THE CREATION AND APPLICATION OF DIGITAL

STORYTELLING FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS

ICI 2009Presenters: Dr. Beth Moore & Vicki Mast

Franklin College

Topics of discussion on Digital Storytelling:

Storytelling process Technology tools to use at all grade levels Examples of student work

Digital Storytelling can hook students by making learning come alive!

What is Digital Storytelling?

“Digital Storytelling is the practice of using computer-based tools to tell stories.”

[University of Houston] http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu

Digital Storytelling contains some mixture of… computer-based images text recorded audio narration animation video clips and/or music

Digital Storytelling can vary in length from 2-10 minutes.

Daniel Meadow, a British photographer, educator, and digital storyteller, defines digital storytelling as “short, personal multimedia tales told from the heart.”

[University of Houston] http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu

Why use Digital Storytelling?

hooks students on learning geared toward all grade levels (K-Post

Secondary) can be used with non-readers, ESL, ELL

students addresses how digital imaging &

photographs can expand the role of the teacher and learners, not just the mere use of technology

Why use Digital Storytelling?

reinforces educational skills reading, writing & public speaking research, documentation & organization cooperative learning & problem solving 21st century technology skills

(applied to your content = technology integration)

Source:http://www.class.uh.edu/classidt/spotlights/digitalStorytelling.html

Why use Digital Storytelling?

multimedia can improve comprehension benefits the visual, auditory and kinesthetic

learners engages students better retention, multiple senses stimulated

Sources: http://www.class.uh.edu/classidt/spotlights/digitalStorytelling.html

http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/rbell-71791-photo-story-elementary-introduction-photostory-ele-education-ppt-powerpoint/

Steps to Digital Storytelling

Define, Collect, Decide Select, Import, Create Decide, Write, Record, Finalize Demonstrate, Evaluate, Replicate

Source: http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/

This is how we used Digital Storytelling to hook the freshmen…

EDU 124-Introduction to American Education/spring semester~ fun way to use technology to tell a story using images~ go to web and find existing information on a subject they were interested in

Minimum Requirements:~ 1 video clip~ 1 still image~ 1 music clip or voice over~ 1 video transition~ 1 video effect~ 2-3 minutes in length

Technology used:~ Windows Movie Maker (required)~ YouTube Downloader (optional)~ Any Video Converter (optional)~ iTunes (optional)~ Audacity (optional)

…and we continue to use Digital Storytelling as…

Sophomores: EDU 222 Child Development and Educational Psychology /fall semester

Juniors: EDS 326/327 Instructional Strategies I & II SCI 334/335 Science & Elementary Teaching I & II EDE 344/345 Teaching and Learning Literacy I & II EDE 365/366 Mathematics Methods for Elementary Teachers I & II

Seniors: EDE 444 Social Studies Methods (Virtual Tour)

Examples Pre-School

http://blogs.preknow.org/insideprek/2008/03/digital-storyte.html http://computerkiddoswiki.pbwiki.com/Sites+for+Pre-School

Elementary http://www.needleworkspictures.com/vic/ http://www.adobe.com/education/instruction/adsc/

Middle http://nhokanson.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/hal-photo-story-projects/

High http://www.alasmedia.net/video_edu.htm http://cliotech.blogspot.com/2008/06/live-blogging-from-ebc08-necc2

008.html Various

http://www.ddguild.org/examples.html Adult

http://tah-civilwar.blogspot.com/ http://www.afsc.org/midatlantic/ht/display/ContentDetails/i/71778

Additional Resources http://eduscapes.com

http://eduscapes.com/sessions/superhero/storytelling.htm

http://eduscapes.com/sessions/sidekicks/stories.htm

Use the search feature on the website to find additional links, over 50 at this time.

http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/ http://www.class.uh.edu/classidt/spotlights/digitalStorytelling.html

http://www.teachnet.ie/innovative_teacher/default.asp?NCID=365

http://jonorech.wikispaces.com/

http://www.techteachers.com/digitalstorytelling.htm

http://kidsvid.altec.org/index.html

http://www.kenton.k12.ky.us/DigitalStory/dstindex.htm

http://learninginmaineresources.wikispaces.com/Digital+Storytelling+Worksho

p

http://www.needleworkspictures.com/vic/

http://voicethread.com/#home

Additional Resources http://electronicportfolios.org/digistory/

http://projects.educ.iastate.edu:16080/~ds/Behmer/

http://www.storycenter.org/whatis.html

http://www.storytellingwithchildren.com/category/digital-storytelling/

http://tech-head.com/dstory.htm

http://www.pbs.org/thewar/edu_power_of_story.htm

http://www.edutopia.org/digital-storytelling-resources http://www.edutopia.org/power-digital-storytelling-classroom?page=1

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Instructional_Technology/Digital_Storytelling

http://www.jakesonline.org/storytelling.htm

http://homepage.mac.com/jbtv/Personal4.html

http://www.digitales.us/

CONFERENCE MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE ON:

http://www.franklincollege.edu/pwp/vmast/Digital_Storytelling.html

vmast@franklincollege.edubmoore@franklincollege.edu