Digital storytelling combines traditional narrative elements with multimedia tools like graphics, audio, and video to enhance storytelling effectiveness. It provides various benefits such as engaging different learning styles and allowing global sharing of personal and historical narratives. The document outlines tools, examples, and project ideas for creating impactful digital stories.

1. Digital StorytellingApril 1, 2010Rutgers CMSCEH. Johnson, facilitator

2. StorytellingThe National Council of Teachers of English defines storytelling as "relating a tale to one or more listeners through voice and gestures."

3. storiesTeach historyShare experiencesEntertainInformPersuade

5. Digital Storytelling“…in general, revolves around the idea of combining the art of telling stories with any of a variety of available multimedia tools e.g. graphics, audio, video, animation, and Web publishing (Mellon, 1999).”

6. Benefits of digital storytellingCreate visuals without having to be an artistListen to a story and engage in self-correctionUse additional tools to create/enhance meaningAudio (voice/music) to create moodImages (still/moving) to support background,engage audienceAddress different styles of learning

7. Digital stories…Meadows (2003)can be created by people everywhere, on any subject, and shared electronically all over the world

8. Examples of digital storiesDocumentaryRetelling of important historical eventBiographyAutobiographyFictional storyStories retold by alternative charactersVirtual fieldtripHow-to guide

9. Most all digital stories can be categorized as…Personal NarrativesHistorical DocumentariesInformation or instruction on a particular topic*Note: Typically just a few minutes long

10. Digital Story projectsIntroduce a famous mathematician and share his/her contribution to the worldSelect a famous painting and share his/her life storyInterview a member of your family and retell about an important event in his/her lifeIdentify a famous female in history and share her contribution to societySelect an image and create a story around what might be happening in it

11. Examples digital storytellingExample that introduces digital storytellinghttp://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/

12. HardwareDigital cameraVideo camers (many digital cameras now take video)ScannerComputer with internet accessMicrophone and speakers (built in/external)

13. Storytelling 2.0 categoriescategory titles from alanlevinSlideshow toolsTimeline toolsMapping toolsComic toolsScrapbook toolsMedia toolsMixer tools

14. Examples digital storytellingAlmost Paradise –personal reflectionhttp://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/personal_reflection.htmlGettysburg Address –social studieshttp://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/social_studies.html

15. choicesStill image-pictureMoving image-videoAudioVoice narrationMusicWho will create the digital story?StudentTeacher *Any of the above can be found through searches, altered/edited, or created in original form

16. So many possibilities!!!!http://radio-weblogs.com/0107064/MyImages/stressed-out.jpghttp://butterflypages.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/juggling.jpg

17. Scaffoldingjenniferdorman at http://www.slideshare.net/cliotechBuild to a full-length several minute videoSingle image with textSingle image with audio (voice/music)Multiple image with audioMoving images with audio/textOther options:Students select images to match pre-recorded narrativeStudent select images and write original narrative

18. Elements of digital storytellingThe Overall Purpose of the Story The Narrator’s Point of View A Dramatic Question or QuestionsThe Choice of Content Clarity of Voice Pacing of the Narrative Use of a Meaningful Audio Soundtrack Quality of the Images Economy of the Story Detail Good Grammar and Language Usage

19. toolsPiclit.comPowerpointVoicethread.comWindows movie maker/Macintosh iMovie

20. www.piclit.comhttp://www.piclits.com/viewpoem.aspx?PoemId=37961

21. www.piclit.comuser:hwjohnson

22. www.piclit.comCreate an account on www.piclit.comSelect an image and think about written text that can be added to create a story around your selected imageShare it with the group

23. Powerpoint

24. Powerpoint (assignment 1)Brainstorm: What special times come to your mind? List them.Share your list. Select one to write about.Write for 10 minutes as a journal entry.Reread your entry and search the web or your photo gallery to select an image that matches that memory.Import the image into a powerpoint slideAdd an audio button and record your journal entry retelling about this special time.

25. Powerpoint (assignment 2)Enemy Pie, Derek Munsonhttp://www.storylineonline.net/Write about a time that you made a new friend.Find a picture that reminds you of that event, time, or placeCreate a powerpoint slide that includes your image and add an audio narrative telling your story

26. www.voicethread.comGirl gets her hair cut (with audio)http://voicethread.com/#q.b4622Interesting pants (with text)http://voicethread.com/#q.b4455Digital Storytellinghttp://voicethread.com/#q.b46225

27. www.voicethread.comVisit www.voicethread.comCreate a user accountThink about a topic that you will introduce to your students (e.g. weather, a genre, a scientist, a new novel, historical time period or event).Draft 3-5 images that would help introduce/teach that topicFind similar images and begin your voicethreadRecord your voice to narrate each image

28. Windows movie maker/iMoviePlay MLK tribute (iTunes)Play Black History 2 (iMovie)

29. Windows movie makerTake the same images from your voicethread activityImport those images into Window Media PlayerAdd similar narrativePlay around with additional features, transitions

30. Alternative optionsScrapbookinghttp://www.glogster.com/Comicshttp://www.toondoo.com/Audio toolshttp://blabberize.com/AudacityOtherhttp://www.kerpoof.com/

31. evaluationGreat rubrichttp://www.digitales.us/evaluating/scoring_guide.php

32. Resourceswww.delicious.com/hwjohnsonwww.slideshare.net/hwjohnsonhttp://www.digitales.us/index.phpExplores the elements of digital stories and contains helpful articleshttp://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/7elements.html

33. More resources50 ways to tell a storyhttp://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools

34. Wrap-upEvaluations and Course Cataloguehttp://cmsce.rutgers.edu/main.phpFacilitator, H. JohnsonFinal CommentsConsider joining us again.