4.1 Digital Storytelling - Tools of the TradeThis week we will focus on essential elements of good storytelling, taking time to examine how personal stories become living legacies and reflections on lessons learned to find the 'author's voice'. Sharing your story will come alive once you select the tools to use to create your digital story. This session will be one of exploration and analysis of story, tools and purpose.
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Activating your Understanding - Connecting Media Literacy to Digital Storytelling
Web 2.0 tools can activate and engage classroom learning. There is a rich and varied set of resources for teachers and students interested in developing, creating, and producing digital media. Keep digital citizenship elements in mind.
While keeping the media triangle in mind, the tools you select for any media project need to consider the text, audience, production and the context. Start by defining these elements, analyzing them from a critical viewpoint and then begin to make decisions about your digital story production based on your decisions. Keep in mind that the process is as important as the product. Throughout the storytelling process, analysis and creation is cyclic and recursive. Changes are expected, resulting from this ongoing analysis/creation cycle.
Bernajean Porter emphasizes that "Good storytelling lets our students be deeply heard and honored. And those are the stories that need to be told!" Porter, p. 16. During this session, you will explore the stories you are living, that are unfolding, and that need to be told. You will look critically at tools to tell your story.
While keeping the media triangle in mind, the tools you select for any media project need to consider the text, audience, production and the context. Start by defining these elements, analyzing them from a critical viewpoint and then begin to make decisions about your digital story production based on your decisions. Keep in mind that the process is as important as the product. Throughout the storytelling process, analysis and creation is cyclic and recursive. Changes are expected, resulting from this ongoing analysis/creation cycle.
Bernajean Porter emphasizes that "Good storytelling lets our students be deeply heard and honored. And those are the stories that need to be told!" Porter, p. 16. During this session, you will explore the stories you are living, that are unfolding, and that need to be told. You will look critically at tools to tell your story.
Rosenthal Tolisano, p.7
Digital storytelling "no matter in what form and created in whatever media is a powerful tool to transmit knowledge, culture, perspective and points of view." Rosenthal Tolisano p. 7
Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano presents links between digital storytelling and higher order thinking skills, national standards for 21st century skills and ISTE-NETS-S. These provide the reason for applying digital storytelling to teaching practices. The 'how' is also provided in the document - linking to tools for audio, image, text and video production. The process for applying each tool is dependent on the story being told.
Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano presents links between digital storytelling and higher order thinking skills, national standards for 21st century skills and ISTE-NETS-S. These provide the reason for applying digital storytelling to teaching practices. The 'how' is also provided in the document - linking to tools for audio, image, text and video production. The process for applying each tool is dependent on the story being told.
Planning and Brainstorming
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Digital Storytelling - The PLOT thickens
You've started with a storymap, a plan and outline for the sequence and elements for your story. From the storymap, you will need to create a storyboard that will integrate the audio, visual and camera movements. As you storymap and storyboard, review some of the information from earlier in this course about image, sound, moving media and how decisions you make will impact the story you tell. Consider bias, perspective and cultural awareness when planning your story.
Jason Ohler provides insights on the differences between creating the map (a sketch of the story line) and the story 'table' (a plan for the media elements that will weave together to tell the story).
Jason Ohler provides insights on the differences between creating the map (a sketch of the story line) and the story 'table' (a plan for the media elements that will weave together to tell the story).
Selecting the Tools for YOUR Story - some tried and true
Tools for the Technology Teacher in Ontario Schools
Through a partnership between the Ministry of Education and Ontario teachers, there exists a rich set of technology tools along with a process for acquiring, distributing and managing these resources for educators, students and parents. The Ontario Software Acquisition Program Advisory Committe (OSAPAC) maintains a current listing of software titles, links for local access and support, and details about software, curriculum connections and resources for schools. There are many FREE digital storytelling software resources available in Ontario schools.
Through a partnership between the Ministry of Education and Ontario teachers, there exists a rich set of technology tools along with a process for acquiring, distributing and managing these resources for educators, students and parents. The Ontario Software Acquisition Program Advisory Committe (OSAPAC) maintains a current listing of software titles, links for local access and support, and details about software, curriculum connections and resources for schools. There are many FREE digital storytelling software resources available in Ontario schools.
Link to these software sites for more information and resources.
Collect information in this shared document.
CREATION
Selecting the tools to create each unique element of your digital story is also an important decision. Again, you can work with tools that are tried and true or shiny and new. Make sure there are clear ways to share and integrate the elements from each of the tools you select. Check for limitations or connectivity issues. Look for users guides, how-to videos and community blogs to support your efforts.
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Digital Stories - connecting the craft to the practice
As you begin to create and plan your digital story, think about how you would use the tools, processes, and ideas in your teaching practice.
What are some big ideas that come to mind as you investigate the process and tools?
How can your story become a model for others?
Where are the issues and considerations you will need to make if you bring this experience into your classroom?
What are some big ideas that come to mind as you investigate the process and tools?
How can your story become a model for others?
Where are the issues and considerations you will need to make if you bring this experience into your classroom?
Application of tools for story planning
As you begin to explore your digital story ideas, you will apply digital and web 2.0 tools to the creation of your story map and your storyboard.
STORY MAP EXPECTATIONS
As you begin to explore your digital story ideas, you will apply digital and web 2.0 tools to the creation of your story map and your storyboard.
STORY MAP EXPECTATIONS
- have a main topic or title
- have up to 5 connecting ideas or themes
- have up to 5 secondary branches for each idea and/or theme
- will outline the essential elements of the story you will tell (theme, plot, characters, actions, etc.)
- will include decisions on tools you will use for some of the story elements
- created in digital or Web 2.0 software Mindomo
- have a main topic or title (frame or slide)
- have up to 10 frames/ slides outlining a general sequence of the story
- each frame/slide will include a draft of the directions for content (image, sound, movement) and some ideas for how you would like to create the transitions, camera angle, and/or pan/zoom motion.
- created in digital or web 2.0 software - google doc - presentation, powerpoint, Comic Life
Resources/Links:
- Online Tools for Teaching and Learning - collection and curation of digital resources by teacher education students at UMass (link from image below)
