1. Sharing Your Faith
Via Digital Storytelling
Los Angeles Religious
Education Congress 2012
Voice Infusing Life
March 22-25
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2. Sharing Your Faith
Via Digital Storytelling
“We are our stories. We
compress years of
experience, thought, and
emotion into a few compact
narratives that we convey to
others and tell to ourselves.”
- Daniel Pink A Whole New Mind
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3. With …
Caroline Cerveny, SSJ, D. Min.
Your aspiring “Digital
Storyteller”
… a “Digital Immigrant” . . .
in the company of many other
Digital Immigrants and Natives!
… a story about my digital
footsteps! 1983!
12. stories tell us something
about someone else
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13. stories are both personal and universal
www.flickr.com/photos/77436208@N00/2885783824
14. Digital Stories are told by. . .
• Text Based Digital Tools (Word Processing,
Blogs, and Wikis)
• Audio-Only Podcasts (Podcasting Tools)
• Image Only (Flickr and Picasa)
• Video Based (a variety of tools both Mac and
PC as well as Web 2.0 video tools like
Animoto)
15. Text Based Digital Tools
http://www.coreygreen.com/storytips.html
Word Processing or Google Docs
17. Do What With a Blog?
Class blog for. . .
• Saint of the Day (each student is assigned a
Saint of the Day, created in WP, and uploaded
by a student).
• Share digital story projects created by
students.
• And . . . Your imagination. . .
19. Why Use a Wiki?
• Easy to edit
• Little or no learning curve
• Uses built-in rich text editor
• (Usually) allows anyone to edit
• Promotes collaboration and knowledge sharing
• Fosters feeling of ownership
• Increases participation
• Easy to search
20. 4 Wiki Digital Story Suggestions
1. Sunday Readings – Link to USCCB – involve
a team of students to retell the Gospel.
2. Liturgical Seasons – e.g., Living Lent Daily, or
Advent Season, or..
3. Interview my family about my Baptism:
Where was I baptized, what was the day like
etc.
4. Stories of our saints.
21. Audio Only Podcasts. . .
http://www.podcasting-tools.com/huge-list-podcasting-tools.htm
34. Create an Album
• Focus on a Theme for your photo’s
• Possible Theme’s: Confirmation, Parish event,
Special Project, etc.
• Or invite students to create artwork (e.g., Lent
– stations). Take photo’s when finished.
• Post images on a Web album
• Share link or embed into class blog.
35. Create a Storybook
• Divide students into several groups.
• Assign a Gospel reading.
• Students find photos to illustrate the Gospel.
• Catechist/Teacher approves the photos.
• Each group creates a photo storybook and
adds photo’s to their web album.
• Link the Gospel Storybook to your class or
parish website for the appropriate Sunday.
36. Create a Photo Church Journal
• Split students into several groups
• Ask each group to select a church location to
research for a photo church journal
• Could visit local churches or look for pictures
from all over the world
• Download to their computer and upload to
their albums.
• Share with Class Blog or . . .
37. Digital Stories are told by. . .
• Video Based (a variety of tools both Mac and
PC as well as Web 2.0 video tools like
Animoto)
38. … developing a Digital Storyteller
… enjoy other stories…check them out… and…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKZiXR5qUlQ
57. More Image Resources
• DigiTales Image Resources
– http://www.digitales.us/resources/image_sources.php
58. Record and Remix Audio
• Audacity is free, open source software for
recording and editing sounds.
• It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft
Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating
systems.
• Download Audacity
– http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/
• Download the LAME MP3 encoder to
export as an MP3
– http://lame.buanzo.com.ar/
• Audacity Tutorials and Installation
Instructions
– http://tinyurl.com/5h2jmc
60. • http://freeplaymusic.com/
Terms of Service
– If you are using Freeplay Music for:
• Personal Non-Commercial Use (Non-revenue generating).
This excludes broadcast use of any kind, including, without
limitation, web, blog, and podcast use; or
• Educational, Non-Commercial use (this is limited to student
use on school grounds for in classroom projects- non
broadcast)
– Then Freeplay Music's compositions and recordings
may be used without a fee.
61. Music Resources
• Free Music Project
– http://freemusic.freeculture.org/
• ccMixter
– http://ccmixter.org/
• PodSafe Music Network
– http://music.podshow.com/
• Podsafe Audio
– http://www.podsafeaudio.com/
• Bravenet
– http://www.resources.bravenet.com/audio_clips
62. More Sound Resources
• DigiTales Music and Sound Resources
– http://www.digitales.us/resources/music_sound_sources.php
64. Rubrics for Digital Stories
http://www.digitales.us/evaluating/scoring_guide.php
65. Software
• iMovie
– http://tinyurl.com/5r5nsl
• Windows Live Movie Maker
– http://bit.ly/gT4F8Z
• Microsoft Live Essentials Photo Gallery
– http://tinyurl.com/48jvat
66. Email for Student Registration
If you don’t want
students to use
their own e-mail
addresses to
register for the
Internet
applications you
will be using, try
using Kids Email.org
67. Storytelling 2.0
• Web 2.0 storytelling applications:
– Image Editors
– Video Editors
– Media Mashup and Creation Tools
– Media Publishing
76. Where do I start?
Choose ONE! Start! • Explore the Kaleidoscope!
• RCIA – Carmen Cayon
• Parish –
Transfiguration Today
(Marietta, Georgia)
http://bit.ly/GDalX4
• Children – Creation
Story
• Youth – MixBook
• And….
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77. Discussion Questions
1. How can you as a
communications minister use
storytelling and digital media
to enhance what you do in
your teaching or pastoral
ministry to enhance 21st
Century Faith Learning
Opportunities?
2. What kinds of "stories" could
you use or involve others in
telling in your faith learning
ministry with digital tools?
79. Resources
• Digital Storytelling -
http://aaslsmackdown.wikispaces.com/Digital
+Storytelling
• Best Digital Storytelling Examples and
Resources -
http://kentuckycouncilofteachersofenglish.wi
kispaces.com/file/view/Digital+Storytelling+D
escprition+and+Resources%5B1%5D.pdf
80. Caroline Cerveny, SSJ, TOSF, D. Min.
Email: c.cerveny@verizon.net
Blog: http://acyberpilgrim.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccerveny
RENetwork:
http://www.digitalcatechesis.ning.com
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82. To Tell Your Story – What is the gift?
Credits
By: Katie M. Christo
Links By: Jennifer Carrier Doorman
