1. Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling Larry Bedenbaugh Just Read, Florida K-12 Leadership Conference August 2007

2. Slates “Students today can’t prepare bark to calculate their problems. They depend on their slates, which are more expensive. What will they do when the slate is dropped and it breaks? They will not be able to write.” ~Teachers Conference, 1703

3. Paper “Students today depend upon paper too much. They don't know how to write on slate without getting chalk dust all over themselves. They can't clean a slate properly. What will they do when they run out of paper? “ ~ Principal's Association, 1815

4. Fountain Pens “Students today depend on these expensive fountain pens. They can no longer write with a straight pen and nib. We parents must not allow them to wallow in such luxury to the detriment of learning how to cope in the real business world which is not so extravagant.” ~ PTA Gazette, 1914

5. Ink "Students today depend upon store bought ink. They don't know how to make their own. When they run out of ink they will be unable to write words or ciphers until their next trip to the settlement. This is a sad commentary on modern education.“ ~ The Rural American Teacher, 1929

6. Ballpoint Pens "Ballpoint pens will be the ruin of education in our country. Students use these devices and then throw them away. The American virtues of thrift and frugality are being discarded. Business and banks will never allow such expensive luxuries." ~ Federal Teacher, 1950

7. Technology “While nobody will ever dispute the importance of a good education, meeting the needs of today's students has changed dramatically from what it was 10 or 20 years ago. Students today are exposed to a vast amount of information and technology early in their lives. Computers, electronic mail, long-distance learning, and the Internet have changed the dynamics of education here in our region and throughout world. ~ Congressman Jerry Moran, 1999

8. IRA Position Statement on Integrating Literacy and Technology in the Curriculum The Internet and other forms of information and communication technology (ICT) are redefining the nature of literacy. To become fully literate in today’s world, students must become proficient in the new literacies of ICT. Therefore, literacy educators have a responsibility to integrate these technologies into their literacy curricula.

9. NCTE 1992 Position Statement Teaching Storytelling N Storytelling is relating a tale to one or more listeners through voice and gesture. N Everyone who can speak can tell stories. N Story is the best vehicle for passing on factual information.

10. NCTE 2003 Position Statement Resolution on Composing with Nonprint Media N Encourage integrating multimedia composition in English Language Arts curriculum

11. NCTE 2005 Guideline Multi-Modal Literacies N The techniques of acquiring, organizing, evaluating, and creatively using multimodal information should become an increasingly important component of the English/Language Arts classroom.

12. Florida Legislative Rule 6A- 5.065 The Educator Accomplished Practices of the Florida State Board of Education 12) Accomplished Practice Twelve - Technology. (a) Accomplished level. The accomplished teacher uses appropriate technology in teaching and learning processes.

13. Consider This “ We need to prepare our children for a future that we can ’ t even describe. ” David Warlick Technology Consultant & Author

14. Consider This “Tomorrow's illiterate will not be the man who can't read; he will be the man who has not learned how to learn.” Herbert Gerjuoy Psychologist

15. “ Whatever made you successful in the past, will not in the future. ” Lew Platt Former CEO, HP Consider This

16. “ We need to prepare students for their future, not our past. ” Consider This

17. “ We need to prepare students for their future, not their present. ” Consider This

18. Digital Students N Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation I Don Tapscott, 1997  This is the first generation to be bathed in bits since birth.  Because of their access to the digital media, today’s students learn, work, think, shop, and create differently than their parents.

19. DSL (Digital as a Second Language) Digital Native LearnersDigital Immigrant Teachers Prefer receiving information quickly from multiple multimedia sources. Prefer slow and controlled release of information from limited sources. Prefer parallel processing and multitasking. Prefer singular processing and single or limited tasking. Prefer processing pictures, sounds, and video before text. Prefer to provide text before pictures, sounds, and video. Prefer random access to hyperlinked multimedia information. Prefer to provide information linearly, logically, and sequentially. http://www.apple.com/education/digitalkids/

20. DSL (Digital as a Second Language) Digital Native LearnersDigital Immigrant Teachers Prefer to interact/network simultaneously with many others. Prefer students to work independently rather than network and interact. Prefer to learn “just-in-time.” Prefer to teach “just-in-case” (it’s on the exam). Prefer instant gratification and instant rewards. Prefer deferred gratification and deferred rewards. Prefer learning that is relevant, instantly useful, and fun. Prefer to teach to the curriculum guide and standardized tests. http://www.apple.com/education/digitalkids/

21. Digital Students By providing digital students with opportunities to learn in ways that satisfy their needs, they will be more engaged in the learning process and in realizing their potential.

22. “ Same story, same tool ” “ Same story, different tool ” “ Different story, different tool ” Bernajean Porter Technology Planner & Author Consider This

23. “ I know only one thing about the technologies that await us in the future: We will find ways to tell stories with them. ” Jason Ohler Educator & Author Consider This

24. What is Digital Storytelling? There are many different definitions of "digital storytelling," but in general, all embody the idea of combining the longstanding art of telling stories with any of a variety of available multimedia tools, including still images, audio, video, music, sound, text, animation, and Web publishing.

