Digital Storytelling Digital Storytelling Using the iPad in an Using the iPad in an Online EnvironmentOnline Environment

eLearning Symposium 2014eLearning Symposium 2014

Roger Pence, Benicia USDRoger Pence, Benicia USDTouro University California Touro University California

rogpence@gmail.com

https://dsinscience.wikispaces.com

Some things we’ll Some things we’ll covercover

iPad video editing apps: pros/cons/stylesiPad video editing apps: pros/cons/styles

Digital Storytelling rigor, work flows and Digital Storytelling rigor, work flows and processesprocesses

How are students engaged and motivated by DS?How are students engaged and motivated by DS?

Student DS Samples and science story ideas Student DS Samples and science story ideas (insert your content area here!)(insert your content area here!)

Copyright concerns and advanced Google Images Copyright concerns and advanced Google Images searchsearch

What is a common classroom What is a common classroom workflow/timeframe?workflow/timeframe?

Doing DS on an iPad and iMovieDoing DS on an iPad and iMovie

DS on a Chromebook, PC or Mac using WeVideo DS on a Chromebook, PC or Mac using WeVideo (a different experience)(a different experience)

WhatWhat’’s so special about DS s so special about DS on an iPad?!on an iPad?!

Simple , touch Simple , touch interfaceinterface

Like using a giant Like using a giant iPhoneiPhone

All hardware All hardware components of DS are components of DS are self-containedself-contained

Device is very Device is very portable (helps portable (helps immensely when immensely when recording a script)recording a script)

WhatWhat’’s not so special s not so special about DS on an iPad?!about DS on an iPad?!

Will not run WeVideo Will not run WeVideo online editor at this online editor at this time even with Puffin time even with Puffin flash-browserflash-browser

Cumbersome to Cumbersome to share iMovie or share iMovie or similar project files similar project files to another iPadto another iPad

iMovie does not iMovie does not access cloud photos access cloud photos well.well.

What makes this a What makes this a collaborative learning activity?collaborative learning activity?

Content research can be Content research can be as challenging (and as challenging (and tech/engineering/math tech/engineering/math connected) as the connected) as the instructor wants to make instructor wants to make it.it.

Requires Requires concise writing concise writing and revision to work as a and revision to work as a scriptscript

Many different skills can Many different skills can be practiced and woven be practiced and woven together to make a wholetogether to make a whole

Authentic collaboration Authentic collaboration to achieve a goal.to achieve a goal.

Incorporates tech Incorporates tech integration in producing integration in producing the productthe product

STEM (multi-disciplinary) STEM (multi-disciplinary) is really how scientists is really how scientists work most of the time!work most of the time!

The iPad is the tool, The iPad is the tool, learning STEM is the goallearning STEM is the goal

Learn/demonstrate Learn/demonstrate science visual literacyscience visual literacy

Learn to speak in a Learn to speak in a presentation voicepresentation voice

Provides an opportunity Provides an opportunity for peer review and for peer review and critiquecritique

Digital Storytelling Across the Curriculum – Bernajean Porter

WhereWhere’’s the s the rigor?!rigor?!

Research prompts Research prompts can can define content define content requirementsrequirements

Students can be Students can be challenged to push challenged to push further than classroom further than classroom contentcontent

Setting a “visual Setting a “visual literacy bar” can be literacy bar” can be worth its weight in goldworth its weight in gold

Grammar, clarity, and Grammar, clarity, and spoken word skills can spoken word skills can be required and be required and assessed.assessed.

How are students How are students engaged and motivated?engaged and motivated?

Construct their own Construct their own understanding of the understanding of the contentcontent

Taps into how kids Taps into how kids (especially girls) best (especially girls) best practice 21practice 21stst learning learning

Ownership of final productOwnership of final product

Know they’ll share itKnow they’ll share it

Allows social time in a Allows social time in a learning environmentlearning environment

Get to pick how they Get to pick how they portray the required portray the required content (voice and choice)content (voice and choice)

What Common Core What Common Core standardsstandards

does DS meet? does DS meet?Reading of informational textReading of informational text

Reading of primary scientific research Reading of primary scientific research articlesarticles

Paraphrasing and demonstration of Paraphrasing and demonstration of comprehensioncomprehension

Writing in expository styleWriting in expository style

Listening SkillsListening Skills

Speaking skillsSpeaking skills

Why in Science?!Why in Science?!Science is visualScience is visual, is , is itself a story, and has many itself a story, and has many stories of people involved stories of people involved in thinking. in thinking.

cross-curricular cross-curricular connections and connections and meaningful contextmeaningful context

Pictures can convey Pictures can convey abstract meaning that abstract meaning that words alone may misswords alone may miss

Gives kids an Gives kids an engaging, engaging, challenging and fun challenging and fun way to way to learn science and do learn science and do research.research.

