1. Digital Storytelling, Visual
Literacy and 21st Century
Learning
Presented by Alfredo Papaseit
CIS PD Session
March 25, 2011

2. Luxo Jr
<Video>
What do you think?

3. The Changing Media
Landscape
http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-2830319467

4. http://blog-imgs-27.fc2.com/s/h/i/shiokazek/20050712153143.jpg

5. …but have you seen this
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Googlelittrips.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gMSRFllN9M
What do you think?

6. …or what happens when you
can combine Flickr and
Google earth
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ViewFinder

7. ViewFinder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VffQfDCY ns&featur
e=player_embedded
What do you think?

8. …and the company you are
applying to, starts accepting
audiovisual application
letters?
<Video>
Chris Traeger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVY5_YdFa40

9. Welcome to the Human Network

10. What do you think?

11. Communicating Visually in the
21st Century: A Visual
Literacy Framework
Image from:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2227/1824234195_e6b913c563_z.jpg?zz=1

12. Biological basis
for Visual
communication
Image from: http://mediaspin.com/blog/?paged=22

13. • Auditory nerve: 30,000 fibers.
• Optic nerve: 1 million fibers
(Burmark, 2002)
Image from:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2664/4013906048_cab928d3ae.jpg

14. Basically, you’ve got a dial-
up connection from the ear
to the brain and broadband
from the eye to the brain
Image from:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2664/4013906048_cab928d3ae.jpg

15. What is your definition of
visual literacy?
What do you think?

16. My definition of visual literacy
http://images.elfwood.com/art/e/d/edea/SciFi.Fantasy.Ice_Spirit_Eye_.eye.jpg.rZd.223016.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/70/166216003_4fedec7570_o.jpg

17. Navigating Evaluating Communicating

18. Navigate
kids have to be able to find stuff
(Creative Commons Search)
Image from: http://www.wikihow.com/Image:Trinket-Compass-4531.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chop/4972617478/

19. Evaluate
kids have to seek
meaning in images.
Image from: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3598/3444063292_92449af37a_b.jpg

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

21. 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
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3597/3394439610_907d99c8c5_b.jpg

22. Communicate
Teacher tube –
Youtube --
Second Life --
Film on the fly: Jing
Our stories --
VoiceThread –

23. Elements of Digital Storytelling:
• Point of view
• Dramatic questions
• Emotional content
• The gift of your voice
• Soundtrack
• Economy
• Pacing
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3213/2663002763_a567d12488_b.jpg

24. Point of view
What is the main point of
the story and what is the
perspective of the
author?
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/210/491671002_3c2ef93b09_z.jpg?zz=1

25. Dramatic question
A key question that keeps
the viewer’s attention and
will be answered by the end
of the story.
Image from: http://flickr.com/photos/jimfrazier/525695141/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3367/3446437797_505fd1e145_z.jpg?zz=1

26. Emotional content
Serious issues that come alive in a
personal and powerful way and
connects the story to the audience.
Image from: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2787/4185966439_2d527363c0_o.jpg

27. The gift of your voice
A way to personalize the
story to help the audience
understand the context.

28. Soundtrack:
Music or other sounds that
support and embellish the
storyline
Image from: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4881733858_e63977dda9_b.jpg

29. Economy
Using enough content to tell
the story without
overloading the viewer

30. Pacing
The rhythm of the story and how
slowly or quickly it progresses.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1207/1323025528_d2a63b1aec_o.jpg

31. The end of the lights
<Video>
What do you think?

32. 21st Century Literacy
How are our students learning these
skills?
Image from: http://flickr.com/photos/shapeshift/86339994/

33. Resources
THANK YOU
All resources for this presentation can be
found at:
http://apapaseit.edublogs.org