1. Paul Hamilton-Smith 2013
See this presentation online at
www.innovationeducation.net
Digital Stories

2. Storytelling has been going on for centuries. It is a
great way to communicate feelings and ideas. We
hear the term “Digital Stories” and can sometimes
become confused. The most important part of the
term is „story‟. The digital aspect makes these stories
more widely accessible and created with many
different kinds of media.
The Internet has taken digital stories onto the
world stage and now makes publishing to the
world a part of students‟ everyday learning.

3. The World of Digital Stories
I see digital stories as an
opportunity for students to share
their creations with more and
more people.
There are so many kinds of
stories that can be shared
digitally it can sometimes be
hard to know where to begin.

4. Book Creator
iMovie for iPad
iStop Motion
Podcasting
Storybook Maker iPad
Prezi
Online Comics

5. iStopMotion
A great way to get your students excited about creating a
digital story is by using stop-motion animation.
•Stop-motion is the process of taking many photos
of an objects and slightly moving it each time to give
the impression that is moving buy itself.
•I used the program iStopmotion for Mac and iOS
but there are lots of Windows options out there
(Stop-Motion Pro)

6. iStopMotion
• The process of creating a stop-motion
movie always begins with a planning
session that outlines the basic plot or
information that needs to be
communicated
• I worked with students in small groups
because the process does take some
time to film.

7. iStopMotion
• Go through the basics of how to use the
software
•How to make a lego character walk
around your scene

8. iStopMotion
• The Process

9. iStopMotion
• First attempts

10. iStopMotion • The First Fleet

15. •Crazy Talk– http://www.reallusion.com/crazytalk/
•2D animation. Animate any picture! $49. Windows only.

18. http://storybird.com/
Storybird reverses visual storytelling by starting with
the image and "unlocking" the story inside. Explore
artists, get inspired, and write.

19. •Amazing Artwork
•Professional looking presentations
•Full Screen books
•Can be saved for later
•Can be shared via the internet
•Student / Teacher assignemnets

20. Submitted stories appear here

22. Microsoft PowerPoint
• PowerPoint and Keynote are a great start to making
digital stories as most of us are familiar with them in
some way.
• It is easy to introduce an interactive element into the
PowerPoint story by adding hyperlinks onto objects so
that the story can take a different turn.
Apple Keynote

23. The thunder cracked over his head and the hail
stung his face as he stared into the darkness of the
cave. Should he enter?
Enter
Run away

24. As he scurried inside the cave he felt the warm,
smelly breath of something near him. Oh no it was
a....

25. He ran off into the darkness feeling better about
not entering into that cave. What kinds of
creatures would he find on his path through these
woods?

26. Microsoft PowerPoint Apple Keynote
• Year 5 students were studying Forensic Science and
I asked them to create a digital story that incorporated
the knowledge that they had gained during lessons.
• Once students were shown the basics of hyperlinking
and duplicating pages they were able to set off and
create some great interactive stories.
•It should be about the story, not the technology

27. Microsoft PowerPoint Apple Keynote

29. oVoice Thread – add student comments via audio video or text
oNarrate a story, excursion, some artwork, a class project.
oTeachers can record their voice to explain concepts, ideas etc.
To see many examples of
Voicethread being used in
classrooms
http://voicethread.com/ab
out/library/

30. http://edorigami.edublogs.org/files/2009

31. oHave a look at this example of how you could use Voicethread.
http://voicethread.com/share/2424255/

32. Book creator
Cost: $5.49
Publisher: Red Jumper Studio
App Store rating: ****
The simple way to create your own beautiful iBooks, right
on the iPad. Read them in iBooks, send them to your
friends, or submit them to the iBookstore. Ideal for
children‟s picture books, photo books, art books, cook
books, manuals, textbooks, and the list goes on.

33. Book creator
The Good
•So incredibly easy! Prep students can create books
•Publish to iBooks, Dropbox, Good Reader, EPub, email, iTunes files
•Sound is easy to record
Educational Value
•Create digital stories easily
•Sequencing events
•Good for struggling writers (record function)

34. Book creator
Overview of how the app works

35. Book creator
Excursion Recounts
•Use the app to recount a recent excursion or event with
the help of photos and audio.
•Great for those students who have difficulty in writing as
they can narrate.

36. Book creator
Student Portfolio
•Insert some images of key achievements
•Narrate important events and achievements
•Insert photos of key pieces of work

37. Book creator
Books to read with your class
•Create a book for students
•Customise to their reading levels
•Insert familiar text and images
•Make a meaningful text for them to read.
•A Prep Alphabet book

38. Book creator
Books to read with your class
Creating the Year 1 Rule Book
•Create a class book for students to share

39. Exporting the Year 1 Rule Book to iBooks

40. Podcasting

41. • Digital stories can be read and recorded
onto podcasting software such as Garage
band, Audacity, Audio Boo or many
others.
• Sound effects can enhance stories but
should only be used when needed.
Podcasting
Garage Band
(Mac / iPad)
Audacity (Mac /
PC)
Audio Boo Mac
/ PC / iPad
http://www.buzzmaven.com/podcast-software-list.html

42. • Audio boo is a free service that gives a 3
minute recording saved to the internet
that can be easily shared over the
internet.
Mac / PC iPhone / iPad

43. http://audioboo.fm/boos/1254155-two-little-monkeys

44. Want more?
http://www.scoop.it/t/digital-storytelling-tools-apps-and-ideas

46. Keep and Share Your Websites
oDelicious is an excellent way of keeping all your bookmarks together
and sharing them with your year level. www.delicious.com
http://www.commoncraft.com/video/social-bookmarking
oMy Delicious weblinks…..
http://delicious.com/phsmith1