Digital Storytelling

storytelling creed I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge, That myth is more potent than history, That dreams are more powerful than facts, That hope always triumphs over experience, That laughter is the only cure for grief, And I believe that love is stronger than death. -Robert Fulghum

Digital storytelling is a form of narrative expression that is crafted into a media production.

Digital storytelling integrates meaningful stories with media.

Long before there was formal schooling grandparents and parents told the stories that provided children with the knowledge base they needed to survive as adults. With the introduction of the printing press and the the development of formal schools the role of storytelling in education was diminished. Yet, we still know how a powerful story can capture out attention, fire our imagination, and make clear an idea .

http://www.teachingteachers.com/story.htm

Purpose:

To use your talents to tell stories of your own.

Purpose:

To learn to tell your stories using words, visuals, and multi-media.

Purpose:

To develop your own unique voice drawing from your talents and interests.

Purpose:

To learn story writing techniques: story elements, editing, revision, sequencing, character development.

Purpose:

To learn computer skills and online technologies to increase the power of your story.

Purpose:

To publish your work on the Internet for viewing by others.

Purpose: To learn how to write collaboratively with a group.

It takes a thousand voices to tell a single story.

Native American saying

Because there is a natural storytelling urge and ability in all human beings, even just a little nurturing of this impulse can bring about astonishing and delightful results.

Nancy Mellon, The Art of Storytelling

Point of View

http://www.storycenter.org/memvoice/pages/cookbook.html

A Dramatic Question

Emotional Content

The Gift of Your Voice

The Power of Sound

Economy

Pacing

We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax.

Samuel Goldwyn

Writing a story or a novel is one way of discovering sequence in experience, of stumbling upon cause and effect in the happenings of a writer's own life.