1. Presenter
Heather Rogers
2012

2. What is Digital Storytelling?
• Introduction to Digital Stories
• The art of oral storytelling through the use of
modern multimedia to deliver stories using
images, graphics, music, sound and voice
• As with traditional storytelling, most digital stories
focus on a specific topic and contain a particular
point of view.

3. Educational Objectives
• Enhance your lesson plans and
units
• Integrate 21st century technology
into
K-12 and graduate education.
• Create high interest, attention and
motivation in every classroom

4. Digital Stories for
Teachers
• Teachers can use digital stories as:
• A lesson hook
• Technology integration
• A tool to introduce and cover difficult content
• A way to encourage class discussions

5. Digital Stories for
Students
• Digital Storytellin in the Classroom: A True Story
• Digital stories enhance:
• Research
• Literacy
• Organization
• Technology
• Speaking
• Interviews
• Interpersonal
• Problem-Solving
• Assessment
• Language

6. Types of Digital Stories
• Grades K-5
• Events in history
• Science
• Fairy tales
• Folk Tales
• Poetry
• Personal stories
• Book reviews
• Summaries

7. Types of Digital Stories
• Grades 6 and beyond
• Lesson openers
• Lesson or unit summaries
• Alternative assignments for research reports, essays,
posters, and other presentations for:
• Social Studies
• Math
• English
• Science
• World language
• Electives

9. Digital Storytelling
Process
To prepare for a digital story:
• Choose your content
• Conduct research as needed
• Choose software (iMovie)
• Write outline of your story
• Gather images

10. Digital Storytelling
Process
• Build your Storyboard
Pictures Dialogue/Te Music (if Transition
xt needed)

11. Digital Storytelling
Process
• Begin your story in iMovie-
• Add pictures
• Add text
• Add Voice Over
• Add music
• Edit as needed
• Publish & Share

12. Programs & Software
• Video • Photos
• iMovie • Adobe Pro shop
• Get Tube • Adobe Photo Shop
• Microsoft Movie Maker • Gimp
• Memory Miner
• Microsoft Photo Story
• Adobe Premier Elements
• Audio
• Audacity
• Goldwave
• Adobe Audition

13. Copyright Information
• Using images from the web
• Using videos
• Using Music
• Citations in work
• Creative Commons

14. Personal Safety
• No full names
• No student participants (unless given parental
permission)
• No personal information
• Addresses
• Phone numbers