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Digital Storytelling in Nature J une , 2011

Digital Storytelling in Nature J une , 2011. Pat Holloway Conservation Education Consultant Missouri Department of Conservation. What is Digital Storytelling?.

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Digital Storytelling in Nature J une , 2011

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  1. Digital Storytelling in NatureJune , 2011 Pat Holloway Conservation Education Consultant Missouri Department of Conservation

  2. What is Digital Storytelling? Storytelling is the way we have maintained and recreated our sense of the world and our place in it. It is a writing experience that is supported by images and sound. The media is the key difference in digital storytelling.

  3. Examples of Digital Stories • “The Mountain” by Amy Johns http://www.storycenter.org/stories/index.php?cat=8 • “Meet Granny Smith” & A Molecule’s Journey http://www.digitales.us/story_details.php?story_id=120 • Numerous stories by students http://www.digitalstories.org/ • “GrassBorn” by Brooks Magnet School http://www.digitales.us/story_details.php?story_id=12

  4. Additional examples http://www.gotbrainy.com/videos/ http://www.gotbrainy.com/pics/ Greatbookstories Swamp Angel http://voicethread.com/share/81257

  5. What equipment is required? • Computer, Digital Camera, Microphone and headset with USB • Mac – iMovie HD • Windows • Free software programs: Windows Movie Maker or Photostory, Audacity, and Switch

  6. What is our goal? To create your story from the heart. • Develop a script. • Add photos. • Scan jpeg format at 300 dpi (720x534) • Add music or sound effects. • You can use 10% or up to 30 seconds of a song without permission. • Add your voice.

  7. Writing prompts • How I first discovered nature • My Special Place • I Love Nature Because • A Day on the River, Trail, Forest • Creature of the Wild

  8. What is my story? • Write a personal narrative • 250 words creates a 2 minute story • Use 10 minutes to draft your story on a 4 X 6 index card

  9. What is a storyboard? • It’s a format for organizing the images, text, motion, interviews, and sounds. • You see all the pieces laid out in front of you in sequential order. You decide what happens first, next and last. • You decide how the audio information, voice over narrative and music, interacts with the visual images of your story. • It clarifies what you do and do not need to tell your story.

  10. How can you build a storyboard? • Word templates for storyboard can be found at • www.jasonohler.com/storytelling • http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling • Use poster board and Post-it notes

  11. Center • http://discovery.coe.uh.edu/7358-f07/class9/storyboard/storyboard_form.pdf

  12. Edit using the 7 digital story elements The Center for Digital Storytelling is also known for developing and disseminating the Seven Elements of Digital Storytelling, which is often cited as a useful starting point to begin working with digital stories.

  13. Point of View – what is the perspective of the author? • A Dramatic Question – a question that will be answered by the end of the story. • Emotional Content – serious issues that speak to us in a personal and powerful way. • The Gift of your Voice – a way to personalize the story to help the audience understand the context. • The Power of the Soundtrack – music or other sounds that support the storyline. • Economy – simply put, using just enough content to tell the story without overloading the viewer with too much information. • Pacing – related to Economy, but specifically deals with how slowly or quickly the story progresses.

  14. “A story should be remembered for its soul, not the bells and whistles.” Bernajean Porter Digitales

  15. Getting Started in Movie Maker • Windows Movie Maker Elements: • Collections • Clips • Projects • Movies

  16. Understanding Collections, Clips, Projects and Movies • Collections are libraries that contain the different video, audio and pictures that you've imported into or captured in Windows Movie Maker 2.

  17. Clips appear when you import the digital media files into Windows Movie Maker. The different video, audio, and pictures appear as clips within one or more collection folders in Windows Movie Maker.

  18. Projects

  19. Movies

  20. Capture Area Bring video, still pictures, or audio from the camera, disk, or other source

  21. Edit Movie Area Transitions, video effects, titles, and credits

  22. Finish Movie Export to Computer, CD, web, or back to the camera

  23. Windows Movie Maker

  24. Classroom Applications • Have students create a story • that teaches a GLE • tells of an accomplishment or adventure • demonstrates a nature related hobby • interviews a naturalist during a trail hike • provides a virtual tour of a special place • that tells the story of an important character or pet

  25. Core Skills • Writing • Oral communication • Listening • Research • Critical thinking • Collaboration

  26. Places for Sharing Stories • Schedule a movie night • Post on You Tube • Podcast • http://www.digitalstories.org • Mobile Phone – http://filmonthefly.ning.com/

  27. Additional resources • Storybird • http://www.storymapping.org • http://dandelife • http://www.picnik.com • http://www.storycenter.org/cookbook.pdf • http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/ • http://www.pics4learning.com/ • http://discovery.coe.uh.edu/7358-f07/final-projects/7305-Finals-F07.htm

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