1. Weaving the Story of Learning
J e n n i f e r D o r m a n
jdorman.wikispaces.com/digitalstorytelling
2. Storytelling Resources
jdorman.wikispaces.com/digitalstorytelling
Visit my wiki to access resources for all-star storytelling,
including:
✴copyright-friendly image and audio resources
✴image and audio generators / editors
✴storytelling exemplars
✴video editor tutorials
✴Web 2.0 applications for digital storytelling
✴and MUCH, MUCH more!
3. Narrative imaging - story
- is the fundamental
instrument of thought.
MarkTurner,The Literacy Mind
6. When data is ubiquitously accessible, facts
are increasingly less important than the
ability to place these facts in context and
to deliver them with emotional impact.
-Daniel Pink, A Whole New Mind
7. Sharpen Your Storytelling Smarts
Dissect Stories
Riff on Opening Lines
Play Photo Finish
Dig into Digital
8. PSA – Public Service Announcement
Breaking News or Olds Broadcasts
“Movie”Trailer (book, article, historical era, event)
Reenactment / Living History
Oral History
Documentary or Docu-Drama
VirtualTour
Story told from the perspective of an object
Digital Storytelling Ideas
16. 1. Stories from one image
2. Stories from a sequence of images
3. Stories from a sequence of images with specified persona
4. Stories from a muted video clip
5. Stories from a muted video clip or sequence of images with background
sound
6. Stories with student-found images and set narrative
7. Stories with student-found images and student-created narrative
Scaffolding Storytelling Skills for Students
17. Use Editable videos from Discovery Education, remove the audio,
and have students record their own voiceover narration.
Use the DE
Advanced
Search to
filter for
Editable
videos and
video
segments.
19. Select your download type - QuickTime for Apple and
Windows Media for PC.
Select the
Download
icon.
20. You can use Windows Movie Maker on a
PC to remove audio from editable DE
videos and record your own narration or
mute the video’s audio and layer your
narration.
21. You can use iMovie on a Mac to remove
audio from editable DE videos and record
your own narration.
Either detach the video from its audio layer
by right-clicking on it in the storyboard and
delete it or mute the video’s audio before
recording your own voiceover.
41. Stick Figure Thinking. . 2009.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>
Tip:
Before you begin downloading
media, create a folder on your
computer to store all media and your
Photo Story / Movie Maker file.
42. Find Images
1. Log into Discovery Education streaming and
find the images that you want to use
2. Download the images into a folder on your
computer
43. Click or right-click on the download size for your
video (Medium for typical videos and Large for
higher-quality videos)
44. Be sure to copy the citation information for each
image.
45. Stick Figure Thinking. . 2009.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>
Tip:
It’s a good idea to maintain a working
bibliography for media resources
during the collating process. It will
save time when creating the project’s
bibliography and credits.
47. Let’s Make Some Magic
1. Open Photo Story
and click “Begin a
new story”
48. Let’s Make Some Magic
1. Open Photo Story
and click “Begin a
new story”
2. Click “Next”
49. Let’s Make Some Magic
1. Open Photo Story
and click “Begin a
new story”
2. Click “Next”
50. Let’s Make Some Magic
1. Open Photo Story
and click “Begin a
new story”
2. Click “Next”
51. Let’s Make Some Magic
1. Open Photo Story
and click “Begin a
new story”
2. Click “Next”
52. Importing Images
3. Click on the “Import
Pictures” button
4. Navigate to the images
that you want to import
5. Click on the “next”
button
*Tip: Use your shift key to
select multiple images.
53. Importing Images
3. Click on the “Import
Pictures” button
4. Navigate to the images
that you want to import
5. Click on the “next”
button
*Tip: Use your shift key to
select multiple images.
54. Importing Images
3. Click on the “Import
Pictures” button
4. Navigate to the images
that you want to import
5. Click on the “next”
button
*Tip: Use your shift key to
select multiple images.
55. Importing Images
3. Click on the “Import
Pictures” button
4. Navigate to the images
that you want to import
5. Click on the “next”
button
*Tip: Use your shift key to
select multiple images.
56. Adding Your Own Narration
*TIP: Use the text area to type in a script of your
narration first – this will help eliminate the um-
s and ah-s.
57. Adding Your Own Narration
7. Click on the Red
Button to begin
narration
*TIP: Use the text area to type in a script of your
narration first – this will help eliminate the um-
s and ah-s.
58. Adding Your Own Narration
7. Click on the Red
Button to begin
narration
*TIP: Use the text area to type in a script of your
narration first – this will help eliminate the um-
s and ah-s.
60. Add Music or Sound Effects
9. Either from your
computer…
10.Or create your own
music in Photo
Story!!
* Tip: Adjust the volume level of your
audio so that it doesn’t overwhelm
your narrations.
61. Add Music or Sound Effects
9. Either from your
computer…
10.Or create your own
music in Photo
Story!!
* Tip: Adjust the volume level of your
audio so that it doesn’t overwhelm
your narrations.
62. Add Music or Sound Effects
9. Either from your
computer…
10.Or create your own
music in Photo
Story!!
* Tip: Adjust the volume level of your
audio so that it doesn’t overwhelm
your narrations.
63. Add Music or Sound Effects
9. Either from your
computer…
10.Or create your own
music in Photo
Story!!
* Tip: Adjust the volume level of your
audio so that it doesn’t overwhelm
your narrations.
