Digital Storytelling The Power of Text, Audio, Images, and Voice Presented by Patrick Woessner Image Source

What is Digital Storytelling? Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Throughout history, storytelling has been used to share knowledge, wisdom, and values. Stories have taken many different forms. Stories have been adapted to each successive medium that has emerged, from the circle of the campfire to the silver screen, and now the computer screen. – The Digital Storytelling Association Image Source

Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Throughout history, storytelling has been used to share knowledge, wisdom, and values. Stories have taken many different forms. Stories have been adapted to each successive medium that has emerged, from the circle of the campfire to the silver screen, and now the computer screen. – The Digital Storytelling Association

An Introduction to Storytelling In this example, the narrator ( Daniel Meadows ) provides a personal account about growing up during the period before the advent of personal computers, and how entertainment and important historical events were depicted in the media and helped forge a view of the modern world.

Relevance to Teaching-Learning In [Roger] Schank’s 1992 book, Tell Me a Story , he suggests that the cyclical process of developing increasingly complex levels of stories that we apply to increasingly sophisticated ways to specific situations is one way to map the human cognitive development process. Stories are the large and small instruments of meaning, of explanation, that we store in our memories. – The Digital Storytelling Cookbook Image Source

In [Roger] Schank’s 1992 book, Tell Me a Story , he suggests that the cyclical process of developing increasingly complex levels of stories that we apply to increasingly sophisticated ways to specific situations is one way to map the human cognitive development process. Stories are the large and small instruments of meaning, of explanation, that we store in our memories. – The Digital Storytelling Cookbook

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Components of Digital Storytelling

ELEMENTS

Elements of Digital Storytelling Point of View Dramatic Question Emotional Content Voice The Soundtrack Economy Pacing

Point of View

Dramatic Question

Emotional Content

Voice

The Soundtrack

Economy

Pacing

MEDIA

Images: Proper Use & Resources Single works may be used in their entirety, but no more than five images by a single artist or photographer may be used. Flickr Flickr Creative Commons FlickrCC Flickr Storm More image resources are available here

Single works may be used in their entirety, but no more than five images by a single artist or photographer may be used.

Flickr

Flickr Creative Commons

FlickrCC

Flickr Storm

More image resources are available here

Audio: Proper Use & Resources Students may use10 percent or 30 seconds (whichever is less) of a musical composition. ccMixter Internet Archive JamStudio Soundsnap More image resources are available here

Students may use10 percent or 30 seconds (whichever is less) of a musical composition.

ccMixter

Internet Archive

JamStudio

Soundsnap

More image resources are available here

Video: Proper Use & Resources Students may use10 percent or three minutes (whichever is less) of “motion media.” Internet Archive WGBH Sandbox Open Video Project Discovery Education

Students may use10 percent or three minutes (whichever is less) of “motion media.”

Internet Archive

WGBH Sandbox

Open Video Project

Discovery Education

PROCESS

Process of Digital Storytelling Write script Collect assets Create storyboard Draft, edit, and finalize Publish and share

Write script

Collect assets

Create storyboard

Draft, edit, and finalize

Publish and share

PROGRAMS

Tools for Digital Storytelling Match the tool to the task: Photo Story VoiceThread Xtranormal Glogster Animoto Mixbook Movie Maker And 100s more…

Match the tool to the task:

Photo Story

VoiceThread

Xtranormal

Glogster

Animoto

Mixbook

Movie Maker

And 100s more…

Photo Story 3 for Windows Free program that combines images, text, and narration into a slideshow Easy entry point into digital storytelling; can be used K-12 Finished projects can be saved as video files and viewed locally or online

Free program that combines images, text, and narration into a slideshow

Easy entry point into digital storytelling; can be used K-12

Finished projects can be saved as video files and viewed locally or online

VoiceThread A VoiceThread is a web-based, collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos Viewers can leave text & audio comments Ed.VoiceTread is a secure network for K-12 students and teachers

A VoiceThread is a web-based, collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos

Viewers can leave text & audio comments

Ed.VoiceTread is a secure network for K-12 students and teachers

Xtranormal Xtranormal creates simple movies using 3D characters Converts text to speech; add animation, change camera angles, insert sounds and expressions Pro account offers more features/options

Xtranormal creates simple movies using 3D characters

Converts text to speech; add animation, change camera angles, insert sounds and expressions

Pro account offers more features/options

Glogster.edu Glogster.edu easily allows users to upload photos, videos, text, and audio to create an online, interactive poster. With an EDU account, you can create a virtual classroom for up to 200 students Only members of your classroom can view class content

Glogster.edu easily allows users to upload photos, videos, text, and audio to create an online, interactive poster.

With an EDU account, you can create a virtual classroom for up to 200 students

Only members of your classroom can view class content

Animoto Create music videos with images, audio, and text that can be viewed on the web Animoto for Education allows unlimited uploads for you and your students Images and songs can be uploaded; observe Copyright/FairUse

Create music videos with images, audio, and text that can be viewed on the web

Animoto for Education allows unlimited uploads for you and your students

Images and songs can be uploaded; observe Copyright/FairUse

Mixbook Mixbook combines images and text into an e-book that can be viewed online (free) or printed (prices vary) Integrates with Flickr, Facebook, Photobucket, and other image sites Authors can choose who can see their final projects

Mixbook combines images and text into an e-book that can be viewed online (free) or printed (prices vary)

Integrates with Flickr, Facebook, Photobucket, and other image sites

Authors can choose who can see their final projects

Movie Maker Free video editing software that combines images, text, audio and video Program is intuitive but the Online Help Center has tips and tutorials Adobe Premiere Elements is a more advanced option

Free video editing software that combines images, text, audio and video

Program is intuitive but the Online Help Center has tips and tutorials

Adobe Premiere Elements is a more advanced option

Assembling the Pieces Video Text Audio Images Write Script Collect Assets Create Storyboard Draft/Edit/ Finalize Publish and Share Photo Story Voicethread Xtranormal Glogster Animoto Mixbook Movie Maker

Addition Information More information on this topic and presentation can be found at: http://pwoessner.wikispaces.com/Digital+Storytelling Questions or comments? Contact me at: Email: [email_address] Twitter: @pcwoessner Blog: http://pwoessner.com/

More information on this topic and presentation can be found at: http://pwoessner.wikispaces.com/Digital+Storytelling

Questions or comments? Contact me at:

Email: [email_address]

Twitter: @pcwoessner

Blog: http://pwoessner.com/