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Digital Storytelling
Unleash the 21st Century Composer
Tiffany Thompson
eCoach, Hebron-Harman Elementary School
Lyn Corneille
Resource Teacher, Advanced Learner Programs
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• To arm you with a new technology tool that will engage
students in learning and increase cyber-learning for the
purposes of achievement.
• To increase knowledge of tech tools for instruction and
assessment.
Additional outcomes:
• Increase student engagement and interest in content.
• Build teacher confidence and interest in technology.
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MTTS and Technology
As part of the Maryland Teacher Technology Standards, teachers are
required to:
• Assess students’ learning/ instructional needs to identify the appropriate
technology for instruction.(Domain 5)
• Select and use appropriate technology to support content-specific student
learning outcomes.(Domain 5)
• Manage a technology-enhanced environment to maximize student
learning.(Domain 5)
• Develop an appropriate assessment for measuring student outcomes
through the use of
• technology.(Domain 5)
• Continually evaluate and reflect on professional practices and emerging
technologies to support student learning.(Domain 7)
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MD STUDENT TECHNOLOGY
STANDARDS
•Standard 3 – Technology for Learning and
Collaboration: Use a variety of technologies for
learning and collaboration
•Standard 4 – Technology for Communication and
Expression: Use technology to communicate
information and express ideas using various media
formats
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• Effective technology integration is achieved
when the use of technology is routine and
transparent and when technology supports
curricular goals.
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•Technology also changes the
way teachers teach, offering
educators effective ways to reach
different types of learners and
assess student understanding
through multiple means.
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• When technology is effectively integrated into
subject areas, teachers grow into roles of adviser,
content expert, and coach. Technology helps make
teaching and learning more meaningful and fun
• Resource: Why Integrate Technology into the Curriculum?: The Reasons Are Many http://www.edutopia.org/technology-
integration-introduction
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ADVANTAGE OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
• Complex Problem-solving
• Multiple Intelligence/ Learning Styles
• Motivation
• Differentiated Instruction
• Higher order thinking skills
• Assessment and Evaluation
*4C’s:
*Range of Content
*Connection
*Collaboration
*Creativity
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Social Science
Studies
Math Language Arts
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• School/teacher webpage or
Blackboard
• Stream videos (schooltube, ustream)
• *Authentic tasks
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• Discussion boards
• Classroom perfomance systems (clickers)
• Digital movies
• Blogs
• Wikis
• Podcasting
• Videoconferencing
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CREATION/CREATIVITY
• Slideshow
• Cartoon
• Blogs
• Movies
• Podcasts
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A PICTURE WORTH A 1000 WORDS
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SO, WHAT IS DIGITAL
STORYTELLING?
Digital Storytelling is the practice of
using computer-based tools to tell
stories and share them in ways that
enable learning.
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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.
- Digital Storytelling Association
http://electronicportfolios.org/digistory/
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BENEFITS
• Teacher is viewed as a "guide on the side"
rather than a "sage on the stage."
• Non-conventional assessment
-allowing students to share what they have learned about
a particular topic/unit.
• Gains the attention and motivates learners
-auditory, visual, and kinesthetic means
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•Students can demonstrate their grasp of concept
•Synthesize information from multiple sources into a
cohesive story
•Sparks Creativity
•Students can use media, photos, images, songs, video,
sound to express themselves and their stories
•ELL Instruction
•Use media to help reach English Language Learners –
matching vocabulary and imagery
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Ideas for the Classroom
Math
Science
•Lesson summaries
•Peer tutoring
•Advertisements •Processes/how-to
Social Studies
Language Arts
•Book reports •Timelines
•Reading response •Unit Summaries
•Summaries
•Autobiographies
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•Create a foundation
•A student must know the content before creating a story
•Set expectations
•By sharing examples
•Set groups (if needed) and brainstorm
ideas
•Collaboration is a 21st Century Skill
•Develop a vision
•What’s the goal?
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•Write the narrative
•Don’t forget about editing
•Storyboard
•Use software or stickies
•Gather resources and media
•Build the story in their digital tool of choice
(storybird, moviemaker, photostory)
•Share the story!
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Seven Elements of Storytelling
1. Point of View
2. A Dramatic Question
3. Emotional Content
4. Adding Your Voice
5. The Power of a Soundtrack
6. Economy
7. Pacing
Center for Digital Storytelling http://www.storycenter.org/programs.html
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THE FOUR P’S OF DIGITAL
STORYTELLING
1. PlanningSet expectations and a foundation, brainstorm ideas,
story boards/story maps (emphasizes the writing process), media, hardware
2. ProductionPutting your images, sounds, songs, narration,
video together
3. PresentationDesigning and sharing your completed projects
with an authentic audience
4. PostingIn the Web 2.0 world, posting your story for others to
comment upon and collaborate
FeedbackUsing a rubric to determine what it
means to have a good project
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Type Artwork
•Descriptive/
•Fictional •Digital photos
•Biographical •Scanned Drawings
•Computer generated
•Autobiographical art (pixie, kidpix)
•Clipart
•Informational
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WHAT MEDIA CAN I USE?
