“When students are engaged in the
process of creating a digital story,
they must synthesize a variety of
literacy skills for the authentic
product: researching, writing,
organizing, presenting, interviewing,
problem-solving, assessing, as well
as employing interpersonal and
technology skills.”
–Paige Baggett
DIGITAL
STORYTELLING
English 9A, Dodge
What is Digital Storytelling?
• The practice of using computer-based tools
(graphics, audio, video, and Web publishing) to tell
stories.
• “Today the use of digital storytelling is being
practiced in neighborhood community centers,
schools, libraries and businesses, by novice
technology users to those with advanced skills. In the
field of education, teachers and their students, from
early childhood classrooms through graduate school,
are using digital storytelling in many different
content areas and across a wide range of grade
levels” (digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu).
Personal Narrative Digital Story Examples
iMovie Example:
•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oFui5uBRVg
WeVideo Examples:
•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ml331sbWtE
•https://www.wevideo.com/view/236592962
How to get started:
• Sketch a storyboard on paper where you decide what
graphics/videos will be used and at what time in your
personal narrative
• Remember: You can use your own graphics/videos, OR
you can use a Google image that is “Labeled for Reuse”
• Locate and/or scan the graphics/videos you plan to use
• If you use a Google image “Labeled for Reuse”, you
MUST keep track of the websites the graphics come from
• Record yourself reading your personal narrative using
Voice Memos, a Voice Recorder application, or a digital
voice recorder
• Go to www.wevideo.com
First step using wevideo.com:
Setup your free account
Second step using wevideo.com:
Create video
Third step using wevideo.com:
Upload media
Fourth step using wevideo.com:
Edit graphics, audio, video, etc.
Fifth step using wevideo.com:
Publish your video
Sixth step using wevideo.com:
E-mail Ms. Dodge the link to your final video by Friday
• Email address:
• kathryn.dodge@farmington.k12.mi.us
• Subject:
• Your full name and class hour
• Include:
• WeVideo link
• If you email me any later than 7 p.m. Thursday night, you
will not get a response from me until the morning;
otherwise, do not assume I received your email until I
respond confirming it.