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Digital Storytellingwith
Photo Story
“Everyone has a story to tell, but not everyone knows how to communicate it”
-Author Unknown
Digital Storytelling
Combining the art of telling stories with a mixture of digital graphics, text, recorded narration, video, and music to present information on a specific topic.
Examples• Historical Documentary
– 9/11
• Informative Presentations– Media Center Orientation
• Educational– Fiction Genres
• eBook– Art Teacher from the Black Lagoo
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• Student Project– Who am I?
Student Created Projects . . .• Develop technology-based
communication and media literacy skills
• Address different learning styles• Develop higher order thinking and
problem solving skills• Motivate and encourage
participation• Encourage participation and
collaboration
Teacher Created Projects Can Be Used . . .
•As a lesson hook to introduce a unit or topic
•To facilitate classroom discussion
•As a way to make content more understandable
•As a way to integrate technology into your curriculum
Supports ISTE’s National Educational Technology Standards for Students and AASL Standards for
the 21st-Century Learner
• Point of View• Dramatic Question• Emotional Content• Voice and Images• Sound Track• Economy• Pacing
Seven Elements ofDigital Storytelling
The goal of digital storytelling is to allow the writer to experience the power of personal expression. Students construct stories from their own experiences and understanding. The story is often told in first-person.
Point of View
A digital story holds the attention of the audience by having a dramatic question that is resolved at the end of the story. This leads the reader to be invested until the very end. The payoff is at the end of the story.
Dramatic Question
The most effective digital story evokes an emotion from the audience. These emotions from the audience can be tremendously rewarding to student writers…it validates their efforts and creativity.
Emotional Content
Digital storytelling allows students to be heard. Students record themselves narrating their owns scripts. This is one of the most essential elements that contribute to the effectiveness of digital storytelling.
Voice & Images
Properly used, music can enhance and underscore the accompanying story.
Sound Track
Digital stories are powerful, but short. This is the most difficult part for the creators. The author must express their ideas in two to three minutes. This sharpens the focus of the story while at the same time creating a manageable process for a school project.
Economy
This is the art of storytelling. Rhythm and voice punctuation cause the audience to “get into” the story. For the narrator, it is not merely speeding up or slowing down, but adding emotion to the content where appropriate.
Pacing
Photo Story 3• Photo Story is a free Microsoft
program used to create slide show movies from digital pictures-Download
• Can record narration, insert Power Point slides, create transitions, and use music
• Once finalized, the movie is played using Windows Media Player
Using Photo Story 3
• Open icon for Photo Story and begin a new story
• Click on the Next Button
Importing Images• Click on the
Import Button• Then navigate
to the images that you want to import
• Click on the Next Button
Create a title
Adding Narration• Click on red
button to begin narration
• Hint! Type in a script of your narration first – then read it after hitting red button
Add script here
Add in Music
• Either from your computer
• Or create your own from Photo Story
Save your story
Choose to save your Story to your computer
Additional Resources
Digital Storytelling Course
Digital Storytelling FilesUsed with permission from Teresa Phillips