Digital Storytelling
Presented by:
Elaine Fitzgerald – efitzgerald@stcharles.k12.la.us
Kimberly Zeringue- kzeringue@stcharles.k12.la.us
Definition
Digital Storytelling takes the ancient art of
oral storytelling and engages a palette of
technical tools to weave personal tales
using images, graphics, music and sound
mixed together with the author's own
story voice.
Digitales
http://www.digitales.us/about/index.php
Agenda
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Digital Storytelling
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Software and Equipment
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Definition
Examples
Steps to Storytelling
Using cameras, scanners, microphones and software
Resources
Types of Personal Stories
Someone Important
 Character
 Memorial
 Life Event
 Adventure
 Accomplishment
 A Place
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Draw Map
What I Do
Recovery
Love
Discovery
Let’s Explore Some Examples
Photobus
 Scott County Digital Storytelling Center
 PBS Ken Burns Civil War
 Eye of the Storm
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Why Digital Storytelling?
 Well-suited
for student exploration
 Accessible to all ages and abilities
 Combines imagination with the power of
listening and speaking to create artistic
images
Why Digital Storytelling?
 As
a learning tool, encourages students
to explore their unique expressiveness
 Heightens ability to communicate
thoughts and feelings in an articulate,
lucid manner
 Supports reading, writing, and oral
expression instructional goals
How Digital Storytelling Helps Writing?
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Narrows the focus
Word Choice
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Text structure
Audience
Voice
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In the piece
In the digital story
Emotional appeal
The message
How we write is a search for meaning
Revision is critical
Organization
7 Elements of a Digital Story
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Point of View/Purpose
Dramatic Question
Emotional Content
The Gift of Voice
The Power Of Soundtrack
Economy
Pacing
Online Resources for Digital Storytelling
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Pictures/Videos
 Public Domain
 American Memory
 NASA/Hubble Telescope
 Library of Congress Learning Page
 National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Photo Library
 Wikipedia (many of the photos and
graphics at Wikipedia are in the public
domain)
 PD Photo
 Educational Fair Use
 FreeFoto.com
Online Resources for Digital Storytelling
Image Search
 Ditto.com (not all public domain)
 Sound
 Educational Fair Use
 FreePlay Music
 American Rhetoric (famous speeches)
 Free Kids Music.com
 Soundzabound
 Video Kits
 Kitzu
 SchoolHouse Video Kits
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Copyright
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Students and educators must follow
copyright laws when creating digital
stories.
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"fair use" standards of the U.S. copyright
laws allow the use of copyrighted material for
certain educational purposes.
 Cite your sources to give credit to the creators
of material
 For more information
http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.html
Possible Software
Photo Story
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/usi
ng/digitalphotography/photostory/default.
mspx
 Windows Movie Maker
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Possible Equipment
Digital Camera
 Digital Video
 Scanner
 Microphone
 Headphones
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Getting Started
Define the purpose of the project.
 Align projects goals and objectives with local
curriculum and tech standards.
 Create a storyboard mapping out the flow of
content.
 Collect
and store media (images, music, etc.) in a
centralized location.
Development
 Compose
and edit ideas and dialogs in a word
processor.
 Edit media to better adapt to the storyboard.
 Import media into the multimedia tool.
 Arrange the media to follow the storyboard.
 Transfer digital content by copying and
pasting headings and narrations.
 Record necessary narrations.
Sample Process
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Fayette County Schools Digital Story
Samples
 Prewriting
 Draft
 Dividing
 Storyboard
 Storyboard
with Pictures
 Revised – Final Narration for Story
Customization
 Customize
slides with transitions and special
effects.
 Wrap-up project by making final revisions.
Culmination
 Students
demonstrate each digital story
 Teacher evaluate each digital story through
the use of rubrics and/or checklists.
 Publish digital stories via the LAN, WAN
and/or Web.
Assessment
 Self-
Appraisal
 Examples
 Rubrics
 Checklists
 Sites
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RubiStar
 http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
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Project-Based Checklists
 www.4teachers.org/projectbased/
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Assessment and Rubrics
Teachnology: http://www.teachnology.com/web_tools/rubrics/
Kathy Schrock’s
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html
Technology is always
secondary to the storytelling
Tell me a fact and I’ll
learn
Tell me a truth and I’ll
believe
Tell me a story and I’ll
remember it forever