Created for Internet Librarian, October 2015

1. A Thousand Voices:
The Power of Storytelling
Diane Cordell
Consultant and Writer, CyberSmart Education Company
dmcordell@gmail.com
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2. Some of my stories: daughter
wife
mother
reader
learner
teacher librarian
author
traveler
photographer
*Nonna
@dmcordell
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3. Why do people tell stories?
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5. flickr photo by dianecordell http://flickr.com/
photos/dmcordell/17290639906 shared under a
Creative Commons (BY) license
“Techo_de_Altamira_(replica)-
Museo_Arqueológico_Nacional” by José-
Manuel Benito . Public domain image
accessed at https://commons.wikimedia.org/
wiki/File:Techo_de_Altamira_%28replica%29-
Museo_Arqueol%C3%B3gico_Nacional.jpg
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Commons (BY-NC-ND) license

6. Norman Rockwell: Family Tree
http://www.nrm.org/MT/text/FamilyTree.html

7. “Our mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers
handed down their favorite recipes over the years, often
scribbled on a card or a piece of paper. Stories about the
origin of the recipe were often told as well, and these
collections were prized and shared again and again over the
years.” -Julie Vetter, Food Blogger
Recipes and Memories
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8. What are some components of a
good story?
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9. http://wandw.wikidot.com/location:hogwarts
Setting and Characters

10. Plot
https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Odyssey.html?id=Awp98UGfSZkC&source=kp_cover

11. style, voice
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Voice/Style

12. creative commons licensed (BY-NC-ND) flickr photo by dianecordell: http://flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/4653369362
Universality

13. http://www.mensaforkids.org/teach/lesson-plans/the-art-of-storytelling/

15. How does storytelling
enhance learning?
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17. Increases Engagement
creative commons licensed (BY-NC) flickr photo by glenn~: http://flickr.com/photos/simmogl/2869525886

18. Provides Motivation
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19. Produces an Authentic Product
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20. Nurtures Research Skills
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21. Develops Creativity
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22. Builds
Public Speaking
Skills
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23. “I believe that stories are
incredibly important,
possibly in ways we don’t
understand,
in allowing us to make sense
of our lives,
in allowing us to escape our
lives,
in giving us empathy
and in creating the world
that we live in.”
-Neil Gaiman

24. flickr photo by dianecordell http://flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/18208083370 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license

25. Moment of liberation, Friday the 13th
of April,1945. Two American tank
commanders in Sherman light tanks
and their major in a jeep liberate the
train transport filled with victims of
the Holocaust, deep in the heart of
Nazi Germany. Stunned survivors
come to the realization that they are
saved. Major Benjamin snaps the
photo.
A Train near Magdeburg
http://matthewrozell.com/

26. How can I discover, create
and share stories?
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27. flickr photo by Cibele Nogueira http://flickr.com/photos/belenogueira/3347092261 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license

28. flickr photo by dianecordell http://flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/4552813496 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license

29. flickr photo by dianecordell http://flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/2510477640 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license

30. flickr photo by Beverly & Pack http://flickr.com/photos/walkadog/3353936487 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license

33. “When you open the box, you’ll find a wax-sealed
envelope atop tissue-wrapped objects.
Break the wax seal and you’ll find a card asking the
question “What if?”
As you remove the card, that quarter’s theme will be
revealed:
What if you ran away with the circus?
What if you stumbled across a fairytale forest?
What if you discovered a wormhole to a fantastic galaxy of
marvels?
These are the wonderful objects
you would bring home when you
returned.”
http://www.wonderandcompany.com/
introducing-wonderful-objects-unbox-a-
story/

34. Creative story boxes http://parent101.com.au/creative-story-boxes/

35. How We Share Stories
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36. By Writing
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37. Through Images
Instagram Poster
https://www.postercandy.com.au/
365 Project
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/sets/72157639282916975/
WWII Photo Album
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/4555406685/

38. Via Recordings
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39. Person to Person
creative commons licensed (BY-NC) flickr photo by Boobelle: http://flickr.com/photos/barbaraainscough/3947116309

40. https://storycorps.org/

41. https://sites.google.com/site/okceagleproject2015/home
flickr photo by Wesley Fryer http://flickr.com/photos/wfryer/21453736473 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license

42. children as storytellers: their dreams, their day, their
imaginings

43. flickr photo by deege@fermentarium.com http://flickr.com/photos/deegephotos/14433035181 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license

44. flickr photo by Minnesota Historical Society http://flickr.com/photos/
minnesotahistoricalsociety/5329805995 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA)
Ulysseys and Julia Grant
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dmcordell/3938434884 shared under a Creative Commons
(BY-NC-ND) license

45. The Ugly Duckling
Witten by Jon S. Randal and posted to Facebook
http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/education/resources/bio_er.html

46. creative commons licensed (BY-NC-ND) flickr photo by focus2capture: http://flickr.com/photos/focus2capture/639187177
“Life will go on as long as there is someone to sing, to dance, to tell
stories and to listen.” -Oren Lyons

47. “It takes a thousand voices
to tell a single story.”
-Native American saying
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48. Questions or Comments?
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49. Thank you!

50. Diane Cordell
dmcordell@gmail.com