Digital+Storytelling

= What is digital storytelling? =

=** The power of the story **=

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 * Stories on TED**


 * Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Digital stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative and voice together, thereby giving deep dimension and vivid color to characters, situations, experiences, and insights. Tell your story now digitally. **
 * - Leslie Rule, Digital Storytelling Association **


 * Daniel Meadows describes digital stories as "sonnets from the people" in which "photographs discover the talkies and the stories told assemble in the ether as pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, a gaggle of invisible histories which, when viewed together, tell the bigger story of our time, the story that defines who we are" **

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**Digital Storytelling** **requires competency in various literacies, for example, visual and critical literacies - reading visual clues (body language, camera perspective, symbolism, use of colour), sequencing, music.**

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//** We often forget that imagination is a force for the discovery of truth. The mind is not a passive thing, but a devouring flame, never in repose, always in action. **// ** ~ Maria Montessori, ** __** The Absorbent Mind **__


 * Digital storytelling invokes higher order thinking skills and connects content area knowledge, critical and creative thinking, and metacognition as described in Robert Marzano's Dimensions of Thinking **

** Why (Digital) Storytelling? **

 * Storytelling is the expression of common cultural artefacts shared by individuals & societies with roots extending to the emergence of prehistoric humans.
 * Stories help us make sense of ourselves, our cultures and societies, in rich and meaningful ways.
 * Storytelling may give voice to individuals and groups who have been oppressed by a culture of literary dominance.
 * Stories will help us leave a rich legacy of expression for future generations.
 * Storytelling helps us reclaim our narratives from corporate and commercial interests.
 * Stories and the process of storytelling can be used as a rich means of assessment.
 * Storytelling proves to be an engaging alternative for many learners.

** Is Digital Different? **

 * Digital stories are inherently easy to replicate and share.
 * Digital stories are not constrained to text, but can make use of imagery, audio, video, and social affordances available in the medium.
 * Digital storytelling can foster innovation and creativity as there are unlimited genres & forms available for expression.

(by Dr Alec Couros on Open Thinking Wiki )

= About digital storytelling = The power of stories Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) Digistories - The world of digital storytelling Centre for digital storytelling Digitales : the art of telling digital stories Tips for digital storytelling The importance of digital literacy a conversation with Martin Scorsese (transcript here ) The digital narrative Martin Jorgensen Digital storytelling connects youth across cultural divides

= Using Media Responsibly = The creation of digital stories allow us to educate students in so many things, including the responsible use of images, sound and other intellectual property. This is an important part of digital citizenship.


 * This is by no means an exhaustive list, but an overview of where you can find free-to-use media. **

[|Creative Commons]: An important site licensing your work under copyleft licenses, and finding other copyleft licensed work. Creative Commons Australia 30 places to find Creative Commons media Wikimedia Commons - freely usable media files Flickr Search Flickr photos and check permissions [|Flickr Creative Commons] Images with CC licensing [|Flick CC] Tool for locating CC images on Flickr [|Flickr Storm] Another option for finding CC images Photos8 Free photos and wallpapers - large collection of high resolution stock photos ccMixter is a community music site featuring remixes licensed under [|Creative Commons] where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want. Free music archive Soungle Royalty free sound effects [|Soundsnap] Sound effects and loops SoundJay Sound effects and music tracks Internet archive This library contains thousands of digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts [|Open Video Project] Shared digital video collection Find more media here.

=** Digital storytelling in the classroom **= Digital storytelling finds its place in the classroom Educational expression - Creating connections through stories by Elena Aguilar The educational uses of digital storytelling University of Houston Integrating digital storytelling into the classroom Includes storyboarding links, tools,rubrics, resources, student examples. Using digital storytelling in the ESL classroom NSW Country Areas Program (CAP) - Digital Storytelling - look at the students examples of personal stories Kelly Tenkley's Digital Storytelling Virtual Classroom A 5 weeks online class to engage imaginations and learn the power of story through technology driven activities

= Other people's digital storytelling wikis = 50 Web 2.0 ways to tell a story (Alan Levine) This is extremely comprehensive. Digital storytelling by Alec Couros. Strongly recommended. Includes the why and how, resources, the process, examples, techniques, and more. Digital storytelling by Wes Fryer Jennifer Dorman's digital storytelling wiki Web 2.0 storytelling wiki by Bryan Alexander and Alan Levine Ms McGraw's excellent digital storytelling resources Technology4kids (Digital Storytelling) by Shelly Terrell and Ozge Karaoglu Instructional technology - digital storytelling (Wikibooks) Digital storytelling Edutech wiki Lib20 wiki: Resources - storytellingby Polly-Alida Farrington