68. 1. Log into Discovery Education streaming
and find an Editable Clip
2. Download the clip and save it into a folder
on your computer with the rest of your
content.
Find Video
69. When searching for video content, select Editable under
Narrow My Results to filter your results for Editable content
to use in your digital stories.
70. Set your Download Type to Media Player.
Click or right-click the Download icon.
72. Stick Figure Thinking. . 2009.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>
Tip:
If you right-click on the video file after
you have downloaded it and select
Properties, you can paste the citation
information into the Description
section to make creating your
Bibliography and/or Credits easy!
74. Collection
A collection contains audio clips, video clips, or pictures that you
have imported or captured in Windows Movie Maker.
75. Project
A project contains the arrangement and timing information of
audio and video clips, video transitions, video effects, and
titles you have added to the storyboard/timeline.
A saved project file in Windows Movie Maker has
an .mswmm file name extension.
76. Movie
A movie is the final project you save by using the
Save Movie Wizard.
Note: A movie will open in Media Player.
81. Let’s Make Some Magic
1. Open Windows Movie Maker
2. From the task bar on the left,
choose “Import Video”
82. Let’s Make Some Magic
1. Open Windows Movie Maker
2. From the task bar on the left,
choose “Import Video”
83. Let’s Make Some Magic
1. Open Windows Movie Maker
2. From the task bar on the left,
choose “Import Video”
84. Stick Figure Thinking. . 2009.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>
Tip:
You can also drag and drop files
directly into your content “collection.”
85. 3. Navigate to your movie
file – it must
be .asf, .avi, .wmv, or
mpeg file.
4. Click “Import”
86. 3. Navigate to your movie
file – it must
be .asf, .avi, .wmv, or
mpeg file.
4. Click “Import”
87. 3. Navigate to your movie
file – it must
be .asf, .avi, .wmv, or
mpeg file.
4. Click “Import”
88. Drag and Edit
Note that the video segment is now broken into tiny pieces
5. Drag the clip
that you want to
edit into boxes
below
6. Click on the
icon that says
“Show Timeline”
89. Drag and Edit
Note that the video segment is now broken into tiny pieces
5. Drag the clip
that you want to
edit into boxes
below
6. Click on the
icon that says
“Show Timeline”
90. Drag and Edit
Note that the video segment is now broken into tiny pieces
5. Drag the clip
that you want to
edit into boxes
below
6. Click on the
icon that says
“Show Timeline”
91. Drag and Edit
Note that the video segment is now broken into tiny pieces
5. Drag the clip
that you want to
edit into boxes
below
6. Click on the
icon that says
“Show Timeline”
92. Stick Figure Thinking. . 2009.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>
Tip:
You can import video, images, and
audio using the same basic process.
94. Adding Your Own Narration
7. On the Audio track
line, choose a
section of audio
that you want to
mute and right-
click on that
section
95. Adding Your Own Narration
7. On the Audio track
line, choose a
section of audio
that you want to
mute and right-
click on that
section
8. Choose “Mute”
96. Adding Your Own Narration
7. On the Audio track
line, choose a
section of audio
that you want to
mute and right-
click on that
section
8. Choose “Mute”
97. Adding Your Own Narration
7. On the Audio track
line, choose a
section of audio
that you want to
mute and right-
click on that
section
8. Choose “Mute”
98. Adding Your Own Narration
7. On the Audio track
line, choose a
section of audio
that you want to
mute and right-
click on that
section
8. Choose “Mute”
99. Record Your Narration
9. Click on the
microphone icon to
record your narration
10.Record your narration
and save the file in
your content folder on
your computer
100. Record Your Narration
9. Click on the
microphone icon to
record your narration
10.Record your narration
and save the file in
your content folder on
your computer
101. Record Your Narration
9. Click on the
microphone icon to
record your narration
10.Record your narration
and save the file in
your content folder on
your computer
112. Adding Titles and Credits
1.Select where you want your title to appear in
your movie.
2.Enter text for the title.
3.Select an animation style for the title.
4.Select the font and colors for your title.
5.Add the title to your movie.
120. Video Transitions
A video transition controls how your movie plays from one
video clip or picture to the next.
You can add a transition between two pictures, video clips, or
titles, in any combination, on the storyboard/timeline.
121. Special Effects
A video effect determines how a video clip, picture, or title
displays in your project and final movie.
Video effects let you add special effects to your movie.
122. Special Effects
A video effect is applied for the entire duration that the video
clip, picture, or title displays in your movie.
124. Chroma Key in Movie Maker
http://www.wikihow.com/Chroma-Key-in-Windows-Movie-Maker
125. Chroma Key in Movie Maker
http://www.wikihow.com/Chroma-Key-in-Windows-Movie-Maker
126. h"p://blabberize.com/
Give
voice
to
your
images!
h"p://blabberize.com/view/id/235995
A
Tornado
in
Denver.
Corbis,
2006.
Image.
26
May
2010.
<h"p://
www.discoveryeducaLon.com/>.
Be
sure
to
cite
any
DE
streaming
images
you
use
with
online
publishing
pla7orms,
like
Blabberize.
127. h"p://blabberize.com/
Give
voice
to
your
images!
h"p://blabberize.com/view/id/235995
A
Tornado
in
Denver.
Corbis,
2006.
Image.
26
May
2010.
<h"p://
www.discoveryeducaLon.com/>.
Be
sure
to
cite
any
DE
streaming
images
you
use
with
online
publishing
pla7orms,
like
Blabberize.