digital storytelling: engage students in collaborative creative writing in class & online
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Powerpoint deck for Catlin Tucker's Discovery Education Virtual Conference: Digital Storytelling: Engage Students in Collaborative Creative Writing. http://collaborizeclassroom.com/discoveryedu Image on Pg 3: Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano- Langwitches.orgTRANSCRIPT
Digital Storytelling
Engage Students in Collaborative Creative Writing in Class & Online
Catlin Tucker - English Teacher & Curriculum Design Specialist
TechnologyIntegration
Reflection
Project-Based Learning
Why Teach Digital Storytelling?
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“Creative writing involves playful but rigorous work with language…and requires greater precision in expression.”• Allows the freedom of artistic expression
• Challenges students to understand elements of a story
• Requires them to use language effectively to engage
• Teaches writing and editing
Benefits of Teaching Creative Writing
Image via Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano- Langwitches.org
If it’s so great, why didn’t I do it?
•Not enough time in class
•Students jump into the story without developing elements
•It is a challenge to edit
•It substantially adds to my grading load
Challenges of Teaching Creative Writing
Blended Instruction: Funky Fairytales
Discuss elements of writing in class
Write at home &collaborateonline
Using Online Discussions
Get to know your characters first.Who is your heroine, hero, & supernatural
character?
Quirk
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UnstableEccentric
Funny
What makes them interesting?
Loveable
Collaborative Character Sketches
Engage students in focused peer editing online...
And in-class with writing groups!
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Meaningful Peer Editing
Once Writing is Complete…
It’s time for media!
It can be scary for students to read their own writing so have fun with it!
How would your story sound coming out of these lips?
www.blabberize.com
Use Blabberize To Add Humor
Let students create their own digital storybook with original art and photographs using StoryJumper!
www.storyjumper.com
Create a Digital Storybook
Have students make an iMovie to bring their final stories to life.
Publish Writing with iMovie
Publish Finished Projects Online
Step 1: Upload multimedia projects to video hosting site.
Step 2: Post to online learning platform with embed code & share!
Catlin TuckerTwitter - @CTuckerEnglishEducation Blog - www.catlintucker.com
Collaborize Classroomwww.collaborizeclassroom.com/discoveryedu
Blabberizewww.blabberize.com
StoryJumperwww.storyjumper.com
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