Based on: ACTFL 2014 Anual Convention & World Languages Expo Everyone has a story to tell: Incorporating Digital Storytelling - Karen Tharrington, North Carolina State University

1. Digital Storytelling
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4. What is Storytelling?
Storytelling is the art of
telling a story. The
creation and use of a
magical atmosphere
through the story.

5. Digital storytelling is simply applying one’s creative idea in a manner that allows him or
her to add multimedia (video, images, and audio) to their voice.
What is Digital Storytelling?

6. • Focus on a specific topic or
point of view.
• Expure time vary in lenght
(most often 2 – 10 minutes).
• Can be used for any topic
(history, personal narrative,
math, retelling a story, etc.)

7. The Seven Elements
of Digital
Storytelling.

8. 1.A Point Of View
 Stories are told to make a point, they are not
just facts.
 Pay attention to this:
 “What will be the point of your story?”

9. 1. A Point Of View

10. 2. A Dramatic Question
 You want to capture your audience’s
attention.
 You want to ask the daramatic question as you
open your story…
 And answer by the time you end your tale.

11. 2. A Dramatic Question

12. 3. Emotional Content
 Serious issues that come alive in a personal
and powerful way and connects the story to
the audience.
 Emotion can help hold attention.

13. 3. Emotional Content

14. 4. The gift of your voice
 This give to a chance to literally speak to the
audience, and convey your message in a clear and
easy to understand tone.
 You may not like it, but others will.

15. 4. The gift of your voice

16. 5. The power of soundtrack
 The right music can set the story, and can
convey emotion.
 Think about, if you:
 “Change the music… change the emotion.”

17. 5. The power of soundtrack

18. 6. Economy
 Using just enough content to tell the story
without overloading the viewer.
 Too much information can detract from the
story, and lose the audiences attention.

19. 6. Economy

20. 7. Pacing
 The rhythm of the story and gow slowly or
quickly it progresses.
 A compact, brief, fast moving story will be much
more engaging than a story that dragson.

21. 7. Pacing

23. How Can I Use Digital
Stories in my
Classroom?

24. How Can I Use Digital Stories in my Classroom?
Teacher Created Uses
• Pre-teaching vocabulary
• Building background knowledge
• Reviewing newly learned concepts
• Assessing student technological
skill development
• Retelling a story for ESL learner
Student Created Uses
• Demonstrating learned content
• Retelling information
• Sharing student work
• Executing technological skills
• Creating original products