Digital Storytelling, Visual

Literacy and 21st Century

Learning

Presented by Alfredo Papaseit

CIS PD Session

March 25, 2011

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What do you think?

Luxo Jr

The Changing Media

Landscape

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gMSRFllN9M

What do you think?

…but have you seen this

<Video> ViewFinder

…or what happens when you

can combine Flickr and

Google earth

ViewFinder

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VffQfDCYns&feature=player_embedded

What do you think?

<Video> Chris Traeger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVY5_YdFa40

…and the company you are

applying to, starts accepting

audiovisual application

letters?

Welcome to the Human Network

What do you think?

Communicating Visually in the

21st Century: A Visual

Literacy Framework

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Biological basis

for Visual

communication

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• Auditory nerve: 30,000 fibers.

• Optic nerve: 1 million fibers

(Burmark, 2002)

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Basically, you’ve got a dial-

up connection from the ear

to the brain and broadband

from the eye to the brain

What is your definition of

visual literacy?

What do you think?

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My definition of visual literacy

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Navigating Evaluating Communicating

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Navigate

kids have to be able to find stuff (Creative Commons Search)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chop/4972617478/

kids have to seek

meaning in images.

Evaluate

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Communicate

kids have to use images to create meaning, by telling stories, creating content, and contributing.

Digital Storytelling vs. Digital

Spectacle

True digital storytelling is grounded in the development

of personal stories through narrative, and focuses on

developing fundamental skills such as:

• Writing

• Accessing, evaluating and synthesizing media

• Project management

• Technical and computer use

• Understanding how to use intellectual property in an

ethical and socially acceptable manner

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Communicate

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Elements of Digital Storytelling:

• Point of view

• Dramatic questions

• Emotional content

• The gift of your voice

• Soundtrack

• Economy

• Pacing

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� Point of view

What is the main point of the story and what is the perspective of the author?

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Dramatic question

A key question that keeps the viewer’s attention and will be answered by the end of the story.

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Serious issues that come alive in a personal and powerful way and connects the story to the audience.

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Emotional content

The gift of your voice

A way to personalize the story to help the audience understand the context.

Soundtrack:

Music or other sounds that support and embellish the storyline

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Economy

Using enough content to tell the story without overloading the viewer

Pacing

The rhythm of the story and how slowly or quickly it progresses.

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What do you think?

The end of the lights

21st Century Literacy

How are our students learning these

skills?

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Resources

THANK YOU

All resources for this presentation can be

found at:

http://apapaseit.edublogs.org