This document discusses digital storytelling as a way to enhance writing and engage elementary students. It defines digital storytelling as the art of combining multimedia like images and audio with stories that are then shared online. The document provides examples of what students can learn from writing and publishing digital stories, such as developing story topics, editing, and production skills. It also lists seven elements of an effective digital story, including point of view, dramatic question, and pacing. Resources for creating digital stories like storytelling apps and websites are recommended.

1. Digital Storytelling
to enhance writing and engage your
elementary students
Lyn Hilt * June 18, 2014

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. 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

4. - 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

5. 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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Source
"sense-making" process
enabling our brains to organize a myriad of factoids while
also increasing “sticking power.”
-Bernajean Porter

6. Source

9. Image: Silvia Tolisano

10. Image: Silvia Tolisano
What are students learning
when they write and publish
their stories?
From Jason Ohler

11. Image:BernajeanPorter

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

13. Image shared by thelearningprojectasia via Flickr

14. !
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
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7 Elements of a Digital
Story
John Lambert
Center for Digital Storytelling

15. From Jason Ohler

16. Image from Bernajean Porter via digitales.us

17. Make a plan.
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19. From Bernajean Porter’s Digitales.us
From Bernajean Porter’s Digitales.us
From Tracy Wantanabe

21. Six Word Stories Six Word Memoirs
viaBrainPickings

22. Story Creation Apps

23. 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
an app is available!

24. stunning artwork to accompany text - write stories and poetry
inspires creative, detail-oriented writing
free accounts for teachers and students
projects can have multiple collaborators
student work is private, teachers can manage sharing with classmate and
family commenting

25. Happy storytelling!
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Visit my wiki for additional storytelling resources:
tinyurl.com/dsthilt