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Digital Storytelling
There are many online software applications that allow you to create digital stories: from comic sites to video-sharing sites. Some are online story-makers and others use uploaded images and stories that your students have created offline. See some of those that the DET have allowed for student use.
It is also possible to upload student powerpoint presentations to an application called slideshare and then use the embed code to embed it into your class blog.
For tips on how to use digital storytelling in the classroom see
- Jon Orech's work.
- Tom Barrett's post.
I found this presentation on the Connected Classrooms wiki
Copyright
When creating digital stories it is important to use images and audio files that have a creative commons license. All files used that have not been created by the students need to be attributed to its source whether it is a cc image on flickr or any free music site. It is not legal to copy photos from google's images or using a music CD that you have bought.
If possible, have students take photos or draw pictures and use the music freely available in podcasting software.
Story Telling Plans
Create a story map (see Jason Ohler's book, Digital Storytelling in the Classroom) and his website for techniques and procedures for planning digital stories. Ohler recommends looking at Brett Dillingham's Visual Portrait of the Story (VPS) and for other great storytelling materials. The basic VPS below is one Jason Ohler has adapted.
steps
1. write the story
2. develop the script
3. create a storyboard of the script: includes an image or sketch of the scene, camera angle and audio types for each shot
(shoot film here)
4. edit
5. publish
Pam Shoemaker, WLCS Technology Integration Coordinator, has quite a few resources which may be used with students to explain their digital storytelling project procedure and requirements.
film-making tips
video in the classroom
creating your own digital-music - software
SonyAcidXPress: Windows (free download. We have this on our school network)
online creative-commons or free music
listen to and download music for free
podsafe audio
incompetech
royalty-free music
soundzabound - royalty-free for schools
online, downloadable sound_effects
soungle
media college
free sound effects
free sound-effects and loops
View this slideshow by Jennifer Dorman on Digital Storytelling
and this one by Susie Vesper which gives examples using voicethread with students for writing, maths etc.
Visit Langwitches' blog to download pdf instructions on how to use a variety of online tools with which to create digital stories.
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