Digital Storytelling I’m not making this up!

Standards 21st Century skills Inventive thinking Effective communication High productivity

NETs for Students (technology) Basic operations & concepts Social, ethical & human issues Technology productivity tools Technology communication tools

Stories are Patterns Store and transmit knowledge Organize facts in a new way Convey information Preserve culture Build relationships Entertain

Digital Storytelling Slideshows Video Photo essays Websites Presentation software Desktop publishing

Digital Storytelling Multimedia Own voice Sounds Music Photos Graphics Illustrations Artifacts

Seven Steps to Success Write a narrative script Plan the project Organize the project Make voiceovers Gather and prepare resources Put it all together Deliver

Types Historical, scientific, social hero, fictional, true account… Individual account, family or community based Cause & effect (what if)

Instructional Strategies Role playing Newscast , “Strangers arrive in a strange ship from Spain.” Collaborative Small group Peer-to-peer

Instructional Technologies Microphone & sound editing software Movie cam & editing Scanner Word processing Illustration supplies Still camera Desktop publishing/authoring

Resources Clipart Clip video (United Streaming) Sound clips ebook kits Editing freeware

Ideas About someone Special events Favorite community leader Historical figure Family member Memorial story Special events Adventure stories Special place

Photo essays 10-15 photos minimum Photos + text Photos + narrative Music or sounds in background Can combine still photos with video Combine illustrations with photos or clip art Combine narration with sounds

Photo essay projects Family – special events Pictures instead of words Illustrate a story or poem Tell it your way (retell) School/community projects Day in the life Road trip Instructional

eBook Family ancestry – scan diaries, picture, family bible, record sounds Living history Record a trip with words, pictures, illustrations, artifacts (concert stub) Combine multiple stories for a chapter book