=** Articles **= Digital storytelling - helping students find their voice. How to use digital storytelling in your classroom Jennifer New Storytelling builds bridges between cultures Suzie Boss 7 things you should know about digital storytelling Educause Web 2.0 storytelling : emergence of a new genre (Bryan Alexander and Alan Levine)

=** Resources **= Storyteller is a blog with writing and discussion prompts Assessment rubric for digital storytelling Rubistar Digital Storytelling Resources using Live Binder Digital resources and tools Digital Storytelling Network (EDNA Groups) International Children's Digital Library The largest digital collections of children’s book, ICDL contains over 4,400 books in 54 languages representing 64 countries with applications for the iPhone and the new larger screen, iPad The Digital Storytelling Cookbook (pdf) 7 Elements of digital storytelling The 7 elements of storytelling (Unversity of Houston) Multimedia storytelling Knight Digital Media Center How-to-Guide - Digital Storytelling Tools for Teachers by Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano (Langwitches) - 7MB PDF file

=** Software **= Photostory download to create digital stories with your photos. Watch this video How to create videos with Photo Story Moviemaker download this video creating/editing software to create movies Audacity download this sound editor to record, slice and mix audio

= **Web 2.0 Tools** = **__Web 2.0 Cool Tools for Schools__** Alan Levine tells the same story 50 times using different Web 2.0 tools Xtranormal - text to movie. Create 3D movies. Follow this Tutorial for Xtranormal [|Mixbook] Create digital books that can be viewed online or printed Photopeach - create a slideshow by adding photos, music and captions. Follow instructions here We are using Photopeach to document the building of our new LRC

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Animoto - creates a customised video by anaylysing your photos and music. It also allows you to highlight and add text to your photos. Create an **Education** account StoryJumper - create your own online story. Click herehere to see how to use the Story Creator Storybird - do your students like to tell stories? Storybird will help them to create short, visual stories. You can save them, share them and (soon) print them. Use Storybird's beautiful watercolor illustrations to tell your story. (from AASL )

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Zooburst - is a web-based digital storytelling tool that allows you to create your own 3D pop-up books. They will be adding a "class management" feature soon.

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Fotobabble - create photos that talk! Add an image and record audio. A great way for students to share holidays, class excursions, book reviews, sing songs, recite poems, tell stories etc

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Five Card Flickr - create a photo story using only images. You are dealt random images from Fickr that you put together to tell a story. Read the Integrating Technology into the Classroom blog to see how to use Five Card Flickr as a storytelling tool. Here is an example Read this post in Brave New World about using Five Card Flickr in the classroom.

Vocaroo - a simple voice recording tool that students can use to share their stories. It can be embedded in blogs

ToonDoo - is an online comic strip creator. Students can create characters, single cartoons or whole books. It is worth thinking about subscribing to ToonDoo Spaces if you wish to create a secure and private environment for your school.

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Jing Do you need to quickly snap a picture of your screen or record a video of an onscreen action? Jing is the solution; it's free software that adds visuals to your online conversations. Include it in an email, Website, or IM.

Picnik - online photo editing

Big Huge Labs - online photo editing Lots more tools here.

Podbean - podcast hosting

Stage'D enables the creation of digital comics 100 digital storytelling tools for your digital selves + natives - this is part 2 of 4 similar posts in this blog =** Examples of digital stories **= @Photobus - Examples of digital stories Digital stories of immigration Culture Victoria Digital stories vault Youth Central Examples on Voicethread Student digital stories


 * Rives tells a story of mixed emoticons - Who would have thought you could make a story from the symbols our students use to communicate?**

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 * Claymation uses stop-motion animation to bring clay or other inanimate objects to life.**

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 * ACMI - Video showcase** features short films made in workshop programs - from movong personal stories to animated works made by kids

ACMI - Generator Program is a creative studio space where you can explore the moving image, be inspired, create your own moving image works and share your creations with the Generator community:

=** Projects **=
 * Smithteens** Can you tell the story of your life in just six words?

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=** __Organisations__ **= Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) Digital learning websites National Film and Sound Archive

SLAV Conference - Celebrations: An Eye for Literacy

 * The power of the story: Digital Storytelling presentation**

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