Digital Storytelling and the 21st Century Learner

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Digital Storytelling and the 21st Century Learner

• Hattie Smart
• Library Media Specialist
• Deep Run High School

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Weve all been there
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What is Digital Storytelling?

• Storytelling using multimedia tools
• Graphics
• Audio
• Video animation
• Web publishing.
• Short, personal, multimedia tales told from the
  heart."
• Multimedia sonnets from the people."

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Digital Storytelling 2.0

• Web 2.0 according to Wikipedia a trend in web
  design and development a perceived second
  generation of web-based communities and hosted
  services which aim to facilitate creativity,
  collaboration, and sharing between users.
• Digital Storytelling 2.0 using web 2.0
  applications to create digital stories

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Why go to all this trouble?

• We want 21st century learners
• Skills involved include
• Research
• Analysis
• Synthesis
• Creativity
• Communication
• Web 2.0 navigation

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Why go to all this trouble?

• Incorporates the new AASL standards
• Meshes well with state learning standards
• Plagiarism proof
• Its fun!

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Where to use digital storytelling

• Elementary - Introduce topics such as
• Historic events
• Science concepts
• Fairy and folk tales
• Poetry
• Civic helpers

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Where to use digital storytelling

• Secondary
• Attention grabbing lesson openers
• Alternative assignments for reports, posters, and
  power point presentations.
• Social Studies
• English
• Science
• World language
• Electives

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A note about Safety

• Dont use full names
• Dont be specific about your location
• When youre online youre in public

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Great programs to start with

• Toon Doo
• Go Animate
• Scrapblog
• Google Maps
• Wordle
• PowerPoint (really!)

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Toon Doo

• www.toondoo.com

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If you like Toon Doo . . .

• http//toonlet.com/
• Much more basic. Less choice for backgrounds and
  props
• http//www.makebeliefscomix.com/
• Very simple. Cartoons can be printed or emailed.

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Go Animate

• www.goanimate.com

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If you like Go Animate . . .

• http//www.alice.org/
• A very sophisticated animation program for the
  budding computer animator

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Scrapblog

• www.scrapblog.com

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If you like Scrapblog . . .

• http//www.tabblo.com/studio/
• A more basic scrapbooking program
• http//www.stixy.com/
• Online bulliten board
• http//www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalph
  otography/photostory/default.mspx
• Photostory not web-based but very neat

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Google Maps

• http//maps.google.com/maps

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Wordle

• http//wordle.net

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Wordle

• http//wordle.net

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PowerPoint

• Choose your own adventure PowerPoint
• Hyperlink Poetry PowerPoint

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Tips and tricks

• 1st Research
• 2nd Write
• 3rd Storyboard
• 4th Create
• 5th Evaluate
• Save always!

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Multimedia Sources

• Morgue File
• Pics 4 Learning
• Open Photo
• Anything in the creative commons

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Digital Storytelling Resources

• http//teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/librarians/smart
  _h/DigitalStorytelling.htm
• Presentation, links, and stories from today
• http//cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/Dominoe50Ways
• The story of Dominoe the dog told with 50
  different web 2.0 resources
• http//www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/default
  .htm
• Examples, How-to, Tools, and more

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Questions?

• Lets Play!

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Works Cited

• Robin, Bernard R., PhD. "Introduction to
  storytelling." Educational uses for digital
  storytelling. 2005. Instructional Technology
  Program College of Education University of
  Houston. 11 Feb. 2008 lthttp//www.coe.uh
  .edudigitalstorytelling/default.htmgt.
• Wikipedia. "Web 2.0." Wikipedia the free
  encyclopedia. 11 Feb. 2008. 11 Feb. 2008
  lthttp//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0gt.

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Animal Fun!

• Learn about dogs
• Learn about cats
• Learn about birds
• Back to home

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Dogs

• The dog goes, Woof! He has furry paws and
  pointy ears.

Learn about cats Learn about birds Back to home
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Cats

• The cat goes, Meow. She has a pink nose and
  long whiskers.

Learn about dogs Learn about birds Back to home
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Birds

• The bird goes, Chirp. She has an orange beak
  and loves to sing.

Learn about cats Learn about dogs Back to home