Digital Storytelling in a Web 2.0 World links.discoveryeducation.com/digstories2011 Matt Monjan Discovery Education
What is Digital Storytelling? 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. - Digital Storytelling Association http://electronicportfolios.org/digistory/
Why Digital Storytelling? In The Classroom - Students can demonstrate their grasp of concept - Synthesized Brain (doing) - Retaining (watching) - Creative outlet - Students can use a myriad of media, photos, images, songs, video, sound to express themselves and their stories - ELL Instruction - Use media to help reach ESL students matching vocabulary and imagery - It is engaging a format that the YouTube generation is accustomed
What media can I use? Videos Images Sounds Songs Speeches Sound Effects Discovery Education STREAMING Canada
Seven Elements of Storytelling 1. Point of View In thinking about the point of a story, we should also be considering the reason for the story. Why this story, now, for this group of people? 2. A Dramatic Question In a romance, will the girl get the guy? In an adventure, will the hero reach the goal? In a crime or murder mystery, who did it? When any of these questions are answered, the story is over. 3. Emotional Content Did the story engage your emotions? Did it make you sad, happy, excited, etc? 4. Adding Your Voice Personalizes your story, helps with ELL instruction, scripting, etc 5. The Power of a Soundtrack Soundtracks set the mood of our day, change the way we perceive the visual information streaming into our eyes, and establish a rhythm for our step. 6. Economy If the writer and director do a good job, they will shoot just what is necessary to keep the story visually rich while moving forward, with only the minimum of dialogue and number of scenes necessary to allow us to envision the larger story. 1. Pacing The rhythm of a story determines much of what sustains an audience s interest. A fast-paced movie with many quick edits and upbeat music can suggest urgency, action, nervousness, exasperation, and excitement. Conversely, a slow pace will suggest contemplation, romanticism, relaxation, or simple pleasures. Center for Digital Storytelling http://www.storycenter.org/programs.html
Finding safe source material www.discoveryeducation.ca (search 20K+ images, sounds effects, video content k-12) www.archive.org Images.google.com Finding free source material that you ll want to screen first www.flickr.com (creative commons)
Finally, we ll need to put our story into context Storyboarding www.kitzu.org Atomic Learning storyboard pro download for free Scripting www.discoveryeducation.com > keyword AFI >
Let s look at the Web 2.0 world
Podcasting podcast.phila.k12.pa.us
Podcasting 2.0 www.audiopal.com
More Movie Making with Web 2.0 Tools Photopeach.com add Discovery Education images and match them up with music and even add quizzes! Animoto.com add Discovery Education images and songs to create a music video! (semi free) Voicethread.com add Discovery Education images and video and + voice commentary from you or your students build a collaborative story! (educator free with limits) Kerpoof.com create animated video stories, pictures and more. Includes timeline and multiple layers. Owned by Disney. Mostly Elementary audience. Goanimate.com Cut and paste Discovery Education images and clipart, songs and more into an animated cartoon story! (free) Xtranormal.com pick your scene, type in your script, add action and sound, and publish!
Your Turn! Choose three of the sites we discussed and then play!
Using your social networks to tell a story! Jack and Jill went up a hill and when they reached the top were pleasantly surprised to find that a party was going on DESPITE the cold weather! No worries they said. We're prepared. And they promptly opened their packs of supplies. Their noses were cold and they shivered a lot but, they enjoyed the spot, atop, a lot. During the creation of this story authors from FL, PA, NJ, and MD contributed` www.twitter.com
Digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/ digitalstorytelling http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/ StoryTools
Thank You! Matt_monjan@discovery.com