Digital Storytelling

Storycenter

What is it? Why worth bringing into classroom?

A multimodal literacy that enables students to create a deeper understanding and emotional connection with their audience through narration, music, and images

3 types of digital stories

7 element

  • Point of view-purpose of story
  • Dramatic question-a key question that holds viewer until the end
  • Emotional content
  • Voice-record voice narration
  • Soundtrack
  • Economy- a picture tells a thousand words
  • Pacing-consider the rhythm. Keep it short 2-4 minutes

Can self-assess for the Core competencies-communication, thinking, personal and social awareness and responsibility

Integrate into other areas of curriculum 

Pros-multimodal, writing, oral, student voice and engagement, digital literacy, critical thinking, decision making, cross-curricular

Cons-time consuming-long time to scaffold digital literacies that comes with younger grades, students need devices (some might have tech at home but others don’t) want wealth of resources for everyone, might be hard for some to be vulnerable-be psychologically safe

Risks: teach could fail you, where will the final product be kept? Students should know the rules around copyright infringement

iMovie

Powerpoint

Google Slides/screencastify

Animoto.com

 

Apps worth a look

  • Comic Life
  • Imagine Forest
  • Speech Journal

Tips:

  • Use storyboards to plan out
  • Set clear criteria about what elements of digital stories to include
  • Slowly scaffold learning around apps with repeated practice sessions over time
  • Allow personal creativity and inquiry

english-Can make book trailers, personal narratives, family history, comics,  voice over

Social studies-Social commentary, history project, advocacy projects

science-Documenting experiments, telling life cycle story of rocks

Helps teacher by flipping lessons

Reinforce subject matter

Present new information in a fun, accessible way

Promote increased participation from sick and absent students

Multimodal, comprehensive way to assess students’ takeaways