Cultivates visual literacy Cultivates visual literacy (what makes a particular (what makes a particular picture especially effective picture especially effective at telling the story?)at telling the story?)

Next Generation Science Next Generation Science Standards ConnectionsStandards Connections

Cross-curricular Cross-curricular connections connections between between science, math, history, science, math, history, art, language artsart, language arts

Authentic pathway to Authentic pathway to STESTEAAM (where A is for M (where A is for Arts)Arts)

Allows for students to Allows for students to create create visual and visual and auditory explanations auditory explanations of of science principlesscience principles

Cultivates respect for Cultivates respect for the the practices of practices of scientists scientists as discoverers as discoverers and seekers of the truthand seekers of the truth

They can practice They can practice science communicationscience communication

Science Story Science Story IdeasIdeasNewton’s Laws of Motion and meNewton’s Laws of Motion and me

Time-lapse studiesTime-lapse studies

Solids, Liquids and Gases in my Solids, Liquids and Gases in my lifelife

The science behind technologyThe science behind technology

Predator/prey relationships from Predator/prey relationships from their point of viewtheir point of view

Survival in a biomeSurvival in a biome

A scientist I knowA scientist I know

Women in scienceWomen in science

African-Americans, Asians, and African-Americans, Asians, and Latinos in scienceLatinos in science

Envision a future space missionEnvision a future space mission

Research past space missionsResearch past space missions

Cross-Disciplinary Ideas…Cross-Disciplinary Ideas…

Science-related Science-related legislationlegislation

Biome studiesBiome studies

Stories about water, Stories about water, water resources, water water resources, water wars in the west, etc.wars in the west, etc.

Exploration of new landsExploration of new lands

What happens to all our What happens to all our old tech stuff? old tech stuff? (recycling, hazards, etc.)(recycling, hazards, etc.)

Ocean explorationOcean exploration

Ocean fisheries Ocean fisheries preservationpreservation

• Opinion pieces about Opinion pieces about environmental/societal environmental/societal issues (could work with PBL): issues (could work with PBL): • damming a riverdamming a river• building a new shopping building a new shopping

center that disrupts center that disrupts habitathabitat

• increasing production at increasing production at an agricultural sitean agricultural site

• widening a major roadwidening a major road• selling animal parts like selling animal parts like

seahorsesseahorses

Math Story IdeasMath Story IdeasMathematics of space Mathematics of space traveltravel

Development of calculusDevelopment of calculus

Fractals in natureFractals in nature

Mathematics in ancient Mathematics in ancient culturescultures

Building of the Building of the pyramidspyramids

Scale and numbersScale and numbers

Measuring the universeMeasuring the universe

Engineering Story Engineering Story IdeasIdeas

Bridge-buildingBridge-building

Wind powerWind power

Solar energySolar energy

Biomedical Biomedical engineeringengineering

Ship-buildingShip-building

Nuclear powerNuclear power

Transport systemsTransport systems

Technology Story Technology Story IdeasIdeas

Agricultural Agricultural technologytechnology

Computer studiesComputer studies

Electric carsElectric cars

Electricity generationElectricity generation

Digital photographyDigital photography

Movie special effectsMovie special effects

Sound recording and Sound recording and reproductionreproduction

Medical technologyMedical technology

Resources and Resources and Sample Ideas for Sample Ideas for

StoriesStoriesSession Handouts and Tutorials Session Handouts and Tutorials for using Photostory 3, Windows for using Photostory 3, Windows Movie Maker, iMovie, and iMovie Movie Maker, iMovie, and iMovie on iPad onon iPad on

https://dsinscience.wikispaces.com/

Copyright Copyright ConcernsConcerns

Students need to be aware that they may be Students need to be aware that they may be using copyrighted material.using copyrighted material.

