives: Almost Paradise Character Stories Stories about Events in Our Lives Adventure Stories Accomplishment Stories Stories about Places in Our Lives Stories about What We Do Recovery Stories Memorial Stories http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/movie_personal_reflection_01.html

6. Types of Digital Stories Stories that Examine Historical Events: The Gettysburg Address An audio recording of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is used as the basis of this digital story. It was created by using early photographs taken during the American Civil War in the 1860s, as well as other materials found on the Internet. http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/movie_social_studies_04.html

7. Types of Digital Stories Stories that Inform or Instruct: Pinhole Cameras Pinhole Cameras was created to show students how to construct and use their own camera by examining the history of pinhole cameras, how they work, and including images taken with a pinhole camera. http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/movie_art_07.html

8. The 7 Elements of Digital Storytelling The Center for Digital StorytellingThe Center for Digital Storytelling is known for developing the 7 Elements of Digital Storytelling, as a useful starting point for beginners.

9. The 10 Educational Elements of Digital Storytelling 1. The Overall Purpose of the Story6. Pacing of the Narrative 2. The Narrator’s Point of View7. Meaningful use of Audio 3. The Dramatic Question(s)8. Quality of Images (& Video) 4. Choice of Content9. Economy of Story Detail 5. Clarity of Voice10. Good Grammar and Language Usage We added a few elements specifically aimed at students who create their own digital stories.

10. My Digital Storytelling Courses Linked with Popular Culture in Education Course http://courses.coe.uh.edu/brobin/7358-pop/7358-pop.htm http://courses.coe.uh.edu/brobin/7358-pop/7358-pop.htm Linked with History of Children’s Literature Course http://courses.coe.uh.edu/brobin/7358-lit/7358-lit.htm http://courses.coe.uh.edu/brobin/7358-lit/7358-lit.htm Creating Educational Materials for DS Course http://courses.coe.uh.edu/brobin/6397/ http://courses.coe.uh.edu/brobin/6397/

11. What’s Next? More Digital Story Examples, Articles, Research, Other DS Sites More Training Materials A Submit your Own Story Option More Emphasis on the International Aspect of Digital Storytelling More on DS in Healthcare Education New Dynamic Database-Website

12. Comments from My Students You will probably want to spend some time on DS and its 8 gazillion educational uses and how cool it is and how much potential it has and how this site is designed to help educators tap into that. But I think a unique focus of this site is how it's developed, and that this class (and past and future classes) are collaborating on the content. It's sort of a meta-educational process -- we're learning about how to use this technology, we're generating our own ideas, we're teaching each other, and we're working to make the site better to help teach others. It might also be worth mentioning how the medical/dental program has tapped into this as a result of this class, and how DS is thus far not used much in medical/dental education but this site is hoping to change that.

13. Contact Information Bernard R. Robin, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Instructional Technology Department of Curriculum and Instruction University of Houston - College of Education 4800 Calhoun Road Houston, TX 77204-5027 Phone: 713-743-4952 Email: brobin@uh.edubrobin@uh.edu Web: http://www.coe.uh.edu/~brobin http://www.coe.uh.edu/~brobin