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Teaching Digital Story Telling

Teaching Digital Story Telling. Margaret Chasan The Jewish Day School Seattle, Washington. The School. The Jewish Day School. Pre- K to 8 30 years old Small but technically sophisticated Laptop program (10 years) Wired classroom Homework Web. The Project - We Remember.

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Teaching Digital Story Telling

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  1. Teaching Digital Story Telling Margaret Chasan The Jewish Day School Seattle, Washington

  2. The School

  3. The Jewish Day School • Pre- K to 8 • 30 years old • Small but technically sophisticated • Laptop program (10 years) • Wired classroom Homework Web

  4. The Project - We Remember • 8th graders each create a digital story • About an ancestor • Goal – “film” of about 3 – 5 minutes • Viewed at Story Festival • Before an audience – Middle School and families. We Remember

  5. Why Teach This? • A challenging “real life” task • Meaningful • Kids engaged • Multi –disciplinary, integrative, conceptual • Creative • Develops emotional intelligence • Learning 21st Century skills

  6. Pre-Production • Start in September before the holidays • Identify some stories • Interview family Interview questions • Look at old photographs, documents

  7. Most Work is Up Front • Kids gather materials before • Multiple deadlines • Class time to work, check, share • Celebrate • Gather materials in one place • Film Checklist

  8. ModelsBackground Preparation • Read an independent book (Book List) • View 2 Centropa films and 2 JDS films • Research both the Jewish experience and the wider world history of the era

  9. How do we craft the story? • Find the drama – best to focus on a dramatic aspect of the story • Does your character have a conflict to resolve or an obstacle to overcome? • Find an interesting way to tell the story • Write a detailed account of the story first (bullets will do) • Plot the story on the story template

  10. Gather Materials • Put EVERYTHING in a folder on desk top • Put everything in the same place • All visuals and sound elements MUST be in the same folder and nothing can be moved • Plan –story board

  11. Required ElementsTheme, Beginning, Middle, End, Reflection Kids tend to plunge in without orienting the viewer • “And then this happened, and then that happened, …….” • Stop rather than end • Don’t always reflect • Rubric – show them this early

  12. No sense of history • Help them to see the connections • Make them do the research • Help them to integrate • Aliya – Opa’s Story • Miriam – The Journey to a Better Life

  13. Production • We are ready! • Block out a week at least • Get as much adult help in the room as possible • Have the tech person there • Clone yourself 16 times

  14. A Hive of Activity • View kids progress often to catch issues early • Kids help each other • Make them redo when necessary • Remind them of deadlines • Set individual daily tasks

  15. Kids Start with Voiceover • They write a script, practice it • Re-record till it is good enough • Do narration first • Narration will drive and shape the story • Decide where interviews, clips, text boxes, visuals with just music

  16. Visual Elements • Stills/ Photographs (authentic from the period) • Family pictures are best • “Fake” pictures from the internet if necessary • Pictures should look as though they belong

  17. More Visual Elements • Cropping • Maps – very important for context • Footage – You Tube has a mass of footage that can be embedded

  18. Stretching What you Have

  19. Sound Elements • Music – own it or use royalty free • Should fit the story • MUST not drown out the voiceover • Narration – (voiceover) Redo as often as it takes to make this really good • Sound effects perhaps

  20. Text Elements • Titles – choose a clean and simple font • Use the same font – be consistent • Don’t make the font too big – look at other documentaries to see how it’s done Centropa • Find compelling quotes or short poems to include • Credits

  21. Polish, polish, polish • Edit and re-edit finals • Frequently takes multiples viewings • When complete export final copy in best rendering • Burn a hard copy • Tech person puts work online

  22. Public Performance Arrange a date and invite people to come • Flyer • Excitement is palpable • Kids are proud of their work • Parents love it • I am always amazed where were we two generations ago. • Titles

  23. A difficult task accomplished • Sense of achievement • Transfer – less daunted by future hard tasks • A sense of empowerment • Some kids went onto high school film classes • Learned history from the inside out • Changed their views of their families and themselves

  24. Some Movies Harrison – A Musician in America Domi – The Struggle to Find the Good Life Michael – The American Dream Noam – From Darkness to Light Robert – Blood Libel in Syria

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