6. Example
• Life Academy, San Francisco
• History Project (“Immigration”)
• Interviewed family members
• Wrote and Revised scripts
• Produced Videos
• Presented to a Public Audience
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/2790
7. Take-Away’s
• Engagement with real-world issues
• Careful analysis
• Excitement about learning
• Investment in their own performance
• Conflict resolution
• Community Connections
• And more!
8. Teachers’ Observations
• Grades go up
• Come to class eager to work
• More likely to do homework
• Gives voice to those who don’t participate
• Improves lifelong learning
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/2961
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/2979
http://www.streetside.org/stories/index.htm
9. The Process
Constructing Stories:
• Dig deeper into the subject
• Think more complexly about it
Communicating Stories:
• Write scripts together
• Blend different languages, voices, ideas
• Agree on what tone and angle to use
12. Project Learning
• Learn by doing
• Learn together
• Learn conflict resolution
• Invest in their own learning
• Develop their creativity
• Learn according to their needs
• Learn how to learn
• Network and publish their findings
13. Reference: Project Learning
Current Research
Concepts, Benefits, Examples
Student Motivation
http://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning-research
http://www.edutopia.org/project-learning
http://www.edutopia.org/start-pyramid
14. 21st Century Education
• Research
• Critical thinking skills
• Writing
• Voice
• Personal Narrative
• Knowledge Retention1
• Communication
• Real-World Connections
• Creativity2
• Portfolio Assessment3
• Digital Literacy
19. Examples: Younger Students
KG, Grade 1-2, Movie, Books we read
Elementary Grades, Movie, Similar Triangles
Elementary Grades, Movie, Science Projects
http://www.moviemaking.ecsd.net/
http://it.seattleschools.org/BEXlevy/activities/movie-maker/movie-maker/
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/studentpagesmovies.html
20. Examples: Younger Students
Tibetan Students, Life in Exile
Students Worldwide, Bridges to Understanding
http://www.bridgesweb.org/projects/gallery-public.html
http://www.bridgesweb.org/
21. Examples: Younger Students
Grade 5, e.g. attending a baseball game
Elementary Grades, e.g. art, heroes, poetry, decisions, 9/11
http://edweb.fdu.edu/folio/FrancoE/ST/MyExamples.html
http://www.dtc.scott.k12.ky.us/technology/digitalstorytelling/studentstories.html
22. Examples: Older Students
Presentation, Vietnam War
Presentation, Immunity
Movie, Bernoulli Principle
Photo Story, Puerto Rico
http://it.seattleschools.org/BEXlevy/activities/office-2007/powerpoint/powerpoint-examples/
https://www.msu.edu/~terbrack/student%20work/Attack%20of%20the%20pathogensKP.ppt
http://it.seattleschools.org/BEXlevy/activities/movie-maker/movie-maker/
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/places.html
23. Examples: Older Students
ESL Student Projects: Black History
ESL Student Projects: More Examples
Student Stories : art, health, language, science, math, culture, personal reflection…
Stories for Change: passions, friendships, struggles, illnesses, differences…
http://faculty.lagcc.cuny.edu/eiannotti/Level8.1/videos/Blackhistory.wmv
http://faculty.lagcc.cuny.edu/eiannotti/
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/
http://storiesforchange.net/topics/youth
24. Examples: Older Students
Digital Storytelling Initiative: My Potato Story
Digital Storytelling Initiative: showcased stories
Niles Township High School: student-made digistories
http://dsi.kqed.org/index.php/contest/
http://www.digitalstories.org/
http://dsi.kqed.org/index.php/contest/about/C24/
26. How to tell a great story…
1. Find your story
2. Map your story
3. Capture your audience’s attention
4. Tell your story from YOUR point of view
5. Use fresh and vivid language
27. How to tell a great story…
6. Integrate emotion
7. Use your own voice
8. Choose images and sounds carefully
9. Be brief
10.Keep a good rhythm
28. Resources
How to use DS in your classroom
Let your students teach you
DS Story Center Cookbook
