2. Welcome to Digital Storytelling! A New Way to Tell Stories! A New Way to Learn…

3. Our Challenges as Educators in this Digital Age To use technology as a tool to develop higher level critical thinking skills To have students understand and use technology as another type of communication To fulfill the requirements of technology and core content in the NYS Curriculum

4. A New Look at Student Literacy DIGITAL GLOBAL TECHNOLOGICAL VISUAL INFORMATIONAL

5. The Power of Digital Storytelling It gives our less traditional learners a connection with the curriculum. It is an innovative and fun way to integrate technology into the curriculum. It is a way to make difficult content more accessible to the learners.

6. Digital Storytelling Teaches: Research Skills Writing Skills Organization Skills Technology Skills Presentation Skills Interpersonal Skills

7. Digital Storytelling is: STORYTELLING AROUND A THEME Digital Graphics Text Recorded Audio Narration Video and Music

8. Types of Digital Stories Personal narratives Nonfiction productions of historical events Informative stories Concept Illustration

9. Seven Elements of Digital Stories Point of View Dramatic Question Emotional Content The Gift of Voice The Power of the Soundtrack Economy Pacing

10. Aspects of the Digital Story: VOICE STILL FRAME IMAGERY VIDEO MUSIC

11. A Look at the Process 1)Select an Idea : Narrow your topic, and focus on a theme for the digital story. 2)Locate or create your resources.

12. How to Find Images and Audio Images-Google Bigfoto.com

13. Organize your ideas and resources (visuals). Begin your storyboard. Organization

14. On your storyboard, write your script, using lively verbs and vivid adjectives. petrified scared terrified Word Choice

15. Using your unique Voice, record the audio To accompany your images. Voice

16. Underscore your story with music in order to create Fluency within your project. Sentence Fluency

17. Copyright Disclaimer You Must have permission to use images. Cite your sources.