Telling Our Stories
Kristin Hokanson
CFF Coach Upper Merion Area HS
http://theconnectedclassroom.org

“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

Digital Natives
Our students today are all “native
speakers” of the digital language
of computers, video games,
instantaneous communication, and
the Internet.
Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants – Marc Prensky

“Capturing Stories, Capturing Lives: An Introduction to Digital Storytelling”
David Jakes

The Story
What is the message that you
wish to convey to your audience?
What is the goal of your
project?
Who is your audience?
http://www.jasonohler.com/storytelling/storymaking.cfm#storymapping

Storymapping
Focusing on the story rather than
the technology.
Map essential elements:
conflict-resolution
character transformation
realization
http://www.jasonohler.com/storytelling/storymaking.cfm#storymapping

ACTIVITY
Quick Story...
Use the storyboard to create a
quick story using the pictures in
the BOX.
You must use at least 8 out of the
10 pictures.
How many different stories did we
come up with?
www.jasonohler.com/pdfs/digitalStorytellingStoryBoard.doc

The Media
It is important to think about how
your selection of media: Text,
Images, Video and Music affect the
story you are trying to tell.
ACTIVITY
Three Minute Movie Sequence (from Jason Ohler's site)
* Movie Sequence #1
* Movie Sequence #2
* Movie Sequence #3

Software
There are a variety of softwares
that can be used for Storytelling
Photo Story
Movie Maker
iMovie
Comic Life

Open Source
You don’t need fancy software to
create interesting stories
Jaycut
EyeSpot
Jumpcut
Cuts
Motionbox
YouTube Remixer: Adobe Premier Express

ACTIVITY
Let’s Play with some simple open
source software that you can use
right away with your Students
ToonDoo
Voice Thread

Publishing Student
Work
Online Digital Video Hosting Service
for Educators
•TeacherTube
•Next Vista
Be sure to check resources to follow
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