Capture the Hearts of Struggling Learners with Digital Storytelling
Resource Materials:
In this section of the Resources Page you will find reference materials, tutorials and how-to information that will help you review or extend your knowledge from the presentation.
Narrative Story Background
- Article: Jason Ohler Telling Your Story
- Article: Story Structure
- Article: Story Concepts Jason Ohler
- Article: Creating a Story Board
- Article: Reading Rockets Digital Storytelling: Extending the Potential for Struggling Writers
- Article: Digital Storytelling Projects Help Improve Reading and Writing
- Article: The Art of Digital Storytelling
Tutorial Videos
Imagery and Audio Sources
- CC Mixter
- Freeplaymusic.com7
- Free Play Music
- Find Sounds
- Flash Kit
- http://freeplaymusic.com
- Pod Safe Audio: http://www.podsafeaudio.com/
- Jamendo http://www.jamendo.com/en/ (Free music downloads in MP3)
- http://creativecommons.org/legalmusicforvideos/ – Creative Commons
- http://www.archive.org/details/netlabels – Archive.org’s NetLabel
- Royalty free background music from http://www.jewelbeat.com/
- Garage Band – create your own sound track!
- Mashable’s list of 10 Online Resources for Free, Legal Music
- http://dig.ccmixter.org/
- http://www.tribeofnoise.com/
- http://blogs.sitepoint.com/30-creative-commons-sources/
- http://soundcli.ps
Student Examples
Digital Storytelling Project Examples
In-the-Classroom:
Our In-the-Classroom section is where you will find ideas and examples on how to integrate the tools shared into classroom instruction.
Content Ideas for Digital Storytelling
What do you want students to learn? What is the big goal or the end game? Then what are the little steps along the way (what are two or three steps to get them there?) You will design a formative assessment for each step of the goal. For example 1st step, connect with something they are familiar with, 2nd step, change parameters of the problem and identify the result, 3rd step, use the information to answer the big/essential question and anticipate the feedback. See content area examples below.
English: Distinguish point of view of the reader from that of the narrator or character.
- Understand that readers and characters have backgrounds that affect how they react to problems in stories.
- Explain how characters’ background may affect their feelings
Ideas for Content for Digital Storytelling
- Storystarters
- Book Report
- Travel Journey
- Argument Essays
- Content Area Learning
- RAFT– Change the Role, Audience, Format, Topic
- News Style
- Video Journal
- Science Fair
Differentiation
Accessibility features
Begin with picture prompt
Voice typing
Play back voice
Use easily found images
Use structures within program given such as a Heroes Journey
Search capabilities within Program
Collaborative Roles
Digital Storytelling Roles
- Director
- Technology Expert
- Script Writers
- Audio
Classroom Use of Padlet
More CLassroom Ideas
- Article: Unleash Your Student Voices with Digital Storytelling
- Article: Book Report Alternative
- Article: Six Ways to Implement Digital Storytelling
- Article: IPad Multimedia Tools for Digital Storytelling