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Digital Story Telling
Bernard R. Robin, Ph.D.
April 14, 2010
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Digital Story Telling
Bernard R. Robin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Instructional Technology
University of Houston College of Education
email: [email protected]
The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
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Bernard R. Robin, Ph.D. & Sara G. McNeil, Ed.D.
University of Houston - College of Education
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/
Search for: “Digital Storytelling”
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/
Digital Storytelling
Many definitions, but in general:
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Combines the art of telling stories with some
mixture of digital graphics, text, recorded audio
narration, video and music to present information
on a specific topic.
Digital stories revolve around a theme and often
contain a particular viewpoint; stories are typically
just a few minutes long.
Why Digital Storytelling?
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Seeking meaningful uses of digital imaging
other than the superficial ones
Wanting students to use digital media tools as
a mode of communication and personal
reflection
Versatile method for integrating multimedia
into K-12, undergraduate and graduate
education
Elements of a Digital Story
Overall Purpose of the Story
2. Narrator’s Point of View
3. A Dramatic Question (or Questions)
4. Choice of Content
5. Clarity of Voice
6. Pacing of the Narrative
7. Meaningful Soundtrack
8. Quality of the Images
9. Economy of the Story Detail
10. Good Grammar and Language Usage
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Writing and Recording a Script
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A script is written that tells a personal
story in one’s own voice and style
The script will be recorded with a
microphone during production of the
digital story
Content experts or persons of interest
may also be recorded interviewed
Types of Digital Stories 1
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Personal Narratives
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Character Stories
Memorial Stories
Events & Places in Our Lives
Accomplishment Stories
Stories about What We Do
Recovery Stories
Personal Narrative
 Almost
Paradise
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/movie_personal_reflection_01.html
Types of Digital Stories 2
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Examination of Historical Themes and
Events
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Based on Material Students Explore
Facilitates Research and Organizational
Skills
Needs to Go Beyond the Digitized “MTV
Video” or the “Encyclopedia Entry”
Historical Themes and Events
 Abraham
Address
Lincoln’s Gettysburg
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/movie_social_studies_04.html
Personal Narrative Combined with
Historical Themes and Events
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Computer and I
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/movie_personal_reflection_03.html
Types of Digital Stories -3
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Stories that Inform or Instruct
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Can be Argued that All Digital Stories Inform or
Instruct
But the Distinction is that Digital Stories Can
Be Created that Deliver Instructional Content
on Many Different Topics, Including: History,
Culture, Mathematics, Science, Language Arts,
Medicine, etc.
Stories that Inform or Instruct
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Search of the Pythagoreans
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/movie_mathematics_02.html
The Digital Storytelling Process
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Select and submit the topic for the story, either from a
pre-selected list of approved topics or with approval of
the instructor.
Write the first version of a script for your digital story
and submit for feedback.
Perhaps conduct an oral history of a content expert or
other individual who can add useful information about
your topic.
Collect images for the story from the web, scanned
from books, and taken with a digital camera. Create a
storyboard using these images and submit for
feedback.
The Digital Storytelling Process
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Update script and submit a revised version of
the digital story for feedback.
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Record the narration for your story and add
music and submit for feedback.
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Edit the audio based on the instructor’s
feedback.
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Develop a final version of the story and submit
it to the instructor.
Graduate Student Evaluation-1
Graduate Student Evaluation-2
An Effective Tool for Teachers
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Stories Created by Teachers Can Serve:
As a Lesson Hook
As a Way to Integrate Multimedia into
the Curriculum
As a Way to Make Difficult Content
More Understandable
To Facilitate Classroom Discussion
An Effective Learning Tool for Students
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Research Skills
Writing Skills
Organization Skills
Technology Skills
Presentation Skills
Interview Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Problem-Solving Skills
Assessment Skills
Student Literacy
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Digital Literacy
Global Literacy
Technology Literacy
Visual Literacy
Information Literacy
Challenges to Students Creating
Digital Stories
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Trouble Formulating a Sound Argument
Less Interest in the Storytelling
Access to Technology Hardware and
Software
Limited Ability to Save from the Internet
Time Consuming
Copyright and Intellectual Property Issues
A Few Words about Copyright
Many of the digital stories on our site include images
and audio found on the Internet using commonly
available search engines. The stories have been
created for non-profit, educational use by students
and teachers and we hope are within the fair use
protection of existing copyright laws. If any copyright
owner objects to the use of any work appearing on
this website, please contact us and we will remove
the work from the site.
Research on the Impact of
Digital Storytelling
Educators who ARE Using DS:
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How are you using Digital Storytelling?
Are you creating digital stories to show to your students?
Are you teaching your students to create their own digital
stories?
If students are using Digital Storytelling, what are the
outcomes? Have you demonstrated Digital Storytelling to
others? If so, to other teachers? Who else?
Do you feel that Digital Storytelling has changed your
teaching practice?
Research on the Impact of
Digital Storytelling
Educators who ARE NOT Using DS:
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Why are you not using Digital Storytelling? What are the
obstacles?
Do you have questions about how to use Digital Storytelling in
your instruction?
Are you experiencing technical problems? If so, what problems
are you having?
Are you interested in additional Digital Storytelling training
sessions?
Are there other issues that are preventing you from using Digital
Storytelling in your instruction?
Are you planning to use Digital Storytelling in the future?
Tools We Use
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Photo Story 3
(Free Download from Microsoft)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.
mspx
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System Requirements
(Requires Windows XP, Vista or Win 7 &
Windows Media Player 10 or higher)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/sysreqs.
mspx
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Stories created with Adobe Photoshop Elements
4.0 or higher will play on Apple computers or
older PCs running previous versions of
Windows (Also, PSE supports full-motion video, which PS3 does not)
University of Houston’s
Educational Uses of
Digital Storytelling Website
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/
Q&A
Bernard R. Robin, Ph.D.
[email protected]
713 743-4952
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