1. Digital Storytelling Shawn Brandt Technology Integration Specialist New Prague Area Schools www.np.k12.mn.us/TechIntegration

2. What is Digital Storytelling? Using a story to present information… The use of computers, pictures, video, narration, and music to create, share, and enhance stories.

3. Digital Storytelling Examples

4. Why Digital Storytelling? Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. ~Benjamin Franklin

5. We learn… 10% of what we Read 20% of what we Hear 30% of what we See 40% of what we See and Hear 70% of what we Discuss with others 80% of what we Experience personally 95% of what we Teach someone else http://www.slideshare.net/cliotech/digital-storytelling-26161 ~William Glasser

6. How is it different? Traditional Report Research Write Edit Submit Digital Storytelling Research Write Edit Read, collect images Read, re-read, record Review, enhance Publish, present

7. http://www.photobus.co.uk/dstory_pages/what_dstory.html Helpful Tips A Good Recipe… 250 words (example)

9. Helpful Tips http://www.photobus.co.uk/dstory_pages/what_dstory.html A Good Recipe… 250 words (example) Around a dozen pictures About 2 minutes in length

10. Helpful Tips Teachers… Use a checklist with due dates Use a rubric for assessments

11. Helpful Tips Create a project folder… Documents Images Video clips Audio files Project files

12. Helpful Tips Headset Microphones USB preferred “Noise Cancelling”

13. Helpful Tips Adjust the microphone Avoid “puffs” into the mic Move mic below or to the side of your mouth Check microphone settings and volume control

14. Helpful Tips Check your volume… Adjust the recording settings Volume at 50% = audience should be able to hear comfortably

15. Digital Storytelling Process I already know how to use PhotoStory (MovieMaker, PowerPoint, etc.). Just let me get started.

17. Digital Storytelling Process Set checkpoint due dates Select a Topic Research the Content Write the Script 

18. Digital Storytelling Process Select a Topic Research the Content Write the Script Collect the Images 

19. Digital Storytelling Process Focus on the content, not the product Select a Topic Research the Content Write the Script Collect the Images Import & Arrange the Images 

20. Digital Storytelling Process The script guides the process Digital Camera, Scanner, Google Images Research the Content Write the Script Collect the Images Import & Arrange the Images Narration, Audio & Music 

21. Common mistake… “grabbing” the thumbnail image. Common mistake… “grabbing” the thumbnail image.

22. Thumbnail

27. Full-Size

29. Thumbnail

30. Digital Storytelling Process Again, the script guides the process… Arrange images according to the script Write the Script Collect the Images Import & Arrange the Images Narration, Audio & Music Save as a Video File 

31. Digital Storytelling Process Mark picture transitions on the script Collect the Images Import & Arrange the Images Narration, Audio & Music Distribution Format 

32. 10 images

33. Digital Storytelling Process Project File (used to edit) Video File (used to present) Import & Arrange the Images Narration, Audio & Music Distribution Format 

34. Viewing Options Most Common –Watch directly in Windows Media Player –Insert video clip into PowerPoint Other ideas –Burn to CD –Post to a website –Cable public access channel