Digital Storytelling Digital Storytelling Digital Storytelling Digital Storytelling Kendra Hildreth & Clare McLean Technology in the Classroom Fall 2007 Kendra Hildreth & Clare McLean Technology in the Classroom Fall 2007

What is Digital Storytelling? A combination of storytelling with multimedia tools such as graphics, audio, video, animation, and web publishing. A combination of storytelling with multimedia tools such as graphics, audio, video, animation, and web publishing.

Three Types of Digital Stories 1.Personal NarrativesPersonal Narratives 2.Examination of Historical Themes and EventsExamination of Historical Themes and Events 3.Stories that inform or instructStories that inform or instruct 1.Personal NarrativesPersonal Narratives 2.Examination of Historical Themes and EventsExamination of Historical Themes and Events 3.Stories that inform or instructStories that inform or instruct

Resources and Technology Needed Possible Programs Microsoft Photo Story Windows MovieMaker Apple iMovie Microsoft Powerpoint Adobe Photoshop Elements Macromedia Flash Possible Programs Microsoft Photo Story Windows MovieMaker Apple iMovie Microsoft Powerpoint Adobe Photoshop Elements Macromedia Flash Internet Search Engines For Images: Google Picsearch AltaVista For Audio: AltaVista Singing Fish

How Can Teachers Use Digital Stories? As a lesson hook to engage students To integrate multimedia As another way of presenting difficult content to students with various learning modalities & learning styles To spark classroom discussion As a lesson hook to engage students To integrate multimedia As another way of presenting difficult content to students with various learning modalities & learning styles To spark classroom discussion

Making Digital Stories Can Help Students Develop the Following Skills: Research Writing Organization Technology Presentation Research Writing Organization Technology Presentation Interview Interpersonal Problem-Solving Assessment

Possible Challenges for Classroom Use Trouble formatting a sound argument Less interest in storytelling Access to technology hardware & software Limited ability to save from the internet Time consuming Copyright & intellectual property issues Trouble formatting a sound argument Less interest in storytelling Access to technology hardware & software Limited ability to save from the internet Time consuming Copyright & intellectual property issues

How To Assess a Student’s D.S. 1.Overall purpose of the story 2.Narrator point of view 3.Dramatic question(s) 4.Choice of content 5.Clarity of voice 6.Pacing of narrative 7.Meaningful soundtrack 8.Quality of images 9.Economy of story detail 10.Good grammar and language usage 1.Overall purpose of the story 2.Narrator point of view 3.Dramatic question(s) 4.Choice of content 5.Clarity of voice 6.Pacing of narrative 7.Meaningful soundtrack 8.Quality of images 9.Economy of story detail 10.Good grammar and language usage FOR A DETAILED ASSESSMENT RUBRIC SEE HANDOUT.

Class Activity With your content area/grade level group, assess the following digital stories with the D.S. Assessment Rubric as if they were student projects: Early ElementaryScience Upper ElementaryHistory MusicMath Visual ArtSpanish With your content area/grade level group, assess the following digital stories with the D.S. Assessment Rubric as if they were student projects: Early ElementaryScience Upper ElementaryHistory MusicMath Visual ArtSpanish

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