Digital storytelling involves combining multimedia such as images and audio with stories to engage elementary students. It brings curriculum to life and helps students make sense of information. The process of developing and publishing digital stories teaches students important skills and allows them to become heroes of their own learning. An effective digital story follows elements like point of view, dramatic question, and emotional content. Teachers can use apps and websites to help students create original stories and share them with others.

1. Digital Storytelling
to enhance writing and engage your
elementary students
Lyn Hilt * July 21, 2015 * Simple K-12

2. Thanks for joining me today!
Elementary Instructional
Technology Integrator/
Coach
Former K-6 Principal
Writer of stories!
Contact:
@lynhilt on Twitter
Blog: lynhilt.com
lynhilt@gmail.com

3. tinyurl.com/dsthilt
Resources for You

4. What is digital storytelling?
the art of telling stories
combined with multimedia
shared, published, and
amplified with digital tools
a way to share learning
spans the curriculum
Image shared by LMRitchie via Flickr
brings the relationship between
context and content to life

5. - Silvia Tolisano
transmit knowledge, culture,
perspectives and points of view.
Storytelling, no matter in what form and created in
whatever media, is a powerful tool to

6. It is the act of telling our personal story of what we know and
understand from an event or topic that provides a
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"sense-making" process
enabling our brains to organize a myriad of factoids while
also increasing “sticking power.”
-Bernajean Porter

7. Source

10. Image: Silvia Tolisano

11. Image from Enokson via Flickr
“The story form becomes a
way to shape curricula, build
units of instruction, and frame
academic arguments. Above
all, stories become the
cornerstone of constructivist
learning, in which students
become heroes of their own
learning adventures.”
Jason Ohler

12. Image: Silvia Tolisano
What do students learn
when they write and publish
their stories?
From Jason Ohler

13. Image:BernajeanPorter

14. It starts with story.
Alyssa L. Miller via Compfight

15. “Meaning making vs.
media making”
Image shared by Kathy Cassidy via Flickr

16. From Jason Ohler

17. Image from Bernajean Porter via digitales.us

18. Make a plan.
Image shared by thelearningprojectasia via
via Silvia Tolisano

20. Developing story topics
Writing the story
Images
Supplementing images from the web
Storyboarding
Digital editing
Recording voice over
Choosing a soundtrack
Effects
Production and presentation
Jon Orech’s
“Down and Dirty”
DST steps
1. Point of View
2. Dramatic Question
3. Emotional Content
4. Gift of Your Voice
5. Power of Soundtrack
6. Economy
7. Pacing
7 Elements of a Digital
Story
John Lambert
Center for Digital Storytelling

21. From Bernajean Porter’s Digitales.us
From Bernajean Porter’s Digitales.us
From Tracy Wantanabe

22. Image shared by thelearningprojectasia via Flickr

24. Six Word Stories Six Word Memoirs
viaBrainPickings

25. Story Creation Apps

26. Video Creation

27. allows creation of original artwork and import of other media
records voice narration
simple interface for even the youngest students to use
free student and teacher accounts
Assignments tool and Common Core templates
sharing options: embed, mp4 and PDF downloads, links, Class Page
iOS app available!

28. stunning artwork to accompany text - write stories and poetry
inspires creative, detail-oriented writing
web-based - app coming soon!
free accounts for teachers and students
projects can have multiple collaborators
student work is private, teachers can manage sharing with classmates & family
commenting

29. Jason Ohler- Digital Storytelling in the
Classroom: New Media Pathways to
Literacy, Learning, and Creativity
Silvia Tolisano- langwitches.org
Bernajean Porter- digitales.us
My wiki with additional storytelling resources:
tinyurl.com/dsthilt

30. Happy storytelling!
Image shared via Flickr by ashleyrosex
@lynhilt on Twitter * lynhilt@gmail.com