July 14-15, 2009

Agenda

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About Digital Storytelling

• What is Digital Storytelling? This is a powerpoint presentation
• What are elements of digital storytelling?  Additional info here 
• Let's talk about digital storytelling (class discussion)
  • building skills     
  • lessons learned
  • entertainment
  • passing on of heritage - Do you think this happens as much as it used to?
  • is storytelling happening with younger people? 
    • journaling
    • technology has enabled students not to think or be creative
    • kids are telling stories all the time - as a way to unload their home and personal situations
    • is testing also contributing to them not being as creative
• What components are part of a digital story (class discussion)
  • video
  • printed word
  • audio clips
  • still pictures
  • your voice
  • bring personal voice and experience into story
  • tone of voice - emotion in his voice
  • painting a picture
• Who can be an audience for digital stories-beyond the refridgerator door (class discussion)
  • parents
  • grandparents
  • extended family

Story Starters

• Make a storytelling box
• Use picture books
• Have a camp fire
• http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/storystarters/storystarter1.htm
• http://thestorystarter.com/

Information on Copyright

• The end to copyright confusion - http://copyrightconfusion.wikispaces.com/
• User rights Music Video & Links to Lesson Plan Resources - http://mediaeducationlab.com/2-user-rights-section-107-music-video

Copyright Friendly Photos

Although these sites are free to use, most sites and artists still require attribution to use their work.

• Flickr
  • FlickrStorm - http://www.zoo-m.com/flickr-storm/ (Using FlickrStorm - how to search and find free images)
  • Flickr Creative Commons Image Search - http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons
• Morge File - http://www.morguefile.com
• 4FreePhotos - http://www.4freephotos.com
• Pics4Learning - http://www.pics4learning.com
• American Memory Collection - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?format=Photograph

• Search engines

  • Kids Image Search Tools - http://www.kidsclick.org/psearch.html

Copyright Friendly Clip Art

• http://www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/static/cs/uk/11/clipart/home.html
• http://classroomclipart.com/
• http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/
• http://www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com/

Copyright Friendly Music

Although these sites are free to use, most sites and artists still require attribution to use their work.

• Soungle (sound effects) - http://soungle.com/index.php
• Internet Archive: Audio Search - http://www.archive.org/details/audio
• The Free Sound Project - http://www.freesound.org/searchText.php
• Free-Loops - http://free-loops.com/
• Creative Commons Featured Audio Sites - http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Audio
• Jamendo (whole songs) - http://www.jamendo.com/en/creativecommons
• 8-bit rocket (music loops) - http://www.8bitrocket.com/music.aspx

Digital Storytelling Articles and Guides

     These articles discuss the elements of digital storytelling and provide some guidance in use

• The Art of Storytelling by Bernajean Porter: ArtOfStorytelling.pdf
• Beyond Words by Bernajean Porter: BeyondWordsISTE.pdf
• David Jakes Digital Story Guide: JakesDigitalStory.pdf
• Tips for Telling Your Story: Eight Tips for Telling Your Story Digitally.pdf
• Storytelling eBook: A Special eBook from Technology & Learning<_em> and Digital Media in the Classroom.pdf
• Digital Storytelling Cookbook: cookbook.pdf
• digitalstorytellingarticle.pdf

Digital Storytelling Worksheets and Planning

• StoryBoard Template: Digital_Storytelling_Storyboard.pdf
• Story Checklist: Digital_Storytelling_Checklist.pdf
• Skills included in digital storytelling: Baker's Dozen Skills.pdf
• Seven Elements: SevenElements.pdf and seven_elements.pdf
• Another storyboard: storyboard.pdf

Links to Digital Storytelling Resources and Examples

• Digital Storytelling Tools List http://ability-programs-challengertafe.wikispaces.com/Digital+StoryTelling+Links
• Center for Digital Storytelling http://www.storycenter.org/index1.html
• 50 Ways to tell a Story http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/50+Ways
• 7 Elements of Digital Stories http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/7elements.html
• Eight tips for Digital Stories http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/training/page6738.cfm
• Mind Map of Storytelling http://atr.k12.hi.us/tutorials/tutorials/digstory/helpelements.htm
• Digital Storytelling 2.0 http://jakes.editme.com/DigitalStorytellingTwo
• These Stories in These Pictures http://www.storycenter.org/canada/index.html

Digital Storytelling Web Applications

• VoiceThread http://voicethread.com  This allows you to upload pictures and add text and voice
• MapSkip http://mapskip.com This allows you to pinpoint a location on a map and add pictures, text and upload audio
• PhotoBucket http://photobucket.com Allows pictures, text, frames- no audio
• Picasa Web http://picasaweb.google.com Attach Pictures to a map that then plays like a slideshow
• ShowBeyond http://www.showbeyond.com Similar to Voicethread-can add narrative, pictures and sounds