Digital Storytelling Presentation

Digital Storytelling Presented by: Pam Friedman Westfield School District

What is Digital Storytelling?
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. (Leslie Rule, Digital Storytelling Association)

Digital Stories in the Classroom
Digital stories can be used in almost every area of the curriculum:
Some ideas are:
Biographies
Science Experiments
Fictional Story or Poem
Personal Experience
Interview a relative
Historical Events

Student Samples JFK – My Hero September 11th My Poppy

Getting Started: The Story Idea
Original script: fictional story, poem, personal experience, relatives’ stories
Prompts: a special vacation, someone who inspires you, a subject in school
Research: a topic, biography, or event
A visual start: find an image that moves you and build a story around that image

The Script
Pre-write using a word processing document
Use bullets
For each bullet, suggest an image or images that may work
Think visually!

Recording
Use a good sound recorder or the built-in microphone on your computer
Make sure the room is relatively quiet
Remind students to speak slowly and clearly using emotion
Record using either Sound Recorder or Audacity:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Software
Most computers have standard software that can be used
PCs: Windows MovieMaker
Mac: iMovie
Several good software programs can be purchased for classrooms:
Adobe Premiere
Power Director

Images/Videos
Copyright issues
Document sources by title and URL
United Streaming: www.unitedstreaming.com
Flickr Creative Commons http://flickr.com/creativecommons
Our Media http://ourmedia.org/learning-center/images/free-photo-sites
World Images
http://worldart.sjsu.edu/

Resources
There are numerous websites containing resources and information about Digital Storytelling.
Tech Head Stories - http://www.tech-head.com/dstory.htm
Another great resource for digital stories is United Streaming (our school district has a subscription): www.unitedstreaming.com
Memory’s Voices – one of the best resources on the net http://www.storycenter.org/memvoice/pages/cookbook.html

Contact Information
Pamela Friedman is the Instructional Technology Specialist at Roosevelt Intermediate School in Westfield, NJ and was selected as a Google Certified Teacher in February 2007.
Email: [email_address]
Website: www.westfieldnjk12.org/computerlab
Digital Stories: Click Here
Blog: http://friedman-techtalk.blogspot.com
Google Certified Teacher: http://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/pam-friedman

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