educational uses of digital storytelling
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Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
Most obviousSeamless integration into Language Arts
My MamaFleeing Hurricane RitaAlmost Paradise
Personal Narrative
All stories inform or instructCan be created for any content areaExplain difficult concepts
Pinhole CamerasGeometry: Art & Architecture Aging Well
Instructional or Informational Stories
Stories about historical events, places or peopleBased on student researchPromotes research and organizational skills,
also Information LiteracyGoal is deeper understanding of event, place or
person on history, not just a retelling of facts
The Gettysburg AddressHiroshimaThe HolocaustThe Race to the Moon
Historical Stories
Choose vocabulary words to create a story Coordinate images
Academic Story
Students create a story or interpret an existing story/poem incorporating student artwork, music, images and narrationIn the Ocean100 Babies and the Diaper Changing MachineSeptember 11th
Candles in the DarkCanterbury Tales DigiTalesPoetry InterpretationThey Were Children of the WorldSound Story
Multimedia Authors
Students create movie style trailer
EmberI Know Why The Caged Bird SingsUgliesThe Afterlife
Book Trailers & Alternate Endings
Grass Born To Be Stepped OnThe Consequences of GangsTragedy in a Bronx School Yard
Documentaries
An effective hookIntegration of TechnologyMake content more palatableFacilitate discussion
Teaching Tool
Teaches skillsResearchWritingOrganizationInterviewInterpersonalProblem-solvingTechnologyPresentation
Literacy Skills
Learning Tool
Drawing out a storyLack of interest in story itselfAccess to needed technologyInternet filteringTime consumingCopyright and Fair Use laws
Challenges
DigiTalesDigital Directors GuildScott Firenza’s Digital Storytelling PageUniversity of Houston-Educational Uses of DSApple iLifeDigital DocumentariesAdobe Digital Kids ClubDavid Jakes OnlineJason OhlerPrimary Access
Resources
Animoto http://animoto.com/play/qzg1zCuHsO4lWIqemWjg3Q http://animoto.com/play/XD7xkR8FonpJyu3iqh0lGw
SlideStory http://www.slidestory.com/?
page=slidestory&ini=1&index=0&title=Elementary%20School%20Keyboard%20Lab&cid=99 6
VoiceThreadhttp://voicethread.com/#
q+education.b344695.i1828662 Bubble Share
Online Resources