1. Tools for Teaching and Learning: Digital Storytelling
Rebecca M. Reese, Ph.D.

2. Objectives
Describe and incorporate digital storytelling as a teaching and learning tool.
Create a storyboard for production.
Use desktop or web-based applications to create a digital story for use in a course.

3. What is Digital Storytelling?
Combines the art of telling a story with a mix of multimedia to present information about a specific topic.
Revolves around a theme and often contains a particular viewpoint.

4. Types of Digital Stories
Personal Narrative - revolve around significant life events and personally meaningful; can be emotionally charged.
Examination of Historical themes and events – can incorporate historical photographs, newspaper headlines, speeches, and other media to add depth and meaning to events.
Information or instruction relevant to a subject - convey instructional material in from different areas and can serve as how-to help.

5. Storyboarding Share your vision with others.
Establish plan of production or through line.
Reduces creation time.

6. Storyboarding Software
StoryboardThat
ACMI Generator
Amazon Storybuilder
Storybird
Story Map
PowerPoint

7. Digital Storytelling Resources
Laptop/Desktop
Apple iMovie
Adobe Premiere Elements
Microsoft Photo Story
Youtube Movie Maker
Web Tools
Storybird
Animoto
Meograph
WeVideo
**Prezi
**VoiceThread
Mobile Apps
Blurb Mobile
Com-Phone Story Maker
iMovie
Magisto
Splice
Story Creator
Storyrobe
Videolicious

8. Tips to Keep in Mind Tell a story that says something
Show through observational narrative
Be cinematic: quality not quantity
Makes sure it is logical and coherent, keeping focus
Transcribe and pace the narration
Wrap it up

9. Challenges to Digital Story Creation
Trouble formulating a sound argument
Access to technology
Time constraints
Copyright or intellectual property issues

10. Links and Resources