1. Digital Storytelling Made Easy with Photo Story and Animoto

2. What is Digital Storytelling? Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Digital stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative and voice together, thereby giving deep dimension and vivid color to characters, situations, experiences, and insights. You can now tell your story digitally. - Leslie Rule, Center for Digital Storytelling

3. Let’s look at some examples Photo Story 3.0 Animoto Example

4. What is Photo Story 3? Photo Story 3 is an easy and fun way to organize your photographs or scanned artwork. In 5 easy steps, you can create a digital masterpiece. You can find hints and tips at: www.windowsphotostory.com www.windowsphotostory.com

6. Create a StoryBoard 1.Sketch the image 2.Write a brief description of the visual 3.Write details of the desired audio/narration that will accompany the visual 4. Include any enhancements you may want to make to the image

7. Penguins By Lucy Penguins By Lucy Narration StoryBoarding Narration

8. Write scene number here Notes here Drawing of scene shot

9. How to use Photo Story Open up your Photo Story and begin a new story Click on the Next Button

10. Importing Images Click on the Import Button Then navigate to the images that you want to import Click on the Next Button

11. Create a title

12. Adding your own Narration Click on the Red Button to begin narration Hint! Type in a script of your narration first – then read it after hitting red button Add script here

13. Customize Motion Click on Custom Motion to specify start and end position of motion. Slide transitions can also be applied.

14. Add in Music Either from your computer Or create your own from Photo Story

15. Finish your story Choose to save your Story to your computer

16. http://animoto.com/

17. Scroll down to the bottom... Click on “education”

19. Joanne Najarian Winchester Public Schools K-5 jnjarian@winchester.k12.ma.us mail.winchester.k12.ma.us/~ Technology

20. Be patient… it may take a day or two…

21. http://glastonburyflpd.wikispaces.com/Animoto http://cliotech.blogspot.com/2008/08/freeing-animoto-for- education.html Resources: Setting Up Student Accounts Instructional Uses Some Great Examples http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/bsdbsd/educator-showcase/ http://animoto.com/play/HHKsUvEzGB53b01f9YDNbw?autostart=true

22. Finding Photos to use in your Digital Story Library of Congress Learning Page National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Photo Library Picture History "Picture History is an on-line archive of images and film footage illuminating more than 200 years of American history.“Picture History FreeFoto.com "FreeFoto.com is the largest collection of free photographs for private non-commercial use on the Internet.“FreeFoto.com Pics4Learning.com "Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. The Pics4Learning collection consists of thousands of images that have been donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers."Pics4Learning.com

23. Music and Audio American Rhetoric (famous speeches) Find Sounds A free site where you can search the Web for sound effects and musical instrument samples.Find Sounds Free Kids Music.com A collection of quality children's music. These are complete songs, not edited versions. All music downloads on this site are free.Free Kids Music.com FreePlay Music

24. Digital Storytelling Sites http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/ http://www.digitales.us/ http://www.storycenter.org/index1.html http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/ http://www.jakesonline.org/storytelling.htm

25. Feel free to contact me with questions: jnajarian@winchester.k12.ma.us Skype: jo.najarian