Digital Storytelling Tell me a fact and I’ll learn Tell me a truth and I’ll believe Tell me a story and I’ll remember it forever

Introductions Introduce yourself: School, grade level/ subject Tell us what you know about digital storytelling

Learning Outcomes Today you will: Gain an understanding of digital stories and ways it can be utilized in your classroom. Develop digital story building skills through Movie Maker and Prezi. Explore a variety of digital story making applications.

Today’s Agenda 8:00 – 8:50 Introductions, overview of digital storytelling 9:00 – 9:50 Movie Maker tutorial, using Prezi 10:00–10:40 Building your own digital story 10:40–11:00 Workshop survey, CCU IT Masters Program

Portaportal www.portaportal.com/digitalstories

Share Digital Story Ideas As you find digital stories you can use in your classroom or think of ideas for your own, please share them on the Linoit Link!

Digital Stories The possibilities are endless! use digital tools focus on a specific topic or point of view usually contain a mixture of computer-based images, text, recorded audio narration, video clips and/or music vary in length, usually between two and ten minutes are personal narratives, retell historical events, explore science, or explore one’s community The possibilities are endless!

Telling a Story “The story should be in the foreground and the technology in the background.” Bull and Kajder, 2004 Technology aids in the process Focus should be on the content “Storytelling and learning are inextricably linked because the process of composing a story is also a process of meaning-making. Because they provide a record of students’ thinking, teachers can use them in assessing student progress toward learning goals.”

An Effective Tool for Teachers How can digital stories be used by teachers? As a Lesson Hook As a Way to Integrate Multimedia into the Curriculum As a Way to Make Difficult Content More Understandable To Facilitate Classroom Discussion

An Effective Learning Tool for Students Research Skills Writing Skills Organization Skills Technology Skills Presentation Skills Interview Skills Interpersonal Skills Problem-Solving Skills

Examples of Digital Stories

Standards Connection Digital storytelling helps meet all Standards from are also met through the use of digital storytelling.

What about other subjects? Explain math concepts or teach vocabulary Science experiments and scientific concepts Retell important events in history The possibilities are endless!

Reaching All Learners Meets the needs of a variety of learning styles Students can learn from watching a video that includes graphics, narration, and/or text. Teachers can create videos to teach and reteach concepts. Upload these videos to your webpage or Edmodo for students to watch again and again.

Digital Storytelling in the Classroom

Please make accounts for creating digital stories at these sites

Search these sites to find digital stories for your classroom use. Jackson County, Oregon Site (scroll down to find examples)

Break (10 minutes) Begin thinking about creating your own digital story. What concepts would a digital story help you teach better? Use the storyboards to help you plan your story.

Movie Maker Movie Maker is a video creator application for use with a Windows operating system. Users can create and edit movies and digital slide shows with still pictures. Add audio (music, narration), text, transitions, effects, etc. to customize your video. Themes make your video look professional.

Movie Maker Movie Maker can be used by teachers and students. Some classroom uses include: Content-specific videos Attention grabbers How-to demos Digital photo collage Organize student presentations

Features New features have been added to the newest version of Movie Maker: Find music online Record your own voice Emphasize narration, video, or music Text effects High definition video

Tools and Tips Movie Maker Digital Camera Microphone (to record narration) Create and name a folder on your computer or flash drive where you can save all of your media content for your project before beginning. Don’t forget to save your project throughout your work.

Getting Started with Movie Maker Preview Screen Storyline- your images/videos will show up here

Importing Videos and Photos To import videos or photos, click “Add videos and photos” located under the “Home” tab. You will navigate to the files you want to import and click all of the photos or videos. Now, your photos and videos should be displayed in the Movie Maker. https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B0Rfd5zhyM1vMXQ4UjRNSkdRTUE/ed it?usp=sharing

Putting It Together By simply dragging and dropping, you can reorganize the order of your content. By clicking on a photo and pressing “delete” or clicking “remove,” you can delete a photo from the storyboard.

Adding Text Add titles, captions, or credits from the “Home” tab. Titles are inserted before the selected item. Captions are displayed over the selected item. Credits are added at the end of the video.

Effects and Transitions Use effects to enhance specific images, clips, or text. Use transitions between clips or images.

Adding Audio Tell your digital story by recording your own narration. Add your own music file or find music online using Movie Maker’s choices for online music archives.

Working with Video Clips Import videos the same way you import pictures. Movie Maker allows the user to split, trim, and manipulate the sound on the videos. You can add transitions and effects to videos.

Saving Your Movie Throughout the process of creating your movie, you will want to save your project. This will save a file that can only be opened using Movie Maker. Once you have completed your movie, you will need to click “Save Movie.” This will create a movie file that will you can play and publish.

A free site to create, read and share visual stories Each story begins with existing illustrations the author selects A free account allows you to create up to 75 student accounts Your students can find, read, and comment on each other's stories

It’s FREE! Target audience is elementary. Students can create digital stories by uploading photos, adding text, and recording their voices. Teachers can add student accounts. Teachers can create assignments for students to complete. A few templates are available.

Make visually animated connections Zoom for impact and focus Make relationships between ideas clear Link imagery to motion

Break (10 minutes) Continue thinking about creating your own digital story. What concepts would a digital story help you teach better? Use the storyboards to help you plan your story.

Creating Your Own Digital Story Free downloadable tools: Movie Maker & Photo Story Online tools

Wrap Up Survey CCU IT Masters Program