25. Consider This "A story should be remembered for its soul, not the bells and whistles." Bernajean Porter

26. Good Digital Stories: N Are Personal N Begin with a Story/Script N Are Concise N Use Readily-available Source Elements N Include Universal Story Elements N Involve Collaboration

27. Seven Elements of Effective and Interesting Digital Stories N Point of View N Dramatic Question N Emotional Content N Gift of Voice N Power of the Soundtrack N Economy N Pacing

28. Basic Steps N Write a short story or script N Collect images/video N Import images/video N Align images/video with script N Add music and/or voice over

29. Basic Steps Idea Storymap Write Storyboard Write Some More Gather Resources Create Share Computer Time

30. Skills Used in and Benefits of Creating Digital Stories N Writing N Speaking and Visual N Technical N Personal Development N Active, Participatory Learners N Authentic Tasks N Collaborative N Creator of Knowledge N Curriculum Linking/Integration N Inquiry-based N Reflection N Research

31. Considerations in Creating Digital Stories N Student groups (2-3) N Tutorials N Resources N Storage N Microphone/Headset

32. Types of Digital Stories N Personal Narrative N Work of Fiction N Academic Story N Documentary N Public Service Announcement N Interview N Alternative Ending to a Well-known Story

33. Examples of Digital Storytelling N Multimedia Authors N Digital Book Trailers N Personal Narratives N Digital Documentaries

34. Examples of Digital Storytelling N Multimedia Authors I Create a presentation of student original work that includes some combination of music, student artwork, graphical interpretation, and/or student voice The Canterbury digiTales Project In The Ocean September 11

35. Examples of Digital Storytelling N Digital Book Trailers I “Movie-trailer” style videos about a favorite book I Created with some combination of stills, text, video, music, sound effects, and/or student voice Alas, Babylon

36. Examples of Digital Storytelling N Documentaries I Grass Born To Be Stepped On Grass Born To Be Stepped On I A Sacrifice For You A Sacrifice For You I Tragedy in a Bronx School Yard Tragedy in a Bronx School Yard

37. Examples of Digital Storytelling N Personal Narrative I Acceptance Acceptance I Moving Again Moving Again I Being Empty Is What You Make It Being Empty Is What You Make It

38. Digital Storytelling Resources N Scott County Schools I http://www.scott.k12.ky.us/technology/digitalstorytelling/ds.html http://www.scott.k12.ky.us/technology/digitalstorytelling/ds.html

39. Digital Storytelling Resources N Digital Documentaries by Teaching Matters I http://www.atschool.org/digidocs/ http://www.atschool.org/digidocs/ Personal Narrative Informational Documentary

40. Digital Storytelling Resources N DigiTales I http://www.digitales.us/index.php http://www.digitales.us/index.php Evaluating Projects Resources

41. Digital Storytelling Resources N Digital Directors Guild I http://www.ddguild.org http://www.ddguild.org

42. Digital Storytelling Resources N University of Houston - Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling Resource Page I http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/default.htm http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/default.htm Getting Started Evaluation Resources

43. Digital Storytelling Resources N Adobe – Digital Kids Club – Digital Storytelling I http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/storytelling/index.html http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/storytelling/index.html Classroom Tips Storying Around for 21st Century Skills Getting Started: Seven Steps for Digital Storytelling Digital Storytelling in the Classroom

44. Digital Storytelling Resources N David Jake I http://www.jakesonline.org/storytelling.htm http://www.jakesonline.org/storytelling.htm

45. Digital Storytelling Resources N Scott Firenza I http://www.lubbockisd.org/sfirenza/ http://www.lubbockisd.org/sfirenza/

46. Digital Storytelling Resources N Jason Ohler I http://www.jasonohler.com/storytelling/ http://www.jasonohler.com/storytelling/

47. Digital Storytelling Resources N Apple iLife I http://www.apple.com/education/ilife/ http://www.apple.com/education/ilife/

48. Digital Storytelling Resources N Microsoft Education I http://www.microsoft.com/Education/default.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/Education/default.mspx

49. Digital Storytelling Resources N Images I flickr - http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons I Pics4Learning - http://www.pics4learning.com/http://www.pics4learning.com/ I FreePhoto - http://www.freefoto.com/http://www.freefoto.com/ I FreeStockPhotos - http://freestockphotos.com/http://freestockphotos.com/ I Open Photo - http://openphoto.net/http://openphoto.net/ I Stock Exchange - http://www.sxc.hu/index.phtmlhttp://www.sxc.hu/index.phtml

50. Digital Storytelling Resources N Sound I Audacity - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ I Freeplay Music - http://www.freeplaymusic.com/http://www.freeplaymusic.com/ I Freesound Project - http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/ I ccMixer - http://ccmixter.org/http://ccmixter.org/

51. Digital Storytelling Demo

52. Contact Info Larry Bedenbaugh FLaRE Center UCF - Teaching Academy – Suite 403 4000 Central Florida Blvd Orlando, FL 32816-1250 lbedenba@mail.firn.edu http://flare.ucf.edu