Digital StorytellingIntegration of writing and multimedia to tell a story

We all have stories to tell.

Tricia Scott, Ed.D.Tricia.scott@redclay.k12.de.us

What is Digital Storytelling?• Business

– http://www.nextexit.com/dap/dapframeset.html– Selling a product with digital stories

• People– http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/capturewales/background/a

nita-holford.shtml

• Education– http://www.scott.k12.ky.us/technology/digitalstorytellin

g/teacherstories.html– http://www.scott.k12.ky.us/technology/digitalstorytellin

g/studentstories.html

It is All About the Memoir

• Is it a topic YOU know about well?• Did you narrow the focus?

Digital Storytelling Elements:• Text, Audio, and Visual Images• 7 Elements of a Digital Story

– Point of View/Purpose– Dramatic Question– Emotional Content– The Gift of Voice– The Power Of Soundtrack– Economy– Pacing

Point of View

• Purpose/Reason• Why are you telling this story?

Dramatic Question

• Conflict?• Question?• Desire?• Point of climax• Closure with a twist• How are you going to engage your

audience and keep attention?

Emotional Content

• Tie in emotions/vulnerability/descriptions• Reveal a truth no one else knows• Convey a truth about you no one believes• Engage the audience to make them want

to listen

The Gift of Voice

• The personality on paper comes alive• The art of true storytelling

Power of the Soundtrack

• Music stirs up an emotional response• All music is original• If use copyrighted music 30 seconds or

10% (whichever is first)

Economy

• Sequential composition (visual and auditory)• Succinct and to the point• You want images to display a tone, feeling, and

communicate beyond what you are saying• You only have 1 written page and 3 total

minutes for the movie…what do you want to say and show:– Are you going to bombard with visuals– Are you going to use images to help or convey

meaning you can’t say in words

Pacing

• Rhythm of the story• Punctuation• White space to allow listener to listen or

reflect and internalize

Steps to a Digital StoryThe Writing…– 1 page, double-spaced, 12-point font

Collaborate for feedbackCreate storyboardMovie Maker 2- Putting it together- Record voice– Storyboard– Images

How Digital Storytelling Helps Writing?

• Enhances critical thinking

skills, expository writing,

and media literacy

• Story and documentary-

real events and reflection

• Authentic Audience

• learn the art of storytelling

• Narrows the focus• Word Choice

– In the piece– In the digital story

• Voice– Emotional appeal– The message

• Organization is part of the process

Student Stories• Landa• JR• Becca• Kevin• Dan• Content-specific story

What Do You Need?

Windows XP (for MovieMaker 2)InternetMicrophoneStudent space on the network?Video folder on the network

Limitations

Technology accessibilityTime!!!!!Copyright Issues (music, photos)

Additional Resources

• http://www.storycenter.org• http://www.nextexit.com/dap/dapframeset.h

tml• http://dsi.kqed.org/index.php/contest/about/

C40/• http://www.thedirectorintheclassroom.com/

Technology is always secondary to the

storytelling