1. Once Upon a Time.. there was a Digital Storytelling Workshop Presented by Instructional Technology and Design Office itd@support.lis.illinois.edu 217-244-4903

2. Overview What is digital storytelling? Different methods of digital storytelling Examples of work How to create a digital story Create your own! Web resources + Applications

3. What is Digital Storytelling? A “new medium” that combines the tradition of storytelling with digital technology Digital stories can be as creative or simple as you want to make them It is often based on a short video or song, but can be anything digital You will need images, sound, and a story to tell

4. Seven Elements of Digital Stories Point of view A dramatic question Emotional content The gift of your voice The power of your soundtrack Economy Pacing Source: Center for Digital Storytelling

5. Types of Digital Stories Videos Screencasts Slideshows Apps Sound bytes Social media stories

6. Let’s watch an example! The Great Buffalo Pull A digital retelling of the trickster tale “Deceptive Tug-of- War” (Aarne-Thompson) adapted from West African (Anansi), African American (Brer Rabbit), and Native American Muscogee versions retold by Michael Thompson and S.E. Scholosser. GSLIS alum Ana Holland created this wonderful digital story, and it was showcased in the 2013 GSLIS Storytelling Festival.

7. How to Create a Digital Story Start with a Story! Begin thinking of the purpose of your story Are you trying to inform, convince, provoke, question? Where to find Inspiration? Fairy Tales, Folktales, Fables, Legends and Myths… Oh my! Short Stories Podcasts This American Life And many more!

8. Hunt and Gather Gather images, videos, sound effects that can augment your story Tip: Create a folder on the desktop where you can store the materials you find Remember you’ll be weaving a combination of images, music, text, and voice Images: http://www.corbisimages.com/ http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ Videos: http://www.istockphoto.com/video http://www.gettyimages.com/footage Sounds: http://www.stockmusicsite.com/ http://www.animal-sounds.org/animal-sounds-free-download.html

9. One Word: Storyboard A storyboard is a sketch of how to organize a story and a list of its contents. Storyboard example: http://creately.com/diagram/example/g1rmdg ai1/Mickey+the+Mouse http://creately.com/diagram/example/g1rmdg ai1/Mickey+the+Mouse Storyboard templates: http://www.printablepaper.net/category/storyboard Decide what pieces of the story work best in image, text, video, sound Try to have consistency in design

10. Lights, Camera, Action! iMovie Windows Media Player Import your content Images, videos, sound effects, background music etc. Arrange the content to mirror your storyboard Record narrative either in the program or separately (import to audio editor like Audacity)Audacity

11. Make it Pretty: Editing Like music, transitions and motion make up a continuous stream in visual language Add transition effects and any last storyboard tweaks Almost done! Produce file Upload GSLIS I: Drive YouTube Share and enjoy!

12. GSLIS, Web and App Resources Help Desk Equipment Technical support GSLIS Tech Tutorials and Workshops Storytelling / Hunt and Gather resources: http://storybird.com/ http://evernote.com/ https://www.pinterest.com/ Digital storytelling resources: http://www.edudemic.com/8-steps-to-great-digital-storytelling/ https://sites.google.com/site/edinatechresources/digital-storytelling Editing image tools: http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/freebies/28-online-photo-editing-websites-to-have-fun- with/

13. Student-Created Digital Story JailbirdJailbird by GSLIS alum Caitlin Savage What type of images did Caitlin use? Can you make out any special sounds she used? Do you think Caitlin used a storyboard? Why or why not? What message do you think Caitlin was trying to convey with her digital story?