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Digital Storytelling for
Music Educators
What is Digital Storytelling?
A short, first-person video-narrative cre-ated by combining recorded voice, still and moving images, and music or other sounds.
A Brief History of Storytelling
Digital Storyteller
Anyone who has a desire to document life experience, ideas, or feelings through the use of story and digital media.
Granny Smith More Examples about Digital Storytelling
Storytelling and Technology
The Past and the Recent Past
Storytelling: Changing while Remaining the Same
Storytelling Theory and Practice
Types of Digital Stories
Personal Narratives
Historical Event
Inform and Instruct
Digital Storytelling as an Effective In-structional Tool for Teachers
Use DST as a bridge between existing knowledge and new material.
Engage students in the learning process.
Enhance current lessons.
Benefits of DST in the classroom
Students learn to speak the language of new media.
DST can open up new ways of thinking and communicating.
Epistemological surplusStudents learn to develop their voice in
the digital realm. Cross-discipline collaboration
Digital Storytelling as an Effective Learning Tool for Students
Digital Literacy
Global Literacy
Technology Literacy
Visual Literacy
Information Literacy
Benefits for Students Research Skills Writing Skills Organizational Skills Technology Skills Presentation Skills Interview Skills Interpersonal Skills Problem-Solving Skills Assessment Skills Music Selection Skills (Mu-
sic)
Impact on Student Learning
Map of Learning Model of Reflective Learning
Level 1: Noticing Story Finding
Level 2: Making Sense Storytelling
Level 3: Meaning Making Story Expanding
Level 4: Working with Meaning
Story Processing
Level 5: Transformative Learning
Story Reconstructing
The Elements of Digital Storytelling
Point of View A Dramatic Question Emotional Content The Gift of Your Voice The Power of the
Soundtrack Economy Pacing
Point of View
What is the per-spective of the au-
thor?
A Dra-matic
Question
A key question that will be an-
swered by the end of the story.
Emotional Content
Serious issues that speak to us in a
personal and powerful way.
The Gift of Your Voice
A way to personalize the story to help the audience understand the context.
The Power of the
SoundtrackMusic or other
sounds that support the sto-
ryline
EconomySimply put, using just enough content
to tell the story without overloading the viewer with too much information..
PacingRelated to Econ-omy, but specifi-cally deals with
how slowly or quickly the story
progresses.
Before You Start
Copyright Law for Educators Quick Copyright Facts
- All tangible creative works are protected by copyright immediately upon creation.- Quoting or crediting the author of a copied work does not satisfy copyright requirements.- When in doubt about either the copyright sta-tus of a work or the appropriateness of your use of that work, get permission.- Be aware of ‘Educational Fair Use.’
Educational Fair Use
What is the character of use?What is the nature of the work to be
used?How much of the work will you use?What effect would this use have on the
market for the original or for permis-sions if the use were widespread?
Non-Commercial Educational Purposes
1. Instruction or curriculum-based teaching by educators to students at nonprofit educational institutions
2. Study or investigation in order to contribute to a field of knowledge
3. Presentation of research findings at peer conferences, workshops or semi-nars
Digital Storytelling Ideas for Music Educators
Music History Composers and Performers Performance Practice Personal Subject Music Composition Project Music and Image Music and Story Class/Individual Project Concert Review Music Review Music and Five Senses Stories on Instruments Synesthesia
Getting Started Decide on the story you want
to tell. Gather your materials. Begin writing your script. Prep your equipment. Create a storyboard. Digitize your media Record a voice-over Add music Edit your story Share your story
DST Resources
Resources for Images Resources for Sounds DST Tutorial Videos DST Teachers’ Guide and Lesson Plan Copyright Law Where to Publish Resources
Hands on InstrumentHands-on Instrument