What is a Digital Story?

1. What is a Digital Story? 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. - Digital Storytelling Association

2. Why UseDigital Storytelling in the Classroom • Encourages research and creativity. • Fosters critical thinking skills. • Encourages students to write and to work at • becoming better writers. • Gives students a voice. • Helps students retain knowledge longer. • Enhances learning by encouraging students to • communicate effectively. • Promotes digital literacy. Becoming proficient • in digital century skills is fundamental to • students’ success in the 21st century.

3. Examples of Digital StorytellingProjects • Research Projects • Personal Experiences • Book Reports • Historical events • Regional or local stories - Tell the “wild weather stories” from Wisconsin • Inventions - Explain how inventions and discoveries are important to others • Animals - Tell the story from the butterfly’s point of view • Authentic student writing - Bring a set of characters to life and act out the story • Math Ideas - Explain to others a concept like adding fractions using real life examples

4. How to start a Digital Story Step 1: Decide on the story You Want to Tell Step 2: Gather Your Materials – Pictures/Video Step 3: Begin Writing Your Script Step 4: Prep Your Equipment You'll need: • A computer or laptop • Video software such as Photostory, iMovie, Windows MovieMaker, etc…. • A (desktop) scanner, if you want to include traditional photos or a Camera to download pictures. Step 5: Create a Storyboard Step 6: Record a Voice-Over/Add Music (Freeplay Music) Step 7: Edit/Share Your Story

5. Storyboards • In digital storytelling, it is important to plan out your story. The best way to do that is with a storyboard. • The storyboard gives you some organization before you begin creating your story on the computer.

6. Few Examples of Storyboards Comic Strip type Notecards Flow Chart or design your own Storyboard

7. One More Example of a Storyboard

8. All six of the 2007 National Education Technology Standards (NETS)for students are addressed by digital storytelling. • 1. Creativity and innovation • 2. Communication and collaboration • 3. Research and information fluency • 4. Critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making • 5. Digital citizenship • 6. Technology operations and concepts

9. Video on how Digital Storytelling is used in the classroom • http://www.microsoft.com/education/teachers/guides/digital_storytelling.aspx (Used by a teacher) • http://bridgerblogs.blogspot.com/2007/11/digital-storytelling-with-kindergarten.html (Used by Kindergarten) • https://academictech.doit.wisc.edu/digital-storytelling/digital-storytelling-across-uw-system (Used to incorporate real life) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrw66BL-Izo

10. References • http://www.microsoft.com/education/teachers/guides/digital_storytelling.aspx • http://www.umass.edu/wmwp/DigitalStorytelling • http://www.microsoft.com/education/giant.mspx • http://homepage.mac.com/eportfolios/workshop/links.html • http://Google.com • http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/techplan/page5897.cfm • http://electronicportfolios.org/digistory/howto.htmlhttp://www.microsoft.com/education/teachers/guides/digital_storytelling.aspx • http://bridgerblogs.blogspot.com/2007/11/digital-storytelling-with-kindergarten.html • https://academictech.doit.wisc.edu/digital-storytelling/digital-storytelling-across-uw-system • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrw66BL-Izo