Digital Storytelling Training

 

Why Digital Storytelling?

 

 

 

1. Let's check out Morne's story

 

 

 

2. Lights, Camera, Publish!

"I have always thought that one of the greatest benefits of students making their own videos was that they get viewed by an audience. Not only is the learning shared then, but the preparation and production value goes way up (see Hall’s post on the CA festival). It’s hard to generate that same amount of enthusiasm for those private transaction assignments between teacher and student like tests and written assignments. And I was happy in the mid 80’s to have that audience just be my Spanish students’ classmates. On occasion, I would even hear good things from parents who “had to watch” their child’s performance speaking Spanish. The days of just passing that VHS tape around are long gone as the Internet and the plethora of contests and festivals have made abundantly clear. (BTW, have you tried to buy blank VHS tape lately?) So whether you have competed, plan to compete, or are just lurking in the wings, you can learn a lot from contest participants’ videos. From the simplest stories done with still cameras to full blown school studio productions, any class level and subject area can benefit from watching and/or creating their own cinematic mini-epics."

 

Full article

 

 

3. Digital Storytelling brings history to life

    Check out Tecumseh's speech and then look around at American Rhetoric....how are some ways to use this resource in class?

 

 

4. Head over to Tech Head Stories  Be prepared to share (with a neighbor) something you like from Teach Head Stories

 

 

5. What tool shall we use?

 

    LIVE ACTIVITY- Learn by doing

 

 

 

    Some follow up slideshares....

 

 

 

 

LIVE ACTIVITY Number 2

 

 

 Time to build a Photostory... download this file....PS3 Final Project.zip

 

 Use these pictures and audio to put a video together....

 

 (the materials came from AmericanRhetoric.com, in the movie speeches section)

 

If you require detailed tips or instruction

 

Additional Ideas and Resources in Digital Storytelling

 

Lunchtime!

 

 

Where and how can you share your creations?

 

 

• California Streaming - May be available through your local portal

 

Cross-load videos to iTunes!

Enjoy a safe collection of educational podcasts designed with students and teachers in mind and become a published podcaster within the California Streaming community. The podcasting feature allows you to publish podcasts and add episodes using a seamless, user-friendly interface. Submit your podcast for publication across the entire California Streaming system and upload episodes that include media files and relevant images to update your creations. Podcasts and individual episodes are included in the site’s search-and-retrieval system and browse tools to give you immediate access to dynamic video and audio content.

 

 

• K12 EdZone Free - State of California

 

The California K-12 High Speed Network (K12HSN) is offering a comprehensive set of tools to support teaching and learning in California classrooms. This free suite of tools, edZone, currently includes blogging, videoconference scheduling and a file sharing system where educators can upload videos, podcasts, images and documents. EdZone is an excellent tool to share lesson ideas, upload student learning objects, disseminate best practices, and more! Make sure you take advantage of these free resources provided by the California K-12 High Speed Network and the California Department of Education.

 

 

• Teacher Tube Free- Everywhere

 

With TeacherTube, community members can:

• Upload, tag and share videos worldwide.
• Upload Support Files to attach your educational Actvities, Assessments, Lesson Plans, Notes, and Other file formats to your video.
• Browse hundreds of videos uploaded by community members.
• Find, join and create video groups to connect with people who have similar interests.
• Customize the experience by subscribing to member videos, saving favorites, and creating playlists.
• Integrate TeacherTube videos on websites using video embeds or APIs.
• Make videos public or private - users can elect to broadcast their videos publicly or share them privately with those they invite.

 

Photostory projects get saved as a WMV file by default,

there are several ways to convert your videos to other formats: 

 

Online:

www.media-convert.com

www.zamzar.com

 

Download:

www.squared5.com, makers of Mpeg Streamclip (Mac or PC)

 

 

More info:

 

Jon Corippo