Digital storytelling involves using multimedia such as images, audio, and video to tell a personal story. The document discusses the elements of an effective digital story, including having a point of view, dramatic question, and emotional content. It also provides examples of educational uses such as having students research a topic and create their own stories. Guidelines are presented for the digital storytelling process, which involves writing a narrative, creating a storyboard, gathering media, and sharing the final story.
5. EDUCATIONAL USES
create their
own stories
Research
a topic and then
choose a particular
point of view
Use
The Library
synthesizing a
wide range of
content
ENHANCED
COMMUNICATION
SKILLS
Organize
Their Ideas
Ask
questions
Express
Opinions
Construct
Narratives
create stories
for an audience
Present
their ideas and knowledge
in an individual and
meaningful way
Publish,
Feedback,
Reflect
Community
7. Elements
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ELEMENTS OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING
Point of View A Dramatic Question Emotional Content
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What is the
main point of
the story and
what is the
perspective of
the author?
A key question that keeps
the viewer's attention and
will be answered by the end
of the story.
Serious issues that come
alive in a personal and
powerful way and connects
the audience to the story.
8. Elements
4-6
ELEMENTS OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING
The Gift of Your Voice The Power of the Soundtrack Economy
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A way to personalize the
story to help the audience
understand the context.
Music or other sounds that
support and embellish the
story.
Using just enough content to
tell the story without
overloading the viewer.
9. Elements
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ELEMENTS OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING
1. Point of View
What is the main point of the story and what is the perspective of the
author?
2. A Dramatic Question
A key question that keeps the viewer's attention and will be answered by
the end of the story.
3. Emotional Content
Serious issues that come alive in a personal and powerful way and connects
the audience to the story.
4. The Gift of Your Voice
A way to personalize the story to help the audience understand the context.
5. The Power of the Soundtrack
Music or other sounds that support and embellish the story.
6. Economy
Using just enough content to tell the story without overloading the viewer.
7. Pacing
The rhythm of the story and how slowly or quickly it progresses. Pacing
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Recap
The rhythm of the story and how
slowly or quickly it progresses.
11. SKILLS OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING
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COMMON
APPROVED
CORE
12. Digital Literacy -the ability to communicate with an ever-expanding community to discuss issues, gather information, and seek help;
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Global Literacy -the capacity to read, interpret, respond, and contextualize messages from a global perspective;
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Visual Literacy -the ability to understand, produce, and communicate through visual images
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Global Literacy
Digital Literacy Visual Literacy
13. Technology Literacy - the ability to use computers and other technology to improve learning, productivity, and performance.
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Information Literacy - the ability to find, evaluate and synthesize information.
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Digital Literacies of Common Core - 188 Digital Components: Storytelling connects to many of the components.
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Information Literacy
Technology Literacy Digital Literacies of Common Core Photo Credit: Flickr: Kristina Alexanderson
16. THE PROCESS
Create Foundations
Set Expectations
Form Teams
Brainstrm Ideas
Develop aVision
Write a Narrative
Storyboard
Gather & Proces Media
Build The Story
Share the Story
18. CREATE FOUNDATION
If the digital story will retell content
students are learning in the classroom,
they must know the content before
they can begin the story. Digital
storytelling is a way for students to apply
knowledge about a curriculum topic, not
learn it for the first time.They must have
the foundational knowledge necessary to
tell a compelling story using
the information they have already
learned.
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Symbaloo
19. What does a great story look
like? Sound like? Share high-quality
examples that are similar to the stories
you expect from students.There are
many student-created samples online,
but you may also refer to professional
storytellers like Ken Burns.
Process
Rubrics
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20. FORM TEAMS
Choose whether students are telling a
personal story as an individual or
working as a team to tell the story. If
students are working in a team, they still
need to ensure that the voice in the
story comes from the perspective of
one storyteller.They will need to agree
on the vision for their story to make this
a single voice.
Dropbox
Google Drive
drive.google.com
dropbox.com
21. BRAINSTORM IDEAS
Often the key to a compelling story is not the
content, but the way in which the story is told.
Begin thinking about your story by brainstorming
as many ideas about the content as possible.
Then brainstorm ways you can share that
content.
You want to begin a project with as many ideas
as possible. Brainstorming is a great way to
generate lots of ideas.A brainstorming session is
only an ideas session. It is the time to think of
and SAY everything that comes to mind. It is
NOT a time to assess any of the ideas presented
for feasibility, only possibility.
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22. DEVELOP A VISION
Brainstorming gives you many ideas,
but your story will need a focus.
Developing a vision will help you
narrow your ideas and decide the
best way to tell your story.What is
your goal for telling this story?
What do you
want audience members to know
or feel after watching your story?
Thinglink
Pintrest
thinglink.com
pinterest.com
23. WRITE A NARRATIVE
Digital storytelling is about telling a
personal story.Write a narrative
that makes the voice of the
storyteller
clear.Try to be concise.While your
story will have supporting visuals,
each word should be carefully
chosen to
evoke in image in the mind of the
viewer.
Audioboo
Evernote
audioboo.fm
evernote.com
24. STORYBOARD
A storyboard is a combination of outlines and
visual sketches, or
representations, that map out the content and effects you
will use in your
story.The storyboard should be arranged to clearly show
how you will use
images, and other media to support the narrative.A
storyboard is your
blueprint for your video - it will be your guide as you
locate resources and
combine them to tell your story.
As you reread your narrative, where are natural breaks
that act like scenes in
a movie? Divide your narrative into these scenes and
determine what visual
and audio elements will support the content told.
Developing a storyboard will
help ensure that your narrative is focused, organized,
and concise.
Google Docs
Storyboard Generator
docs.google.com
25. GATHER RESOURCES & MEDIA
While you may have a photograph or
artifact that is driving the creation of
your story, many times your story
will be written and planned before
you begin gathering media. Collect
your photographs and scan them,
search the Internet for images to
support your ideas, use a Paint or
Imaging program to create pictures.
Creative Commons
Google Drive
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26. BUILD THE STORY
Use a software tool, like Frames or
iMovie, to combine the resources you
have gathered
into a story that is meaningful. Remember,
flashy features and multiple transitions
should
support the content of the story, not
overshadow it. Record your written
narravite.Then
adjust the timing of the images,
photographs, and pictures to match the
content of the
story. Save the story in a format you can
place online or in a presentation.
Kathy Shrock
YouTube Editor
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youtube.com/editor
27. SHARE THE STORY
Your story needs to be told! Share
it in a small group or to a large
auditorium audience. Place it on closed
circuit television or a local access
station. Put it on the web and visit
news groups and blogs to get others to
view it.
After others have watched your movie,
get their feedback. Share you story of
creating the movie. See if your story
bring a personal story for them to the
forefront.
YouTube
Vimeo
youtube.com
vimeo.com
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