1. Digital Storytelling
EDPC605

2. http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/index.cfm

3. Digital Storytelling
• Digital Storytelling refers to using new digital
tools to help ordinary people to tell their own
stories
• The product is a 2-5 minute film that combines a
narrated piece of writing, photographic images
and a musical soundtrack. The philosophy
behind this type of digital storytelling is one of
using technology to enable those without a
technical background to produce works that tell
a story using moving images and sound.

4. 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.

5. “A story should be remembered for its soul, not the
bells and whistles”.
If you don’t have a good or powerful story, script,
and storyboard, then there will never be enough
decorating that technology can do to cover it up.
On the other hand, demonstrating exemplar
craftsmanship with mixing the technical elements
in artful ways to unfold your story creates
compelling, insightful, original and memorable
pieces of communication. The richness of a good
story can be diluted when technical elements are
over used, distracting, or just plain annoying.
http://www.digitales.us/evaluating/index.php

6. The 7 Elements of Storytelling
• Point of View – What is the main point of the story and
what is the perspective of the author?
• A Dramatic Question - A key question that keeps the
viewer's attention and will be answered by the end of the
story.
• Emotional Content -Serious issues that come alive in a
personal and powerful way and connects the story to the
audience.
• The Gift of Your Voice - A way to personalize the story
to help the audience understand the context.
• The Power of the Soundtrack - Music or other sounds
that support and embellish the storyline.
• Economy - Using just enough content to tell the story
without overloading the viewer.
• Pacing - The rhythm of the story and how slowly or
quickly it progresses.

8. ISTE/ELA/ELL Standards
• http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/N
• http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/ela/pub/elalea
• http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/biling/resource/ES

9. Pixar Mantra
• “First you jump out of an airplane – then you
figure out how to build the parachute”
• “Roll Sound” – Cameraman “Rolling Sound” –
Director “Action”
• Digital Storytelling is more than words – it
empowers students to create and express
• Wide shots set the scene, medium shots what is
happening, close ups-emit emotion (especially
the eyes)- “Ken Burns effect”
• http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/film/video.html

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13. 4 P’s of MovieMaking
• Plan (Story Board - http://
www.storyboardthat.com/storyboardcreator-The “Blueprint”) - Scripting
• http://www.discoveryeducation.com/) –
Making the video
• Present (share, broadcast
voicethread.com) - Editing
• Pheedback (peer/self assessment) –
Showtime!

14. What tools do I need to get started?

15. Copyright Discussion
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Intellectual property violations are legal concerns and include copyright infringement or trademark violation.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY covers “the properties generated by thought processes, creativity, and
organizational capabilities of individuals and legal entities which are fixed in a tangible form” (Caseiro,2000, p.18).
There are four kinds of intellectual property. We are most concerned with Copyrights and Trademarks in entries.
COPYRIGHT: First, think simply: If you did not write it, draw it, or produce the .gif or applet, etc….then
you need to pay close attention to what is OK legally. Copyright means “Original works of authorship fixed in a
tangible medium of expression “(Caseiro,2000, p.20) “Copyright” means that the author or artist or software
developer claims protection for the expression of original work they did. They have the right to have their work
used for pay or with permission, and their work cannot be used without permission. You can see this symbol: ©
on a work protected with a copyright.
One Frequently Asked Question is worth answering for all of you: “If something I see says “For Educational Use”
or “For Personal Use”, can I use it on my site?”
The answer is NO. When you publish on the web, you publish for the whole world. “Educational use” means IN
A CLASSROOM. “Personal Use” means for your private use.These are tough ideas to think about.
Reference:
Caseiro, Chris. Basics of Intellectual Property. GPSOLO, American Bar Association, 17, 3, 18-23 (April/May).
http://www.benedict.com/Default.aspx
• Keepvid.com

18. Copyright your own work
http://creativecommons.org/license/

20. How to Integrate Digital Media into
Everyday Curriculum

23. Why use Digital Media in the
Classroom?

24. E = A
Enjoyment
Enthusiasm
Engagement
Achievement

25. Media Literacy

26. Critical Thinking Skills
Bloom’s Taxonomy

27. Gardner’s Theory of Multiple
Intelligences

30. Integrating these concepts into the
classroom
• Making your own video focusing on the
aspects you want to teach.
• Virtual field trips.
As a Lesson Hook
As a Way to Integrate Multimedia into the
Curriculum
As a Way to Make Difficult Content More
Understandable
To Facilitate Classroom Discussion
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31. Benefits for Students
• Research & Writing Skills
• Organization Skills
• Technology Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Problem-Solving Skills

32. The Holocaust: Then & Now

33. Copyright-Free Images
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Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the
1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time
through the joint work of LIFE and Google.
Here is the link.
http://images.google.com/hosted/life
National Archives
National Archives Experience
Digital Vaults
Archival Research Catalog
Access to Archival Databases
Our Documents
http://pics4learning.com
http://flickr.com

34. Let’s Learn how to use the
video camera and tripod