Digital Storytelling

What is digital storytelling?

Digital storytelling is the process of writing/creating a story, and adding the multimedia elements of voice, imagery, and or music.

What do students learn?

• The process of digital storytelling provides a high-quality learning experience because the learning experience honors the writing process first.

• The inclusion of the technology into the process represents a “value-added” approach.

Digital Storytelling . . .

• helps students write more effectively by permitting the visualization of the writing.

• provides an authentic personal learning experience

• student investment is greatly increased resulting in a higher motivation to use the language

Winter Intensive Digital Stories

Winter Intensive Digital Stories created by our students will contain• Stories with images and an oral narrative• Alternatively, students can use a video camera to

make their digital stories.

Student ProjectsOur student digital stories will consist of:• Images (around 24) Alternatively student created videos• Narration(Prewritten) • Background music(if necessary) • Each story will consist of learning concepts presented in the chosen unit from the

book.(Each group will choose one unit to base their digital stories on)• Students will be in groups of 5 or 6• Each story will be about 2 minutes and 45 seconds.

Creating Digital Stories

Students will create one piece of their digital story for the homework in each lesson.

• They will need to write a reflection on each reading and each video for each class.

• They will need to find one image for each reading and each video.

• Teachers will need to help students to ensure accurate language use.

Creating Digital Stories

• Students should form groups of 5-6• Each digital story will consist of about 24

images.• Each student is responsible for at least 4 images

and must narrate each image(3-4 sentences). • Each digital story will be approximately 2

minutes and 45 seconds, which means 5-6 seconds for each image/narration.

• The students will have a prewritten text to read for their audio narration.

• Students will search for images using Google or Yahoo.

• Students can use a voice recording program to record their narration.

Gathering media content

Creating their Digital Stories

• Students can use Windows Movie Maker, Photo Story, or a program of their choice to create the digital story

• Teachers will provide a short lesson on the basics of using Windows Movie Maker

• Alternatively students can use their own videos instead of images.

Submitting Projects

• Bring USB memory stick to class and copy to teacher’s USB memory stick.

• Email attachment• Copy to a CD

At the end of the term, teachers will upload the best digital story from their class to Blackboard.

Grading

Project will be graded on the following criteria:• Reflective Journal Worksheets• Feedback & Revisions• Purpose & Evidence• Accuracy of English used• Final Product: Digital Story

Sample Digital Story

Each answer should be at least 3 sentences (5-6 second narration).

You can sub the form with a paper based journal.

Project Day 1• Break the students into groups of five or six• Explain the Digital Story Process to each group, tell them about Photostory and

Movie Maker • Have each group choose a topic from the textbook • Have the students complete the handout, the teacher should offer a tremendous

amount of language support• The teacher should collect the worksheets at the end of class and correct the

language/offer students advice on their projects.

Project Day 1 Hand Outs Collect and Correct

Project Day 2

• Students should have the first draft of their digital stories.

• Have them type the script before the project day, they should submit the script on project day and theteacher should revise it and edit it.

• Teachers should have the groups play their digital stories once and give them advice on them.

• Teachers should focus on pronunciation of the scripts in this stage.

Please refer to the Sample Lesson Plan and information on the Moodle Required Intersession Freshman English page