Digital Storytelling Jessica Fries-Gaither Ohio State University

About me… Science Resource Specialist, Ohio State Certified middle school science teacher Taught 4 th – 8 th grade in a variety of settings (and two states)

Science Resource Specialist, Ohio State

Certified middle school

science teacher

Taught 4 th – 8 th grade in a variety of settings (and two states)

Knowledge Rating: Digital Stories I have no idea what digital stories are! I’ve seen the term, but that’s it! I can explain what digital stories are to someone else. Definition: Knowledge rating adapted from: http://www.lpb.org/education/classroom/itv/litlearn/strategies/strat_2krating.pdf

I have no idea what digital stories are!

I’ve seen the term, but that’s it!

I can explain what digital stories are to someone else.

Definition:

What is a digital story? Short piece (three to five minutes) Combination of narrative, still images or video, and music Multimedia autobiography Examples: Center for Digital Storytelling http://www.storycenter.org/stories/index.php?cat=3

Short piece (three to five minutes)

Combination of narrative, still images or video, and music

Multimedia autobiography

Examples: Center for Digital Storytelling http://www.storycenter.org/stories/index.php?cat=3

Seven elements of a traditional digital story Point/point of view A dramatic question Emotional content The gift of your voice The power of the soundtrack Economy Pacing

Point/point of view

A dramatic question

Emotional content

The gift of your voice

The power of the soundtrack

Economy

Pacing

Creating a digital story Write a script (10-20 sentences) Storyboard Revise, revise, revise! Record audio Insert images, transitions, soundtrack Publish to web

Write a script (10-20 sentences)

Storyboard

Revise, revise, revise!

Record audio

Insert images, transitions, soundtrack

Publish to web

Storyboard Template Sample template available from: http://telr.osu.edu/storytelling/forms/Script%20Template.doc Script (What I will read) Image and Sounds

Software, Images, Audio Mac: Garage Band, iMovie PC: Audacity or Goldwave, Microsoft Photo Story or Windows Movie Maker Creative Commons licensed images (Flickr), music (ccMixter)

Mac: Garage Band, iMovie PC: Audacity or Goldwave, Microsoft Photo Story or Windows Movie Maker

Creative Commons licensed images (Flickr), music (ccMixter)

Publishing and Sharing Digital Stories Upload to TeacherTube or SchoolTube Embed in class blog or web site Class “screening” of digital stories

Upload to TeacherTube or SchoolTube

Embed in class blog or web site

Class “screening” of digital stories

Digital Storytelling in the Content Areas Dramatize scientific discoveries Abbreviated biographies Demonstrate understanding of science concepts that follow a narrative format Experimental set-up and procedure Link claims to evidence Review concepts at end of a unit Formative/summative assessment

Dramatize scientific discoveries

Abbreviated biographies

Demonstrate understanding of science concepts that follow a narrative format

Experimental set-up and procedure

Link claims to evidence

Review concepts at end of a unit

Formative/summative assessment

Getting Started… Try it yourself first! Set a clear purpose Enlist support from colleagues Provide support for students Consider how you’ll assess

Try it yourself first!

Set a clear purpose

Enlist support from colleagues

Provide support for students

Consider how you’ll assess

Content Area Digital Stories Polar Sense of Place: http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/polar/2008/07/08/braving-the-wilderness-a-polar-digital-story/

Polar Sense of Place:

http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/polar/2008/07/08/braving-the-wilderness-a-polar-digital-story/

Resources Center for Digital Storytelling http://www.storycenter.org/index1.html Integrating Digital Storytelling into Your Classroom http://its.ksbe.edu/dst/ Using Technology to Support Literacy http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=244 Digital Storytelling Guide for Educators http://www.iste.org/source/orders/isteProductDetail.cfm?product_code=DIGSTO

Center for Digital Storytelling

http://www.storycenter.org/index1.html

Integrating Digital Storytelling into Your Classroom

http://its.ksbe.edu/dst/

Using Technology to Support Literacy http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=244

Digital Storytelling Guide for Educators

http://www.iste.org/source/orders/isteProductDetail.cfm?product_code=DIGSTO