Our+Voices+-+Digital+Storytelling

=Our Voices - Digital Storytelling=

[] //We are delivering monthly professional development to give the teachers digital tools to help engage the students in hopes to increase on-time graduation. //
 * American __Graduate__: Let's Make it Happen!!**

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= = =**What is Digital Storytelling? **= Digital Storytelling is the practice of using computer-based tools to tell stories. As with traditional storytelling, most digital stories focus on a specific topic and contain a particular point of view. However, as the name implies, digital stories usually contain some mixture of computer-based images, text, recorded audio narration, video clips and/or music. Digital stories can vary in length, but most of the stories used in __education__ typically last between two and ten minutes. The topics that are used in Digital Storytelling range from personal tales to the recounting of historical events, from exploring life in one's own community to the search for life in other corners of the universe, and literally, everything in between. A great way to begin learning about Digital Storytelling is by watching the following video introduction to Digital Storytelling. //Definition from []//

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 * 7 Elements of Digital Storytelling. **

The 7 Elements with video examples of each. []

Diagram of the 7 elements []

http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/ (click on Examples, then choose the area of interest)
 * Digital Storytelling Samples **

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 * Storyboarding **

Sample storyboard and finished projects __[]__


 * Interview Tips **


 * Camera/Videography Tips **

Literacy, ELL, and Digital Storytelling: 21st Century Learning in Action, Life Academy, Oakland //This video really shows the experience of Digital Storytelling through the eyes of the teachers and the students. It also is a great example of different video angles.//

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[] [|http://whro.unitedstreaming.com] For wildlife, plants, space, and the environment: [] The Library of Congress’ Flickr account are all royalty and copyright free: []
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Image Sites **

[] [|http://whro.unitedstreaming.com]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Audio Sites **

<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Pics4Learning - [] - NPS approved <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">MorgeFile - [] <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Google Image Search - [] <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">The Commons - [] <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Internet Archive - [] <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">The Open Video Project - [] <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Freeplay Music - [] - NPS Approved <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Musioen- []- free public domain classical music <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">ccMixter - [] - A community music site featuring music remixes licensed under Creative Commons. <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">The Freesound Project - [] - A collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds.
 * <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Resources for Image and Video from the book - Digital StoryTelling Guide for Educators **
 * <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Resources for Audio Clip from the book - Digital StoryTelling Guide for Educators **

<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">American Memories Collection - [] - The United States Library of Congress has brought together more them 100 sets of images from different eras of American History. Thousands of photos have been made available online. <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Free Images - [|www.freeimages.co.uk] - This site offers more then 2500 original stock phones online and free to use. <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Corbis - [] - Beautiful photography that is royalty free for use and indexed by subject. <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Hubblesite - [] - Some of the most beautiful and exotic photos from space are here and spectacular! <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Florida Center for Instructional Technology - [] - This site, in cooperation with the University of South Florida, has collected amazing images of not only Florida, but also 3-D images, Holocaust images and Vietnam War images. <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Free Audio Clips.com - [] <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Bravenet - []
 * <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Resources for Image and Video from the book - Digital StoryTelling Guide for Educators **
 * <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Resources for Audio from the book - Digital StoryTelling In and Out of the Classroom **

Using Windows MovieMaker
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">MovieMaker Inspiration – You will love it!! (video) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">@http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/wmx/AWE/awe_dayinlife_genxp_300.asx

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">MovieMaker Tutorial. (video) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">@http://youtu.be/JZXK68NS7gU

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">MovieMaker Tutorial (pdf) - the location you save will be based on your location - keep all of your files together <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Copyright **

<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"> Handout from Caitlin Scott and Daniel White's session on Copyright in Digital Storytelling. <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">


 * <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Performance Releases **

<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">There is a possibility that we will be sharing your stories online and even nationally. Please have anyone

<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">that you interview or take a picture of, __fill out__ the WHRO release form as well as the NPS release form.

<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">The NPS form may be done from the beginning of the school year. <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">

Norfolk Public School's ** Digital Storytelling Project **
//Moments in Time is a digital storytelling project open to all Norfolk Public __Schools__ students to demonstrate their research, creative writing and digital storytelling skills.//

Info on the project can be found here.

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Winners can be found here. []&

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">What is my assignment? **
<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">We would like you to create a digital story using __Windows__ MovieMaker so you can then work with your students to create their own digital stories. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">**Software:** MovieMaker (there are many options, but this is what we are using for this project) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">**Length:** It's up to you, but 2-5 minutes is great! <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">**Topic:** It's up to you. If you want to focus on the American Graduate: Let's Make it Happen initiative, you may choose topics like


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Keeping Kids in School
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">The Challenges Kids Face today
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Success Stories in the schools


 * Interviews:** You do not have to include interviews in your video. This is just another tool to incorporate if desired.


 * Rubric:** This rubric will help guide you through the final project. [[file:AGOurVoicesRubric.pdf]]