1	Digital Story Telling: Be the Next Ken Burns! eTech Ohio 2006 State Technology Conference
2	Little Introduction Ladd M. Skelly Lskelly@classroom.com Classroom Connect Director of Instruc. Services Educational Background Teacher Tech Coordinator District Administrator
3	Home Sweet Home
4	What’s On The Agenda Where do you begin? What is digital storytelling? What technology is required? What are the phases in creating a digital story? What is storyboarding? How do I create a digital story? Where do I find the necessary resources?
5	Conference Resources http://twi.classroom.com/workshops/lskelly
6	Top Ten Signs You May Be Technology “Challenged” 1) If you use your CD-ROM tray as a cup holder... 2) If you think a PDA is your local podiatrist... 3) If you think broad band is the elastic in your underwear... 4) If you think a “blog” is something that clogs your toilet... 5) If you think WWW stands for the World Wide Wrestling association... 6) If it takes you more than 10 minutes to turn on your computer... 7) If your VCR is still blinking 12 o'clock... 8) If you think "uploading" is pumping your septic tank... 9) If you are still figuring out how to move the mouse without going off the desktop... 10) If you're still mastering the Apple IIe...
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8	Where Do You Begin? ISTE http://cnets.iste.org/currstands/ NETS for Students NETS for Teachers NETS for Administrators Local standards
9	What is Digital Story Telling? Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Digital stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative and voice together, thereby giving deep dimension and vivid color to characters, situations, experiences, and insights. Tell your story now digitally. - Leslie Rule, Digital Storytelling Association
10	In English, Please Using a software application, you are going merge text, images, movies, music and sound together to tell a story digitally. Tech necessities include: Word processor Image editing Multimedia
11	Examples of Digital Stories Digital Story Telling Education http://story.e2bn.net/ Examples of Digital Stories http://www.coe.uh.edu/digitalstorytelling/examples.htm
12	Why Create Digital Stories? Promotes the writing process (narrative story) Delivers a cross curricular project Addresses a variety of technology skills Motivates students
13	Suggested Uses Response to literature Character study Historical account Lab report Class trip Parent night And more
14	Pre-planning Download and/or purchase the necessary software applications Word editor Image editor Multimedia editor
15	Digital Tools of the Trade Word editor Microsoft Word Appleworks Image editor Photoshop Elements Photoshop Multimedia editor Movie Maker Photo Story 3 iMovie
16	Steps in Digital Story Telling Phase 1: Preparation Define the purpose of the project. Align projects goals and objectives with local curriculum and tech standards. Create a storyboard mapping out the flow of content. Collect and store media (images, music, etc.) in a centralized location. Elementary: Done by the teacher Secondary; Done by the students
17	Collecting Resources Hotlists A hotlist is a list of Internet resources that are related to a certain theme, topic, subject, and/or project. Advantages Provides appropriate resources Requires no searching Allows more “time on task” Ex. China On The Net http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/hotlist.html
18	Collecting Media Scrapbooks A scrapbook is a collection of Internet sites organized around specific categories such as, photographs, maps, stories, facts, quotations, sound clips, videos, virtual reality tours, etc. Advantages Contain multimedia resources that can be used in projects or in other formats Ex. Civil War Leaders
19	Copyright Issues Creators of digital stories must adhere to U.S. copyright laws in using materials for which they do not own the copyright. The "fair use" standards of the U.S. copyright laws allow the use of copyrighted material for certain educational purposes. Fair use guidelines require more than limiting access to a class. The way in which you use material is important. It is important that you adhere to the fair use guidelines in using any copyrighted material.
20	Steps in Digital Story Telling Phase 2: Development Compose and edit ideas and dialogs in a word processor. Edit media to better adapt to the storyboard. Import media into the multimedia tool. Arrange the media to follow the storyboard. Transfer digital content by coping and pasting headings and narrations. Record necessary narrations.
21	Storyboard Tips Tell a narrative story about your project. Keep it simple. Should be just a digital “bite” about your story Elementary students- 150 words or less Secondary students- 300 words or less Using a storyboard template to gather and organize ideas and thoughts to write the narrative (script). Make appropriate notations where imagery should be placed within the narrative. Transfer the narrative to a word processor. Analyze a printed version of your narrative and look for key words which suggest particular images.
22	Sample Storyboard
23	Steps in Digital Story Telling Phase 3: Customization Customize slides with transitions and special effects. Wrap-up project by making final revisions.
24	Steps in Digital Story Telling Phase 4: Culmination Students demonstrate each digital story Teacher evaluate each digital story through the use of rubrics and/or checklists. Publish digital stories via the LAN, WAN and/or Web.
25	Evaluating Digital Stories Self- Appraisal Examples Rubrics Checklists Sites RubiStar http://rubistar.4teachers.org/ Project-Based Checklists www.4teachers.org/projectbased/ Online, electronic checklist tool Rubrics http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/
26	Evaluating Digital Stories Informal reflecting Ask key questions about the story Peer review Using an evaluation tool, two students take turns reviewing each other’s project
27	Sharing Your Digital Stories Save to playback on computer. Save on a disk, pen drive, etc. Save them in a shared folder (LAN, WAN) Send the story via email. Create Video CDs (VCDs) or DVDs Import your stories into a VCD or DVD authoring program that supports WMV files Use that program to burn a VCD or a DVD for playback in a CD or DVD player.
28	Demonstration Please
29	For Today’s Presentation Photo Story 3 (free) www.microsoft.com/photostory Free clipart, photos, backgrounds, music & sounds http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx MS Windows Media Player 10 Required for Photo Story 3 www.microsoft.com\downloads
30	The Internet is a great way to get on the Net. --Bob Dole
31	Online Resources Digital Story Telling Education http://story.e2bn.net/ Educational Uses of Digital Story Telling http://www.coe.uh.edu/digitalstorytelling/ Digital Story Telling Finds Its Place in the Class http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/jan02/banaszewski.htm Digital Storytelling http://electronicportfolios.com/digistory/
32	Online Resources Elements of Digital Storytelling http://www.inms.umn.edu/elements/ Tips: Digital Story Making http://www.chamisamesa.net/video.html Photo Story 3 Site http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
33	Cheap Tools of the Trade Windows Recommended Photo Story 3 Movie Maker Photoshop Elements Optional Inspiration
34	Cheap Tools of the Trade Apple Recommended iTunes iMovie iPhoto Photoshop Elements Optional Inspiration
35	Any Questions?
36	Haiku Error Messages From Classroom Connect! Haiku poetry has strict construction rules. Each poem has only three lines, 17 syllables: five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, five in the third. Haiku is used to communicate a timeless message often achieving a wistful, yearning and powerful insight through extreme brevity - the essence of Zen:
37	Serious error. All shortcuts have disappeared. Screen. Mind. Both are blank.
38	Your file was so big. It might be very useful. But now it is gone.
39	The Website you seek Cannot be located, but Countless more exist.
40	Program aborting: Close all that you have worked on. You ask far too much.
41	First snow, then silence. This thousand dollar screen dies So beautifully.
42	Stay the patient course. Of little worth is your ire. The network is down.
43	A crash reduces Your expensive computer To a simple stone.
44	Three things are certain: Death, taxes and lost data. Guess which has occurred.
45	Thank you for attending! Ladd Skelly Lskelly@classroom.com Conferences Handouts: http://twi.classroom.com/workshops/lskelly