1. Digital Storytelling MAME 2010 Elisabeth Stayer~Harlan Elementary Mary Morrison~Garden City Middle School

2. What is it? Another way for students to demonstrate their content learning It integrates content with 21st century skills

3. Collaboration What projects are you doing already? Posters papers brochure Paper-based projects become digital stories.

4. Roles~ Delineate teacher and MS roles; Classroom teacher responsible for core content Media Specialist teaches technology/integration of content Agree to grade technology --incentive! one less thing the classroom teacher has to do. Leading Project Based Learning: http://www.leadingpbl.org/MMorrison

5. Types 1. Picture book~Create an original story and pictures 2. Content knowledge~Demonstrating content knowledge Event in history Concept in math Skill in Language

6. How did they do that? 1. Storyboard 2. Create a Source Folder 3. Make an MP3 4. Create/Find Pictures 5. Make a Movie!

7. Storyboarding http://www.printablepaper.net/category/storyboard http://karenjlloyd.com/blog/free-storyboard-template- downloads/ http://www.jasonohler.com/pdfs/storyboard_template.pdf Why it's important: Students need to organize their project before they sit in front of computers so they are open to learning the new technology skills. Before coming to Media Center storyboard finished, edited, and approved by teacher

8. Source Folder All photos/drawings All audio Final Digital Story Movie If there's space, save the editable project (.mm--large file) AND final version

9. Make an Mp3 Audacity Garage Band (Mac) MUSIC Soundzabound Jamendo

10. Create or Find Pictures Create Pictures using any paint program Drawing for Children http://drawing.gamemaker.nl/ Find pictures but CITE YOUR SOURCES!!!! Pics4Learning http://www.pics4learning.com/ Flickr Creative Commons http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/flickrCC/index.php Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org

11. Make a Movie! Windows MovieMaker iMovie (Mac) Jing Storybird Photostory Credits at end...cite sources

12. So.....how do YOU do this??

13. Examples: Children's math storybook Family Heritage Trail of Tears Picture book with Japanese language Children Around the World MAME article: http://content.yudu.com/A1o462/MediaS pectrumSpr2010/resources/index.htm?ref errerUrl

14. What do I do with all the digital stories? Wikis Websites: classroom website district website http://gardencityschools.com/videos.cfm?vID=3752 Other Options: burn a CD email

15. Contact Information You can reach Mary at morrism@gcity.k12.mi.us and Elisabeth at Images: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/?CTT=97