Transcript Digital Storytelling

Digital Storytelling
Dr. Steve Broskoske
Misericordia University
Why Stories?
• What do you remember from your childhood?
• Can you retell a story that you read?
• Have you watched a good movie lately? Can
you retell the story?
Humans seem predisposed
to hear, remember, and
retell stories.
Why Stories?
• The power of stories is that you can hear
something once and you remember it.
• Why?
– Information.
– Context.
– Emotion.
– Engaging, memorable format.
Use of Digital Stories in the Classroom
• Multimedia provides a rich, powerful,
meaningful set of tools with which students
can communicate information.
• Can use in place of OR in conjunction with a
traditional written assignment.
– Create a digital story.
– Present the digital story in front of the class.
– Do a written assignment.
Benefits to Students
• Provides a powerful way to communicate.
• Can be more engaging than a traditional assignment.
• Practices many skills:
– Planning, organizing, sequencing.
– Researching.
– Gathering and using multimedia resources.
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Video clips.
Images (from online, camera, scanner).
Sounds.
Background music.
Audio narration.
Benefits to Students
– Writing (to be engaging to particular audience).
– Speaking.
– Using creativity and artistry.
– Using multimedia creation tool such as PhotoStory
(or PowerPoint, MovieMaker, or iMovie).
Benefits to Students
• All six of the National Education Technology
Standards (NETS) for students are addressed by
digital storytelling.
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Creativity and innovation
Communication and collaboration
Research and information fluency
Critical thinking, problem-solving, and decisionmaking
5. Digital citizenship
6. Technology operations and concepts
Supplemental Background
Information on Digital Stories
Assignment Info.
How Are Stories Used in the World?
• Non-profit:
– Story conveys information in context.
– Dramatic info. about people and their situation.
– Makes it interesting, personal, and compelling.
– Reaches emotional level, which may impact a
potential donor.
– Cuts through facts, numbers, names, and other
information.
How Are Stories Used in the World?
SPCA Commercial
How Are Stories Used in the World?
• Business:
– Create powerful stories about their company to:
• Make company seem more “personal” and “human” to
public.
• Influence public perception of the company.
• Create an image for the company.
• Recent trend: going green / giving back.
• Politics:
– Take various elements and create a story (context)
to influence public perception of a candidate.
Digital Storytelling Resources
• A user could utilize PowerPoint, MovieMaker,
or iMovie to create a digital story.
• Microsoft has also created PhotoStory, a free
application for K-12 digital storytelling.
Listing of Software for
Digital Storytelling
Resources
(tutorials, rubrics, & more)
Comparison of Tools
Digital Storytelling Examples
• Most digital storytelling applications are designed to
be easy and intuitive to use. Thus, the student
focuses on the product rather than a computer
program.
• Let’s view an example to experience what digital
stories are like.
K-6 Digital Story
Examples
PhotoStory Examples
Downloading Resources
• If needed, download Microsoft PhotoStory.
• Although the software is intuitive and easy to
use, navigate to the following resources as
needed.
Microsoft Resources for
Digital Storytelling
Download
Microsoft PhotoStory
Microsoft PhotoStory Tutorial
Digital Story Assignment
Steps in Creating a PhotoStory
1. Photos: Import all of your pictures.
2. Text: Add text (right) and picture effects
(under graphic).
3. Narration: Make notes to speak from, and
then record your narration.
– Create graphic motion effects (under graphic).
4. Music: Select or create music.
Steps in Creating a PhotoStory
5. Saving in Photostory format:
– Select “save project.”
6. Saving for playback on any device:
– Select “save project for playback on your
computer.”
– Saves as a .wmv (Windows movie file).
ASSIGNMENT
• Individually, let’s build a sample story to
enable you to experience how a student
would use the software and the techniques
involved.
• Upload to BlackBoard, module 5.
Choosing a Topic
• Tell a story about one of the following:
– The harmful effects of an addictive behavior (such
as drugs, smoking, diet, gambling, etc.).
– Retell a story that you know (fairytale, story from
a movie you watched, book).
– Describe a great vacation that you were on OR a
great place to visit.
– Tell the story of someone you admire (a current or
historical well-known figure, or someone you
know personally).
– Other topic.