Digital Storytelling Midge Frazel, M.Ed., Presenter http://www.midgefrazel.net “ Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Digital stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative and voice together, thereby giving deep dimension and vivid color to characters, situations, experiences, and insights. Tell your story now digitally.” - Leslie Rule, Center for Digital Storytelling

Subject to Change Educators Guide to Digital Storytelling

Think: “The End” “ Making a Movie” (Video) Location, Location, Location Video size can be HUMONGOUS Acceptable Use Policy

“ Making a Movie” (Video)

Location, Location, Location

Video size can be HUMONGOUS

Acceptable Use Policy

Video Narration Photo Music Anatomy of Digital Storytelling Text

Digital Story Time! Visit Historic Watch Hill, Rhode Island

Focus Areas of Digital Storytelling 4 Learning Teaching Family Community

Digital Storytelling: Learning Doing the Twist! Teachers and Specialists Project and Problem Based Learning

Doing the Twist!

Individual personal history Small Group community history Whole Classroom global awareness Digital Storytelling: Learning

Individual

personal history

Small Group

community history

Whole Classroom

global awareness

Introduce Lesson/Unit Engaging Atmosphere Add Sparkle to Difficult Topics Stimulate Questions Improve Your Technology Expertise e-Portfolio for Professional Growth Digital Storytelling: Teaching

Introduce Lesson/Unit

Engaging Atmosphere

Add Sparkle to Difficult Topics

Stimulate Questions

Improve Your Technology Expertise

e-Portfolio for Professional Growth

Promotes Understanding Develops Character Provides Emotional Depth Personal Connection to History Strengthens Family Communication Develops a “Point of View” Digital Storytelling: Family

Promotes Understanding

Develops Character

Provides Emotional Depth

Personal Connection to History

Strengthens Family Communication

Develops a “Point of View”

Community based project Multi-generational atmosphere Oral history and narrative experience Demonstrate technology skills Promote interest in real world research Digital Storytelling: Community

Community based project

Multi-generational atmosphere

Oral history and narrative experience

Demonstrate technology skills

Promote interest in real world research

Digital Storytelling Stages Pre-Production Production Presentation Assessment & Reflection 1 2 3 4 4

Pre-Production Research Write Script (text/narration) Storyboarding & Timelines Citation, Copyright, Ethics Learn “economy of multimedia” (less=more)

Research

Write Script (text/narration)

Storyboarding & Timelines

Citation, Copyright, Ethics

Learn “economy of multimedia” (less=more)

Production Creating Media Elements Gathering Media Elements Sorting, Aligning, Discarding Media Using the Software Saving the Story Project Rendering (make movie)

Creating Media Elements

Gathering Media Elements

Sorting, Aligning, Discarding Media

Using the Software

Saving the Story Project

Rendering (make movie)

Presentation Power of Audience (“Gift of Voice”) Real World Skill of the Future Presentation Style and Skills Introduce Presentation on Computer Burn to DVD (“take home”) Upload to the Web

Power of Audience (“Gift of Voice”)

Real World Skill of the Future

Presentation Style and Skills

Assessment & Reflection The Dreaded Grade/Standards Met? Content vs. Technology Savvy? Learning Style Consideration Creativity Considerations Time: The Enemy!

The Dreaded Grade/Standards Met?

Content vs. Technology Savvy?

Learning Style Consideration

Creativity Considerations

Time: The Enemy!

Why Digital Storytelling? Appealing to Students Active not Passive Process Atmosphere of Excited Learning

Appealing to Students

Active not Passive Process

Atmosphere of Excited Learning

Why Digital Storytelling? Gives Writing New Purpose Weaves in All Subject Disciplines Visual and Auditory Learners

Gives Writing New Purpose

Weaves in All Subject Disciplines

Visual and Auditory Learners

Resources

Unit Idea

Visual Literacy “ Visual literacy is the ability to interpret, use, appreciate, and create images and video using both conventional and 21 st century media in ways that advance thinking, decision making, communication, and learning.” — 21 ST Century Skills http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/skills/vislit.htm

“ Visual literacy is the ability to interpret, use, appreciate, and create images and video using both conventional and 21 st century media in ways that advance thinking, decision making, communication, and learning.”

— 21 ST Century Skills

http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/skills/vislit.htm

Materials List Movie Making Software (free) Image Editing Software (free) Digital Camera and/or Camcorder Microphone (inexpensive) Storage (DVD, HD, flash drive) Internet Access

Movie Making Software (free)

Image Editing Software (free)

Digital Camera and/or Camcorder

Microphone (inexpensive)

Storage (DVD, HD, flash drive)

Internet Access

Headsets and Camcorders Plantronics USB Foldable Headset About $ 36.00 from Amazon.com www.plantronics.com Flip Video Digital Camcorder About $125 from Amazon.com www.theflip.com/

Useful Online Tools Flickr [Photo Hosting Web Site] Pro version $24.95/yr Picnik [Image Manipulation Online Project] Premium version $24.95/yr Dipity/Timetoast [Timeline Creation Online] VoiceThread or EdVoiceThread Digital storytelling with voice and images

Flickr [Photo Hosting Web Site]

Pro version $24.95/yr

Picnik [Image Manipulation Online Project]

Premium version $24.95/yr

Dipity/Timetoast [Timeline Creation Online]

VoiceThread or EdVoiceThread

Digital storytelling with voice and images

Flickr Photo Hosting Web Site

Picnik Photo Manipulation Web site

Desktop Applications Most Commonly Used in Schools Photo Story 3 for Windows MovieMaker 2 for Windows iMovie [part of iLife] for Macintosh

Most Commonly Used in Schools

Photo Story 3 for Windows

MovieMaker 2 for Windows

iMovie [part of iLife] for Macintosh

Photo Story 3 (Windows)

Movie Maker 2 (Windows)

iMovie (Macintosh)

iMovie (Macintosh)

Scrapblog

Tony’s Movie Making

Digital Copyright Slider

YouTube

Vimeo

TeacherTube

http://kids.familytreemagazine.com/kids/

Links to the Past

LifeSnapz

Credits Winter on Cape Cod by Kathy Schrock [used with permission] Family Photos by Midge Frazel [most posted to Flickr] Web Site Screenshots [copyright respective companies] Educator’s Guide to Digital Storytelling [courtesy of ISTE] Links to the Past Through Genealogy [courtesy Linworth]

Winter on Cape Cod by Kathy Schrock

[used with permission]

Family Photos by Midge Frazel

[most posted to Flickr]

Web Site Screenshots

[copyright respective companies]

Educator’s Guide to Digital Storytelling

[courtesy of ISTE]

Links to the Past Through Genealogy

[courtesy Linworth]