How-To DIGITAL STORYTELLING

OVERVIEW OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING

 Provides evidence of learning in a way that is appealing to employers (beyond text)  Enables demonstration of skills otherwise hard to articulate or demonstrate (civic skills)  Allows for creativity and personality. A powerful form of communication (McLellan, 2006).  Increases your technological capabilities or demonstrate some you may already have (video editing, production)  Builds capacity to create something of value to future employers (learning more than how to work with Word, PowerPoint, Excel)  Practice your response to interview questions (‘elevator speech’ – what did you learn) IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS

Highlight academic projects, interests or initiatives, but most importantly, to reflect on how we are shaped by the stories we live and how we in turn share our diverse identities (Wright & Ryan, 2010). SHARING WHO YOU ARE

 When the writer is engaged personally with a topic, they impart a personal tone and flavor to the piece that is unmistakably his/hers alone. It is the heart and soul of the writing, the magic, and wit, the feeling, the life and breath. ( POWER OF VOICE “When words are infused by the human voice, they come alive” – Maya Angelou (April 1928 – May 2014)

 An illustration of learning  A way of documenting an experience(s)  One way to facilitate the reflection process  4-6 minute digital video clip  First person narrative  Told in your own voice  Illustrated (mostly) by still images  Additional music added to evoke emotions WHAT IS DIGITAL STORYTELLING?

 Refers to a kind of video story as well as the methodology used to produce them The methodology is the integration of knowledge, cutting, paraphrasing, revising, synthesizing, and reflecting (Alexander, 2001). WHAT IS DIGITAL STORYTELLING?

 Overall purpose of the story – demonstrate evidence of learning  Theme : a dramatic question. metaphor, quote  Pacing of the narrative and clarity of voice (talking too fast)  Meaningful soundtrack  Images that communicate meaning WHAT MAKES FOR A GREAT DIGITAL STORY?

THE PROCESS

 While following the guidelines from your instructor,  Consider your audience  What your experience means to you  How you identify with others WRITE YOUR REFLECTION

 Identify/highlight important concepts/ideas  Another means that helps with editing/proofing  Assists with timing & pace of the story  Provides direction in what images to gather  Aids in the recording process STORYBOARDING

Step 1: highlight key words or concepts

Step 2: Identify when the transitions will occur. The “///” indicate the start of the next image.

IMPORTANT  Create a folder on your desktop to store all of your images and music  Open a word document to begin capturing your references

 Free from the web (Google images, Flickr)  Educational Opportunity on Copyright Laws and Intellectual Property   Create using PowerPoint, then export as JPEG  Snipping Tool Snipping Tool  PC users - Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories  Mac users – Command+Shift+4  Get your own! GATHER AN IMAGE FOR EACH CONCEPT/IDEA HIGHLIGHTED

 Using Google Images Safe Search Advanced Search and “usage rights”  One way to find and document royalty-free images 1.Go to a copyright free website e.g Enter search word to find images for your story e.g. 3.Select the image that you like. 4.Right click on the image  If you are using Firefox, select the “Copy Image Location”  If you are using Internet Explorer, select the properties and copy the URL from the opening window.  How to avoid copyright law infringement with digital media How to avoid copyright law infringement with digital media COLLECTING IMAGES AND CITATIONS

SELECT A PROGRAM iMovie (Mac)PhotoStory 3 (PC)Windows Live Movie Maker (PC) Garageband (audio)Built-in Audio recorder Built-in music Audacity (audio) Pros: Ideal for Mac users, great templates (transitions), nice editing tool, automatically publishes to YouTube Pros: Great transition tool Easy to photo editor Built-in tools Pros: More commonly known Cons: challenging to get started (even for Mac users) hard for non-PC users Cons: Small screen Final product can seem choppier (recording on each slide) Will not work for Windows 8 **** Cons: Less flexibility with transitions Must combine narrative and music on other software (Audacity)

CLOUD-BASED ALTERNATIVES  Google Drive – Metta Story Instructions: Go to Google Drive Click on “CREATE” Click “CONNECT MORE APPS Search for “Metta Story”

CLOUD-BASED ALTERNATIVES (CONT)

 Free MP3 conversion resources    Search YouTube for karaoke version of a song SELECT MUSIC

SHARE/PUBLISH  YouTube (  Public  Unlisted ****  Private  Vimeo (  Your ePortfolio !

 Most important thing ---- your references MUST be permanently connected to your digital story.  Two Options: 1.Create a.jpeg of your references in PPT, then make it your last image in your digital story. 2.Paste the references into the “Description” box when you upload the.wmv file to YouTube REFERENCES

CAMPUS RESOURCES  University Library’s Rich Media Center  Reserve your space ahead of time   IT Training (  Check out headsets – Office of Community Engagement (University Hall 4008R); Available to use for 24hrs  Technology Support: research/assessment-resources/storytelling/index.shtmlhttp://csl.iupui.edu/teaching- research/assessment-resources/storytelling/index.shtml  Ashlee Kimmel

 Average person speaks 100 words/min  Consider the length of the song  Challenges uploading to YouTube – make sure it’s a.wmv file GENERAL TIPS

research/assessment- resources/storytelling/index.shtml QUESTIONS?