Transcript Digital Storytelling - Office of Distance Education

An Introduction to
Digital Storytelling
Bernard Robin, Ph.D.
Instructional Technology Program
College of Education
University of Houston
The Challenges
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Seeking meaningful uses of digital imaging
other than the superficial ones
Wanting students to use digital imaging as
a mode of communication and personal
reflection
Integrating multimedia development into
K-12, pre-service and graduate education
Digital Storytelling (digital:
documentaries, narratives, essays, etc)
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Many definitions, but in general, combining
the longstanding art of telling stories with
any of a variety of available multimedia
tools, including graphics, audio, video,
animation, and Web publishing.
Elements of a Digital Story
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Overall Purpose of the Story
Narrator’s Point of View
A Dramatic Question (or Questions)
Choice of Content
Clarity of Voice
Pacing of the Narrative
Meaningful Soundtrack
Quality of the Images
Economy of the Story Detail
Good Grammar and Language Usage
Telling the Story
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Primarily a visual story but might also use:
First person narrative
Previously recorded audio
Text slides
Interviews
Writing and Recording a Script
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Digital storytelling script is a first person
narrative that tells a personal story in
one’s own voice and style.
– Written script will be made into a digitized
voiceover during production of the digital
story.
The Digital Storytelling
Experience in Preparing Teachers
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Need for an Integrated Project
Model of rich technology-integrated
teaching and learning
Demonstrated power of technology
when used to support compelling,
authentic content
Project Requirements
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Support for technology-integrated unit
Option of creating teacher tool or student
presentation
Planned and storyboarded
Created or located media elements
Option to use Photo Story, MovieMaker,
iMovie, or PowerPoint
Finding Images & Audio on the Web
Image Search Engines
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Google
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Picsearch
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AltaVista
Audio Search Engines
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AltaVista
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Singing Fish
Open Source
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Creative Commons**
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Flickr (use only CC)
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Stock Exchange
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CC Mixter
** “Jumping off” point for
much free media
Tools for Creating Digital Stories
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Microsoft Photo Story
Apple iMovie
Microsoft PowerPoint (less easy)
Adobe Photoshop Elements
Many other software options
Impressions of Student Teachers
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Found it easy to create digital stories
Excited that tools were user-friendly
Felt empowered by ability to plan and
develop digital stories
Could imagine themselves using
digital stories in their classrooms
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A Memorable Quote
“…what is occurring because of that one simple little thing
you have done (teaching digital storytelling) is really rather
phenomenal. Remember your comment at the beginning of
the training about – would it help if I could give you a
technology tool that very quickly you could learn and use
even if you don’t know anything about technology?
I wondered when you said that how it could be done. Well,
you did it and it has proven to be effective many times over
with an unbelievable ripple effect as it is touching special
education, ESL students, recent immigrants, parents of
autistic children, and on and on.”
– a high school teacher in Texas