+ Digital Storytelling and Online Bookmaking Spring PDC Day 2011 Leslie C. Savage, LMS Palmer Elementary

+ What is it? A personal narrative or other fictional or nonfiction story told using graphics, audio, or video that is published online and shared By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ Why Bother? Student engagemen t increases Unseen/unheard student voices Global Audience Increases digital literacy Non threatening way to present story Encourages collaborativ e learning By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ Other Benefits Increasing student reflection Stimulating student creativity Increasing student technology skills Creating critical thinkers Appeals to diverse learning styles Develops communication skills Cultivates critical viewers of media Builds learning communities By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ What Online Tools Can My Students Use? Voicethread Students can create digital stories using their own artwork, digital cameras, or video. Zooburst Students can make online 3- D digital books Storyjumper Students can create their own book and order a hardcopy By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ More Online Tools! Students use fine art to make digital stories, and share, read, and collaborate with others. 0 Students use their own artwork or digital pictures to create stories and can record themselves as narrators! Collaborative story writing. Create. Fold. Pass! By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ VoiceThread VoiceThread VoiceThread Overview All elementary students in the District have an account! Username: their computer lab username Password: bville Teachers login info: Username: school Password: bcsd09 By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ VoiceThread Features Students upload their own avatars, artwork or digital images. Students record their own narration or story. Students share their work with virtual class and are able to comment upon each other’s work. Finished VoiceThreads can be shared outside the class via a hyperlink or an embed code. Embed codes can be pasted into your classroom blog. By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ ZooBurst

+ ZooBurst: Classroom Accounts $50 to receive 250 student accounts. Use a CSV file to import students. You decide the usernames and passwords Choose from stock images or import your own images or artwork Commenting and moderation of books within virtual classroom By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ ZooBurst - Features Finished books can be shared by creating a hyperlink directly to the book. Sample book You can also receive an “embed” code for a finished book and place it on your blog, website or wiki. Students have their own accounts and may leave written comments on their classmates’ work. By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ Storyjumper By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ Storyjumper Overview/Tutorial: Users can access a library of completed books or create their own using stock images, their own illustrations, and some photos. There is a “classroom edition” for teachers and directions for how to set up a class. By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ Storyjumper Downsides: Completed books are available to purchase starting at $ The only other way to “share” a completed book is to it. The site does not provide a way for students to view and comment upon each other’s work. Low value for collaboration and sharing. By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ Storybird By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ Storybird Free teacher account. Unlimited students. Add students one by one. Choose from preselected art to write your own story. Create assignments for your students and allow students to collaborate on a single story. Privacy settings are available. By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ Storybird Storybird Overview Tutorials for adding and managing classes and students Finished Storybirds can be ed or embedded on a webpage. Students can also buy their Storybird as a PDF download or a hard or soft cover book. By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ Storybird Beautiful collection of finished books Ability to create books using fine art Collaborative storytelling Pros No voice recording No text to speech functionality Cons By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ Little Bird TalesLittle Bird Tales – demo videodemo video By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ Little Bird Tales – 3 simple steps By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ Little Bird Tales Teachers can set up accounts to make class books Students can record their own voice and listen to others’ work Finished stories get a web address or an embed code Students can use the drawing tool to create their own drawings Pros No student accounts No commenting feature Look for this site to grow! Cons By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ FoldingStoryFoldingStory (just for fun) By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ FoldingStory – Collaborative Short Stories Students need addresses to use it. Requires supervision due to some content on the site. You can only add to a folding story once and there are 10 folds to a story No spell check or grammar check By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ FoldingStory Teacher Blog About Using FoldingStory The Brightside: This kind of collaborative writing can be accomplished by means of a blog. Kidblog.org can be used for elementary students Apply the same rules that FoldingStory uses! By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ Sample Storyboard By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS

+ Thank you! Happy storytelling! By: Leslie C. Savage, LMS