http://www.edutopia.org/use-digital-storytelling-classroom
http://www.edutopia.org/economic-stimulus-education-technology-california
http://www.storycenter.org/cookbook.pdf
29. Resources
How to use Storyboarding
More on Storyboarding
How to use images: example
http://www.techteachers.com/digstory/storyboards.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRR0-7EFhlc&feature=PlayList&p=ADF67E48B06653F3&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=26
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/storyboarding.html
30. Resources
University of Houston: essentials, tutorials, examples, tips…
Center for DS: case-studies, examples, workshops, articles, books…
Digital Citizenship: free curriculum
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/
http://www.storycenter.org/
http://www.digitalcitizenshiped.com/
31. Resources
David Brear’s Site: a middle school-teacher collection of resources
Meg Ormiston’s Site: a collection of resources for educators
Judith Rance-Roney’s Article: reflections from a multilingual classroom
http://members.shaw.ca/dbrear/dst.html
http://www.techteachers.com/digitalstorytelling.htm
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/2812
32. Resources
DS Resources
Creating Digital Stories: Dr Helen Barrett’s tutorial
10 Easy Steps: A tutorial on digital videos
http://tech-head.com/dstory.htm
http://www.techteachers.com/digitalstorytelling.htm
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/2812
34. How to work together on a story…
1. Brainstorm
2. Collect. Sort. Decide.
3. Select the story. Develop a plan to execute.
4. Use an online collaborative workspace.
5. Select and distribute individual tasks.
6. Research.
35. How to work together on a story…
7. Create a storyboard.
8. Build the basic story.
9. Revise. Edit.
10.Polish.
11.Proof.
12.Share (live and digitally).
13.Evaluate
36. Resources
Classroom Management: different roles in creating a digistory
Digitales: evaluating digital projects
Today’s Teacher: DS student rubric
University of Houston: using rubrics to evaluate digistories
http://www.digitales.us/evaluating/index.php
http://www.todaysteacher.com/Digital_Storytelling/StudentRubric.pdf
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/rubrics.html
http://terry-freedman.org.uk/artman/publish/printer_804.php/Digital
37. Summary: Project Guidelines
• Let your students teach you
• Start small
• Get them working together
• Increase collaboration
• Share it all
• Build e-portfolios
39. Tools for creating a Digital Story
• Powerpoint
• Photo Story
• Movie Maker
40. Examples: PowerPoint Projects
• Create, perform and understand public-
speaking:
– Museum docent talk
– History/ Geographical tour
– Live Interview
– Etc.
41. Examples: Photo-Story Projects
• Create, present and understand photo-essays:
– With words
– With music
– With video
– With transitions
– Etc.
42. Examples: Photo-Story Projects
• Create, present and understand movies:
– With narration
– With dialogues
– With still and moving images
– Etc.
44. More Tools for DS Projects
• Autocollage
• Photosynth
• BING Images
45. Resources
50 Questions for family-history interviews
Everyone can be an oral-historian
Resources on interviewing and recording oral-history
http://genealogy.about.com/cs/oralhistory/a/interview.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/htd_history/oral/recording_oral_hist_01.shtml
http://www.library.nashville.org/localhistory/his_spcoll_orhist_guidelines.asp
46. The e-book was created in close collaboration with Mary Lane
Potter who writes, teaches, and edits in Seattle, Washington. Visit
her web site at http://members.authorsguild.net/marylapotter.
Editor's Notes
Watch this video (“Literacy, ELL, and Digital Storytelling: 21st Century Learning in Action”) to hear these students and their two teachers talk about what made this semester-long history project so powerful for the class and the community.
Highlight: Several spoke of how proud they were of what they had written and produced. Others noted that they voluntarily put in more time and effort because they were dealing with issues that mattered to them.
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