Digital Storytelling: A Tool for Student Engagement Jonathan Bacon, Larry Carver, Tracy Newman, Julie Rorabaugh,

“Storytelling…an ancient art form…a valuable form of human expression…an ancient form of teaching” National Storytelling Network

“We are our stories. We compress years of experience, thought and emotion into a few compact narratives….” Daniel H. Pink, A Whole New Mind

“A story is a basic principle of mind….our experiences, our knowledge, and our thinking is organized as stories.” Mark Turner, The Literary Mind

Digital stories [a] mixture of computer-based images, text, recorded audio narration, video clips and/or music Digital Storytelling (website), College of Education, the University of Houston

Digital Storytelling: personal tales…recounting historical events…exploring life…the search for life in other corners of the universe and everything in between Digital Storytelling (website), College of Education, the University of Houston

Digital Storytelling begins with…sharing one’s story through…digital imagery, text, voice, sound, music, video and animation… Joe Lambert, Co-founder Center for Digital Storytelling

Rubric of Seven Elements A Point of View A Dramatic Question Emotional Content The Gift of Your Voice The Power of the Soundtrack Economy Pacing

Houston U’s 10 Point Rubric 1.The Overall Purpose of the Story 2.The Narrator’s Point of View 3.A Dramatic Question or Questions 4.The Choice of Content 5.Clarity of Voice 6.Pacing of the Narrative 7.Use of a Meaningful Audio Soundtrack 8.Quality of the Images, Video & other Multimedia Elements 9.Economy of the Story Detail 10.Good Grammar and Language Usage

Applicable to Your Course? Art Educational Technology ESL Health/Medical History Human Creativity (Engines of Ingenuity) Journalism Language Arts Math Music Personal Reflections Pop Culture Religion Scientific Research Social Issues Social Studies Social Work

Digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu Storycenter.org

Examples of Digital Storytelling Brad Paisley’s “Welcome to the Future” Silence Speaks Project Men as Partners Project Curiosity Creative channel on Vimeo (“Cheese Sandwich”) Storiesforchange.net (“The Secret”)

“True America” by Amanda D. See video at

Articulate Storyline: To Create Interactive eLearning Stories Tracy Newman

Articulate Storyline Easy to use No programming Create interactivity Flexible assessments (that don’t have to look like assessments) Branching scenarios Community Showcase:

Articulate Storyline Slide layers Triggers States Characters Variables Drag-and-drop interactions Screen recording and software simulations

Storytelling with Comics Larry A. Carver

Introduction

Magna Anime

Comic Life

Characters

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Information Mac, iPad, Windows $29.99 ($19.95 edu)

Zooburst: Create Your Own Interactive 3D Popup Books Julie Rorabaugh

Popup books Books come to life with popups Readers can interact with books rather than just reading them –Imaginations run WILD! What was YOUR favorite childhood popup book?

Classic popups From Alice To Columbus

Classic popups And Cinderella To Samurai

Classic meets the online generation Zooburst for Digital Storytelling –Easy to use –Built in data base of over 10,000 images Or upload your own –Desktop or laptop computer NEW! iPad app! FREE! –Share digital stories Simple hyperlink Embed in website, blog, or LMS Moderated discussion forum for reader interaction

Augmented Reality Readers with cameras on computers experience Augmented Reality Each book has a special “story code” –Print and use camera to scan Books “jump” out and can be manipulated with simple gestures! –Attach the story code to physical items such as bulletin boards, newsletters, or textbooks

A little demonstration See video at

Cost? BasicPremium 100% free Limited to 10 books Limited to 10 pages Upload your own artwork Access to art archive Privacy settings $9.99 a month or $49 a year Unlimited books Limited to 50 pages Record your own voice Print full book outlines and summary handouts Download copies of books to read offline

From the creator of Zooburst FREEBIES! 8 paid one-month Premium subscriptions A HUGE thank you to Craig Kapp, the genius behind Zooburst Like on Facebook on Twitter

Not the Usual Suspects Check out storybird.com/books/all-about-digital-storytelling-tools for a Storybird digital story about additional digital storytelling tools to add to your toolbox.

Questions?