An introduction to Digital Storytelling

1. Digital Storytelling: blended learning at its best JoAnn Miller, Macmillan Publishers joannmillerj@gmail.com

2. Overview Introduction Examples Production Presentation Evaluation

6. Storytelling is an ancient art form and a valuable form of human expression Langwitches Blog: The magic of learning: April 19, 2008.

7. Storytelling is the interactive art of using wordsand actions to reveal the elements and images of a story while encouraging the listener’s imagination. Langwitches Blog: The magic of learning: April 19, 2008.

8. interactive Charles Brasch interactive, Samuel Mann http://www.flickr.com/photos/21218849@N03/3528140246/

9. actions words images Flickr: Boa-sorte&Care ca's photostream, RossinaBossioB

10. imagination

11. Langwitches Blog: The magic of learning: April 19, 2008.

12. Planning 7 Elements of Digital Stories Audience – who is it for? Purpose - inform, educate, entertain, scare? Content - meaningful Voice - perspective Technology - to extend the story. Connections - connect with the participants. Economy - Stories tell enough to get the point across and no more. Digital storytelling: http://www.teachingteachers.com/plan.htm

13. Brainstorm Consider audience and purpose. Digital storytelling: http://www.teachingteachers.com/plan.htm Planning Steps

14. Narrative Script Get the ideas on paper Write the story and share it with others Comment on its strengths and weaknesses Worry about content…not form at the beginning Planning Steps

15. Process Writing (White, Arndt, 1991)

16. Determine the sequence of the story Benjamin Porter, Story Boarding Template: http://www.digitales.us Planning Steps

17. Find Images and Music Planning Steps

18. Creating The Elements of Digitalstorytelling, http://www.inms.umn.edu/elements/media_type.php?title=Type

19. Software Audacity (sound) Windows movie maker (video) Glogs (poster) Comic Makers

22. Movie maker

23. glogster

24. Cartoon makers

25. Presentation The important part is SHARING Audience Tools: YouTube/TeacherTube Voice Thread Blogs/Wikis

29. 7th Grade by Amy Cobb http://ed.voicethread.com/library/9

30. http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/K-2 Collecting 100 comments for 100 Day celebration

31. On VoiceThread Ellie Tells a Story Jose, the bear travels to Egypt

35. Evaluation By Rubrics A rubric is used to evaluate the quality of student work on a complex project, by using several categories. Rubistar

36. http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/rubrics.html

38. Electronic Village Online (EVO)-2010TESOL-CALL Interest Section six week online discussion sessions or hands-on virtual workshops free and open to all interested parties. You do not need to be a TESOL member to participate. Call for participation: early December Registration: January 4-10 Sessions: January 11 - February 21, 2010 http://evosessions.pbworks.com/Call_for_Participation2010

39. Handout available at: www.efltasks.net Take time to look around….there are a number of downloadable and online activities for all levels

40. Delicious jabbusch http://delicious.com/jabbusch

42. Thank you very much JoAnn Miller (Macmillan) miller@room20.org joannmillerj@gmail.com Copies of the handout are available at: www.efltasks.net (Presentations) http://delicious.com/jabbusch