DigitalStorytelling

Jennifer Gingerichjennifergingerich@mac.comPresentation materials available athttps://sites.google.com/site/edtechsimpleVideo samples available at http://goo.gl/jl8zM

DescriptionDigital storytelling is a form of project-based learning that involves combining text, images, audio,and video to tell a story. See how to engage your students in higher levels of thinking as they create movies to show their level of understanding about a curricular concept. Digital Stories can come in a variety of formats (poetry, riddles, documentaries) and can be produced in any content area (math in the real world, a science explanation, or a literary interpretation). Explore a wide variety of technology tools and applications to create simple to sophisticated digital stories and discuss ways to plan, manage, and assess your students to ensure digital storytelling success.

What is the biggest benefit to making movies in the classroom? Why?

What is the biggest hurdle to making movies in the classroom?

Think About It

Biggest Benefits to Making Movies in the Classroom

Biggest Hurdles to Making Movies in the Classroom

‣Story‣Paragraph‣Sentence‣Word

ScaffoldProject

Project Possibilities•Digital Poetry

•Digital Riddle

•Historical Documentary or Diary

•Digital Report

•Fast Fiction

•Vocabulary Video

‣Photos

‣Text

‣Music

‣Voice

‣Video

‣Effects

Scaffold Skills

Photos Music

Sounds Web Sites

Citations

Video Segments

*Distribute via thumb drive, CD, shared folder, Picasa Web Album

Use a Digital Kit

Movie Creation Tools

MacGarage Band iMovie Keynote

PCPhotoStory Movie Maker PowerPoint

WebXtraNormal VoiceThread

iPadStoryKit Show Me EduCreations Videolicious

Gradual Release of ResponsibilityI do... whole class, modelWe do... pairs, structured, timelinesYou do... small groups, roles, independence

4 First Photo ProjectsHistorical

Documentary

Students take on a role in history and tell a first person account of an event. Use a mix of “aged and staged” student photos and primary source documents.

Digital Riddle

Students give three clues to answer the riddle “What am I?” Use one photo, importing four times. Zoom in for each clue, and zoom out to reveal answer.

Digital Poem

Any form of poetry will do: Haiku, Bio Poem, GLAD Chant. Match up with curriculum or vocabulary. Record voices or insert titles.

Fast FictionFive photos and five sentences to tell a story or demonstrate a literary device - tone, mood, metaphor, simile, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia...

GarageBand Enhanced Podcastfor Photo Projects on a Mac

1. Gather Photos/Slides in iPhoto 2. Record Narration

3. Add Audio Loops:Jingles, Stingers, and

Sound Effects

4. Add Photos/Slides(or even video)

5. Export and play in Quicktime

PhotoStory 3 Simplicity for Photo Projects on a Windows Machine

1. Import and Arrange Photos

2. Add Titles to Photos

3. Record Narration

4. Import or Create Background Music

5. Export to play in WMP

•Take student photos and apply sepia

•Use historical photos and/or primary source documents

•Use Essential and Guiding historical questions

•Written narrative and voice are crucial

Historical Documentary

Text

plan photos, titles, narration, and timing

Digital Poetry•Distribute Photos

•Write poem

• Storyboard it ~ 30 seconds

• Import Photos

•Add Titles

•Add Sound ~ music and/or narration

• Export and Share

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Digital Poetry

•Any grade level, any curriculum

•Use just one photo!

•Add the same photo 4 times

•Zoom in to match the 3 clues

•Zoom out to reveal answer

Digital Riddle

•Focus on a literary element

•5 Photos

•5 Sentences

•Record your story - fluency and expression!

Fast Fiction

4 First Video ProjectsVoiceover

VideoStudent writes report and records this as

the new soundtrack for a video.

Music Video

Student groups each act out/lip sync a portion of an educational song. Hint: Check out the Lodge McCammon songs

Paper Slide Video

Students work in groups to create paper slides to explain a concepts and then

record a one shot video.

Vocabulary Video

Students act out a vocabulary word and supply a definition using titles.

•Use editable video segment

•Remove Audio

•Write Report

•Read and Record Report as Voiceover

•Can Add Personal Element

Digital Report

•Assign vocabulary word

•Text definition with image

•Video of your example

•BrainyFlix.com ~ SAT prep

Vocab Videos

•The Power of Persuasion

•Complimentary text, images, and audio

•Move from Consumers to Producers

•Think Critically

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•Assign concept to explain

•Students write script

•Create paper slides

•PRACTICE!

•Take Video

Paper Slide Videos

http://bit.ly/nJpcQ4

•Download Song & Lyrics iamlodge.com

•Watch Kinesthetic Lectures or Make up Your Own Moves

•Divide into groups for verses/chorus

•PRACTICE!!!

•Take Video

Music Video

Next Steps

Global Partnerships

Evaluate Share Locally

Post Online

Create a Rubric at Rubistar Assess across content, writing, and technical categories.

Think Pair ShareWhich digital storytelling project interests you most. How would you modify and connect this to

your curriculum and instruction?

• Scaffold projects/skills over the year

• Gradual Release of Responsibility -- whole class, pairs, groups

• Use a Digital Kit

• Pre-production is the crucial step

• Stay together to minimize chaos

• Narrow choices and set timer

• Tackle one skill/task at a time

• Use Techsperts

Tips for Project Success

•NASA Multimedia•nasa.gov/multimedia

•Find Sounds•findsounds.com

•Arkive•arkive.org

•YouTube•convert with zamzar.com

Media Collection Sites•Discovery streaming unitedstreaming.com

•Wikimedia• commons.wikimedia.org

•American Memory Collection• memory.loc.gov

• FreePlay Music• freeplaymusic.com

Muddiest Point

Key Learning