This document introduces digital storytelling and provides guidance on creating digital stories. It explains that digital stories are a 21st century way to tell stories using various digital media like graphics, sound, and video. The document outlines the four Ps of creating digital stories: plan your story, produce it using digital tools, publish it online, and promote it by sharing. A variety of free and easy-to-use digital storytelling tools are also described.

1. Introduction to
Digital Storytelling

2. The Importance of Voice
“When words are
infused by the
human voice, they
come alive.”
- Maya Angelou

3. bit.ly/MB1vhq

4. What is a Digital Story?
• A 21st century way to tell a
story
• Consisting of digital media:
– Still & moving graphics
– Sound, narration, music
– Animation, motion, color
– Text

5. Why create a Digital Story?
A great way to have kids apply new
skills for a new age.

6. Why create a Digital Story?
A great way to have kids apply new
skills for a new age.

7. Why create a Digital Story?
A great way to have kids apply new
skills for a new age.

8. How is a Digital Story Created?
(the 4 P’s)
Plan
• Decide your story
• Identify your audience
• Begin writing your script
• Use a storyboard to put
your script in sequence

9. How is a Digital Story Created?
(the 4 P’s)
Produce
• Decide on digital production
tool
• Choose media that supports
you script
• Create the digital story by
combining script & media

10. How is a Digital Story Created?
(the 4 P’s)
Publish
• Place the digital story for
easy distribution
• Tag with descriptors for
searching
• Consider copyright/Creative
Common licensing

11. How is a Digital Story Created?
(the 4 P’s)
Promote
• Share the story
• Connect the story with
social/learning networks
• Allow comments

12. Tools for Digital Storytelling
• Photo Story for Windows
• VoiceThread
• Glogster
• Animoto
• Storybird
• MovieMaker
• iMovie
• Prezi/Powerpoint/Keynote
For more - bit.ly/L1d25y

13. Photo Story for Windows
• Free program that
combines images, text and
narration into a slideshow
• Easy
• Finished projects can be
saved as video files

14. VoiceThread
• A VoiceThread is a
web-based
collaborative, multi
media slideshow
that holds
images, documents
and videos.
• Viewers can leave
text & audio
comments

15. Glogster
• Glogster.edu easily
allows users to
upload
photos, videos, txt
and audio to create
an online, interactive
poster

16. Animoto
• Create music videos with
images, audio and text that can be
viewed on the web
• Images and songs can be uploaded

17. Storybird
• Students pick from libraries of art
• Easy to create
• Shareable
• Moderated content and comments

18. The Evolution of Storytelling
http://vimeo.com/6751634