Fair Use in EducationFair Use in EducationPortions of (often 10% of length) of songsPortions of (often 10% of length) of songs

Portions of movie clipsPortions of movie clips

Usually 5 or less images from one Usually 5 or less images from one artist/photographerartist/photographer

Cyberbee: Cyberbee: http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf

Google Images Advanced SearchGoogle Images Advanced Search

Students Students can can learn to respect others’ original learn to respect others’ original work!work!

What is a common What is a common classroom classroom

workflow/timeframe?workflow/timeframe?

DAY ONE: Assign topic, DAY ONE: Assign topic, do do basic research notes, fact synthesis, fact synthesis

DAY TWO: Write, DAY TWO: Write, revise, proofread script, revise, proofread script, show show DS practice script start pen/paper start pen/paper storyboard or or “Storyboarder” app“Storyboarder” app

DAY THREE: Finish DAY THREE: Finish storyboard, begin storyboard, begin compiling images on compiling images on Camera Roll, practice Camera Roll, practice voice narrationvoice narration

DAY FOUR: Add DAY FOUR: Add images sufficient for images sufficient for length of voiceover, length of voiceover, record voiceover, record voiceover, adjust images to fit adjust images to fit voiceovervoiceover

• DAY FIVE: Final DAY FIVE: Final polishing, adjust polishing, adjust sound, add sound, add background background music/sounds, add music/sounds, add titles and transitionstitles and transitions

• DAY SIX: Share and DAY SIX: Share and critiquecritique

Digital Story Digital Story ProcessesProcesses

Student SamplesStudent Samples• Friendship 7

• Earnest O Lawrence

• Mystery Scientist

• iPhone Minerals

• The Giant Dipper

• Surfing and Newton’s Laws

• Bhopal Disaster

• Minimata Bay Disaster

Sample Classroom Handouts and Sample Classroom Handouts and Note Prompts (from Google Drive or Note Prompts (from Google Drive or

conventional handouts)conventional handouts)

• Digital Storytelling Checklist

• Sample Storyboard

• Adopt-River DS Adopt-River DS research promptresearch prompt

• The History of Mars The History of Mars ExplorationExploration

• Mineral to Market Mineral to Market Note PageNote Page

• Scoring RubricScoring Rubric

WeVideo workspace on a WeVideo workspace on a Mac and make a quick Mac and make a quick

samplesample• Gather some images and save to Camera RollGather some images and save to Camera Roll

• Write Script (time for later), storyboard Write Script (time for later), storyboard Choose New ProjectChoose New Project

• Import images into WeVideo (adjust length Import images into WeVideo (adjust length for script)for script)

• Record scriptRecord script

• Add effects and background soundAdd effects and background sound

• Export to Computer for sharing or..Export to Computer for sharing or..

• Share to various places Youtube, Vimeo, Etc.Share to various places Youtube, Vimeo, Etc.

Let’s explore the iMovie Let’s explore the iMovie workspace and make a workspace and make a quick sample using the quick sample using the

above processabove process• Gather some images and save to Camera RollGather some images and save to Camera Roll

• Write Script (time for later), storyboard Choose Write Script (time for later), storyboard Choose New ProjectNew Project

• Import images into iMovie (adjust length for script)Import images into iMovie (adjust length for script)

• Record scriptRecord script

• Add effects and background soundAdd effects and background sound• Exporting a project for someone else to edit on a Exporting a project for someone else to edit on a

different iPaddifferent iPad

• Export to Camera Roll for sharing or..Export to Camera Roll for sharing or..

• Share to various places Youtube, Vimeo, Etc.Share to various places Youtube, Vimeo, Etc.

Adobe VoiceAdobe Voice• Open AppOpen App

• Quick TourQuick Tour

• Make a quick DS using Photos from Make a quick DS using Photos from Dropbox and a made-up scriptDropbox and a made-up script

Resources, Resources, Tutorials, and Tutorials, and AlternativesAlternatives• iPad iMovie Tutorial (Youtube)iPad iMovie Tutorial (Youtube)

• https://dsinscience.wikispaces.comhttps://dsinscience.wikispaces.com

• WeVideo: an online, collaborative video WeVideo: an online, collaborative video editor –editor –– http://www.wevideo.com/education $149 http://www.wevideo.com/education $149

for 50 students per semesterfor 50 students per semester

• Pinnacle Studio appPinnacle Studio app

• Avid StudioAvid Studio

Thanks for your time and Thanks for your time and attention.attention.

Happy Science Storytelling!Happy Science Storytelling!rogpence@gmail.com

https://dsinscience.wikispaces.com/