MS4 level being good citizen -imperative- (1) (1).pdf
Digital Storytelling Power of Text Audio Images Voice
1. Digital Storytelling The Power of Text, Audio, Images, and Voice Presented by Patrick Woessner Image Source
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3. An Introduction to Storytelling In this example, the narrator ( Daniel Meadows ) provides a personal account about growing up during the period before the advent of personal computers, and how entertainment and important historical events were depicted in the media and helped forge a view of the modern world.
24. Assembling the Pieces Video Text Audio Images Write Script Collect Assets Create Storyboard Draft/Edit/ Finalize Publish and Share Photo Story Voicethread Xtranormal Glogster Animoto Mixbook Movie Maker
Image source: http://conversationarts.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/storytelling.jpg Media literacy has been defined/described as the ability to create and deconstruct the media of the day; digital storytelling fosters media literacy
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: Image source: http://janeconstant.tripod.com/integration/Thinking.gif
What students must master to succeed The skills themselves aren’t new, it’s HOW they learn, collaborate, and create Image Source: http://www.edutopia.org/files/existing/images/graphics/fea_collabage_walls_newskillsstat.jpg
The Center for Digital Storytelling has defined seven elements for creating effective and interesting multimedia stories. Constructing a story is not a simple process that follows a recipe or prescribed formula. These elements require consideration for every story and determining the balance each element occupies in the story can take a lot of thinking and re-thinking.
Example projects: http://chriscraft.pbworks.com/completed+projects
Pro account (class subscriptions) lets teachers upload and manage classes VT is most effective when the story leverages commenting Intro to VT: http://ed.voicethread.com/about/k12/# Getting Started Manual: http://voicethread.com/media/misc/getting_started_in_the_classroom.pdf
Can export and embed finished product
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80NISdsoouE
Good opportunity to remind students about CC and copyright, fairuse Good selection of pre-made music on the animoto site
You can print/purchase mixbooks besides those you create; discount for educators