Digital storytelling refers to using digital media like videos, animations and slideshows to share information on the internet. It can be used across subjects for learning and allows students to collaborate, be creative and connect globally. Students benefit by exploring different digital media types and technologies like uploading audio, videos and graphics.

1. Digital Storytelling
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Digital storytelling is a fun and exciting way
to integrate technology into the classroom!

2. Digital Storytelling can be used to
share information...
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With anyone
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Anywhere in the world
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At anytime
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By uploading the file to the Internet or
sending the file digitally.

3. Digital storytelling can come in
many forms.
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Podcasts
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Powerpoints
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Videos
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Animation
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Slideshow

4. Digital storytelling can be used
for learning in.....
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Science
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Social Studies
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Math
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Reading
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Language Arts
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Music
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Just about anything!!!!

5. Student Benefits
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Through digital storytelling activities,
students will be able to:
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Explore different types of digital media
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Work collaboratively with other students
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Use creativity
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Connect with students from other cities,
states and countries

6. Students can share...
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Ideas
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Information
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Concepts
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Stories

7. Exploring different technology
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Through digital storytelling students
explore the use of....
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Audio (Students can upload audio feed
recorded by using a microphone)
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Videos (students can upload recordings
they take with video cameras)
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Graphics (students can upload images
taken with digital cameras)

8. Works Cited
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Digital storytelling in plain english. Retrieved from
− http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP6CeGLPuOY&fe
− (2010, October 22).
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Shelly, Gary B. (2010). Teachers
− discovering computers: Integrating
− digital media in the classroom: Sixth
− edition. Boston, MA: Course Technology.