•Videos
•Images
•Sounds
•Songs
•Speeches
•Sound Effects
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HARDWARE NEEDED
Digital Hardware
•Digital Camera
•Digital Video Camera
•Webcam
•Scanner (for hard copy photos or documents)
•PC or Mac
•Microphone
•Document camera
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Presentation
Production &
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TOOLS FOR DIGITAL STORYTELLING
Stories can be written in any format but
today it’s more fun to tell them digitally as
slideshows or movies. Powerpoint
iMovie
Wixie
Zimmertwins
Someries
Piclit
Slidestory
Capzles
Animoto
Domo Animate
Voicethread
Pixter
Pinball
Bubblr
Picturebook Maker
Zooburst
Mapskip
*Moviemaker
*Photostory
*www.Storybird.com
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WHAT IS MOVIEMAKER AND
PHOTOSTORY 3?
•Free video
creating/editing
software included in
Microsoft Windows.
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•Enables you to create movies and/or
slide shows on your computer,
complete with professional-looking
titles, transitions, effects, music, and
even narration. And when you’re
ready, you can publish and share it.
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PHOTOSTORY 3
RECOMMENDED GRADES 1-3
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1. Open PhotoStory
and begin a new story
2. Click on the Next
Button
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Import Your Images
3. Click on the
Import button.
4. Then
navigate to the
images that you
want to import.
5. Click on the
Next button.
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Create a Title
6. Type a title
for each of your
pictures.
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Add Narration
7. Click on the
red button to begin
narration.
8. Hint! Type in
a script of your
narration first –
then read it after
hitting red button.
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Add in Your Music
9. Get music
from your
computer.
10. Or create
your own from
PhotoStory
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Finish Your Story
11. Choose
“save your story for
playback on your
computer”.
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MOVIEMAKER
RECOMMENDED GRADES 4+
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1. Open Windows
Movie Maker
2. From the task bar on
the left hand side of the
screen choose Import
Video.
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Find the file that you want to edit
3. Navigate to
your movie file –
note it must be .asf,
.avi, .wmv, or mpeg
file.
4. Click Import
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Drag and Edit
5. Drag the piece that
you want to edit into
boxes below
6. Click on the icon
that says Show
Timeline
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Add Narration
7. On the Audio
track line choose a
section of audio that
you want to Mute
and right-click on
that section
8. Choose Mute
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Record Narration
9. Click on the
Microphone Icon in
the time line to record
your narration
10. Record your
narration and save
the file in a folder on
your computer
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Finish Your Movie
11. Choose to
save your movie
to your computer
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Importing Pictures
You can also
import pictures
and audio
(Audacity) to
make a slideshow
movie.
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Student Sample Moviemaker
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WHAT IS STORYBIRD?
•A free website available to
make short, art-inspired
stories to share, read, and
print.
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LET’S CREATE A STORY!
•You have the inspiration!!!!! It takes 5
minutes or less.
•Theme: Treasure of Literacy
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Share!
•Gallery walk
•Post on a site
•Show at parent-
teacher night
•Submit for contests
and awards
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QUESTIONS? CONTACT US:
Lyn Corneille
lcorneille@aacps.org
Tiffany Thompson
tiffanysthompson@yahoo.com
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MAKING MOVIES WITH OTHER WEB 2.0 TOOLS
•Animoto.com/education – Images Remixed Into Movie Videos
•Voicethread.com – add images and video and + voice commentary from you or your students – build a collaborative story
•Jaycut.com – free online movie editor that can chromakey
•Photopeach.com – free online PhotoStory-esqe tool that also does quizzes
•Zooburst.com - digital storytelling tool that is designed to let anyone easily create their own customized 3D pop-up books
•Kerpoof.com – create animated video stories, pictures and more. Includes timeline and multiple layers. Owned by
Disney. Mostly Elementary audience.
•Goanimate.com – Cut and paste DE images and clipart, songs and more into an animated cartoon story! (free)
•Xtranormal.com – pick your scene, type in your script, add action and sound, and publish!
•Gcast.com - the world's easiest way to create your own podcast channel
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• http://pixton.com/ Interactive Web Comics
•http://www.yodio.com Visual Podcasting
•http://xtimeline.com Multimedia Timelines
•http://www.vuvox.com Mulitmedia and RSS Collages
•http://www.mixbook.com/edu Collaborative Scrapbooks
•http://www.shwup.com/ Collaborative Video Creation
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STORYTELLING
Free resources to help with the design process
•kitzu – free digital kits
•Atomic Learning – free StoryBoard Pro
•Discovery Education > Search for AFI
•http://hubforteachers.discoveryeducation.com