Storytelling

= Storytelling =

Digital storytelling incorporates the written story, visuals and audio. Typically, digital storytelling focuses on stories, but variations in the genre are often a part of digital storytelling.

Reasons to tell stories

 * reinforce classroom taught lessons
 * uses various learning styles
 * provides access to a creative side that may not necessarily come out with pen and paper
 * allows students to combine skills of composition with images, audio and the text
 * gives writers an opportunity to practice reading, writing, and listening
 * engages students
 * connects to various classroom curriculum
 * helps develop voice in writing
 * considers multiple ways to compose
 * includes purposeful integration using various forms of media

Ways to Use Storytelling with Students

 * as a form of storytelling
 * good use of final assessment
 * connects to literature
 * research
 * presentations

Technology Tools
Digital storytelling can be done through a variety of technology mediums. Photostory is one option and it is a free download. OpenOffice Impress can also be used, as well as Moviemaker or iMovie. Each program has various benefits. Determining which technology you will use includes considering your capabilities at school, as well as your objectives. Some programs are simpler and depending upon the group you are working with it may be a better option to be simple. In other cases, being able to include more elaborate movie aspects may be important and lead to use of a different program. In the examples used below various technology tools are used depending upon objectives and access.

**Examples and Resources**
ELL and Digital Storytelling BBC Wales- Digital Story Telling Center for Digital Story Telling Digital Storytelling Information Today KQED Digital Storytelling Initiative Tech Head Stories Cog Dog Roo Pearson Foundation and Digital Arts Creative Commons Search PhotoStory Instructions Resources for PSAs Storybird Xtranormal

Slideshows: Images and Sound Sites
Animoto Photo Peach

**Digital Picture Books**
Examples from Kevin Hodgson Power Point activities

**Images**
Edupics Flickr Creative Commons Gimp-savy Joyce Valenza's list Pics4learning Teachertap

** Classroom Examples **
Bath High School Senior Seminar Public Service Announcements 4th Grade Legends Beyond the Walls


 * Example story**

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