Digital Storytelling for

Music Educators

What is Digital Storytelling?

A short, first-person video-narrative cre-ated by combining recorded voice, still and moving images, and music or other sounds.

A Brief History of Storytelling

Digital Storyteller

Anyone who has a desire to document life experience, ideas, or feelings through the use of story and digital media.

Granny Smith More Examples about Digital Storytelling

Storytelling and Technology

The Past and the Recent Past

Storytelling: Changing while Remaining the Same

Storytelling Theory and Practice

Types of Digital Stories

Personal Narratives

Historical Event

Inform and Instruct

Digital Storytelling as an Effective In-structional Tool for Teachers

Use DST as a bridge between existing knowledge and new material.

Engage students in the learning process.

Enhance current lessons.

Benefits of DST in the classroom

Students learn to speak the language of new media.

DST can open up new ways of thinking and communicating.

Epistemological surplusStudents learn to develop their voice in

the digital realm. Cross-discipline collaboration

Digital Storytelling as an Effective Learning Tool for Students

Digital Literacy

Global Literacy

Technology Literacy

Visual Literacy

Information Literacy

Benefits for Students Research Skills Writing Skills Organizational Skills Technology Skills Presentation Skills Interview Skills Interpersonal Skills Problem-Solving Skills Assessment Skills Music Selection Skills (Mu-

sic)

Impact on Student Learning

Map of Learning Model of Reflective Learning

Level 1: Noticing Story Finding

Level 2: Making Sense Storytelling

Level 3: Meaning Making Story Expanding

Level 4: Working with Meaning

Story Processing

Level 5: Transformative Learning

Story Reconstructing

The Elements of Digital Storytelling

Point of View A Dramatic Question Emotional Content The Gift of Your Voice The Power of the

Soundtrack Economy Pacing

Point of View

What is the per-spective of the au-

thor?

A Dra-matic

Question

A key question that will be an-

swered 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

SoundtrackMusic or other

sounds that support the sto-

ryline

EconomySimply put, using just enough content

to tell the story without overloading the viewer with too much information..

PacingRelated to Econ-omy, but specifi-cally deals with

how slowly or quickly the story

progresses.

Before You Start

Copyright Law for Educators Quick Copyright Facts

- All tangible creative works are protected by copyright immediately upon creation.- Quoting or crediting the author of a copied work does not satisfy copyright requirements.- When in doubt about either the copyright sta-tus of a work or the appropriateness of your use of that work, get permission.- Be aware of ‘Educational Fair Use.’

Educational Fair Use

What is the character of use?What is the nature of the work to be

used?How much of the work will you use?What effect would this use have on the

market for the original or for permis-sions if the use were widespread?

Non-Commercial Educational Purposes

1. Instruction or curriculum-based teaching by educators to students at nonprofit educational institutions

2. Study or investigation in order to contribute to a field of knowledge

3. Presentation of research findings at peer conferences, workshops or semi-nars

Digital Storytelling Ideas for Music Educators

Music History Composers and Performers Performance Practice Personal Subject Music Composition Project Music and Image Music and Story Class/Individual Project Concert Review Music Review Music and Five Senses Stories on Instruments Synesthesia

Getting Started Decide on the story you want

to tell. Gather your materials. Begin writing your script. Prep your equipment. Create a storyboard. Digitize your media Record a voice-over Add music Edit your story Share your story 

DST Resources

Resources for Images Resources for Sounds DST Tutorial Videos DST Teachers’ Guide and Lesson Plan Copyright Law Where to Publish Resources

Hands on InstrumentHands-on Instrument