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1. Title: Digital Storytelling Author(s) Gomes/Masters Course # NA
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Digital Storytelling
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Activities
Session 1
Time
8:00 am – 8;30am: Vision- No matter how many, or how few, technological devices a
 Introductions teacher has at their disposal, they can help the students in their class
 course complete a digital storytelling project.
requirements Mission-Help teachers develop a set of questions that drive the
storytelling process whether the students are enrolled in EL, special
 course content education, or gifted components, have technology skills or not, etc. With
 Workshop these questions the teachers will be able to guide the students as they
schedule develop the process that helps them to gather and organize the outline
 How to retrieve for their story, create a framework that indicates the type of technology
emails from they will employ to tell their story, and the type of individual or group
dynamics necessary to complete their individual projects.
any computer
Outcome-Every student will be empowered to tell his or her own story,
whatever that may be.
8:30 am – 10;00 am: Opening remarks leading to discussion::
 There is an assumption that everyone is a storyteller in some
way, even if only helping them tell scenarios in sequential order,
forgetting that some children grow up without the luxury of
parents who tell stories to their children at an early age and
continue the habit through family discourse.
 Narratives are not always stories and stories are not always
narratives.
Discussion with the participants:
 Do you tell stories?
 What is your earliest recollection of being told a story, or telling a
story?
 How did you learn to tell stories?
Do you enjoy telling stories
An Introduction to Digital Storytelling
In the following example, various video clips, including scenes from
movies, television shows and news broadcasts, were downloaded from
the web and then edited together to create a video introduction to digital
storytelling. The purpose of the video is to show how historical video
clips can be used along with still images to tell a story and hopefully,

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inspire viewers to think about how they can use digital media to tell their
own stories. In this example, the narrator provides a personal account
about growing up during the period before the advent of personal
computers, and how entertainment and important historical events were
depicted in the media and helped forge a view of the modern world.
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/intro/DS-intro.htm
Discussion: What is digital storytelling? How do I guide your class
10-10:15 BREAK
10:15-10:30 Give suggestions about what OUTSIDE PREPARATION Write a
to write. Some people are story that you can tell to your
not comfortable with personal students, Illustrate that story with
stories. clip art/photos. Turn your story into
a Project (Powerpoint, video,
etc.)that could be used to introduce
digital storytelling to your students.
File name my digital story
webliography your first and last
name
Instructors will guide GUIDED PRACTICE Explain
10:30-12:30 participants through webliography and begin to create
resources and discussion examples that include these 5 areas.
lesson Plan/Project Definition of Digital Storytelling 2
possibilities for age Elements of Digital Storytelling 3.
appropriateness, subject Educational Theory in Using Digital
matter, format, etc. and using Storytelling 4. Digital Storytelling
digital story telling strategies Examples 5. Media Sources for
Guided Practice: (SEE Developing Digital Storytelling
RESOURCES BELOW*)
Review of resources OUTSIDE PREPARATION: Create a
available for teaching webliography of sites that have
students to complete digital exemplary digital story telling ideas
storytelling projects. and lessons. Describe at least 10
FAVORITE! lessons that might be appropriate for
http://www.digitales.us/ your grade and curriculum. Give the
(Bernajean Porter -Extensive advantages and disadvantages that
listings for this resource is to you see in each of the lessons. Send
do a Google search for to the instructor via email. File name
Bernajean Porter Digitales ) digital story telling webliography
your first and last name
*These resources will be available on
Ed Tech Workshop site for future use
12:30 – 1:00 pm LUNCH

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1:00 – 1:45: Small group discussions based on the questions below. by instructional
age groups
Report out results will be scribed in order to keep track of the projects
selected during discussion.
Small groups based on age groups of students and/or subject matter
discuss
 Why is it important for the students in your classes to tell stories?
 What do you want the students in your class to be able to do with
storytelling?
Report Out ;our group should be able to answer these questions:
 What was the result of the small group discussion?
 Were you able to help each member of the group develop the guiding
principle that they will use when developing their digital storytelling
lesson.
 What are the projects?
1:45 – 2:15pm Discussion: Using the questions below the instructor will ask the participants
to answer these questions in general.
What questions will you ask so that the students, themselves, will be able to
create their digital stories?
How will these questions help them to form cohesive and functioning teams
to complete the projects?
Given the technology you have available, how will you facilitate the process
of completing the projects?
What do you need to consider, administratively, such as time needed to
complete the projects based on the availability of materials and equipment,
language and ability, and group dynamics?
OUTSIDE PREPARATION: Using the questions above answer the
questions in a paper (two pages) with your particular class in mind.
(Email to instructor) File name “Questions your name”
2:15-2:45 A Guided Practice: In there groups, Participants will return to the
resources list below to choose appropriate materials to be used with each
participant’s projected lesson plan. Make sure that you have a group scribe
who can write out choices and send to each group member by email.
2:45- 4:30 Download LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE, below.
Guided Practice: Participants will work to construct lessons plans while
instructors mentor. By the close of class each participant should have a basic
outline for their project including objective, standards, reference materials
appropriate for age level and plan for what media will be used to produce
digital stories. .
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4:30-4:45 OUTSIDE PREPARATION: Continue to develop the lesson plan based
on the template. Participants are told that they will receive feedback
from the other members of the class and the instructors on day two
OUTSIDE PREPARATION 2 Have a discussion with their students about
what technologies they wish to use in telling their digital story. Write down
the students wishes and be prepared to discuss the different applications with
your group in order to prepare instruction sheets or online tutorials according

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to the students
4:45-5:00: Saving Sign Out
Assignments Questions
Reminder:
1. Webliography
2. Two page paper on challenges of developing lessons in your
classroom
3. Write your own digital story
4. Poll yoiur class for technology application wishes
5. Work on lesson Plan

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LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE
School Name
School Location
Your Name and e-mail address
1. Introduction
Insert a brief overview of your lesson plan. Remember teachers are
your target audience on this page. Then, list your:
Subject
Topic:
Grade Level:
Student Lesson URL:
2. Standards Addressed
List the California State Standards your lesson addresses.
3. Instructional Objectives
Insert your performance objectives here.
4. Student Activities
Insert brief summaries of your introductory, enabling, and culminating
activities. Insert links to online resources in your text and insert links to activities on your student lesson
web site.
5. A. Introductory Activity
B. Enabling Activity
c. Culminating Activity
6. Assessment
Insert your evaluation instrument here.
7. Web Resources & Supplementary Materials
A. Introductory Activity
List and link the web resources for this activity here. Also link
supplementary materials as PDF files and /or download files.
B. Enabling Activity
List and link the web resources for this activity here. Also link
supplementary materials as PDF files and /or download files.
C. Culminating Activity
List and link the web resources for this activity here. Also link
supplementary materials as PDF files and /or download files.
8. Teaching Instructions, tips and organizational thoughts that will help you and anyone else trying your
lesson

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Digital StoryTelling Resources
Definition of Digital Storytelling
What is Digital Storytelling?
http://www.photobus.co.uk/dstory_pages/what_dstory.html
The Art of Digital Storytelling
http://digitales.us/files/digitalstorytellingarticle.pdf
Digital Storytelling in the Language Arts Classroom
http://cs2.cust.educ.ubc.ca/csed/400/csed_readings/display%2024.pdf
Telling Tales with Technology
http://www.techlearning.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=60300276
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/
http://www.storycenter.org/index1.html
http://teachingteachers.com/?p=141
http://www.digitalstoryteller.org/
Elements of Digital Storytelling
The Elements of Digital Storytelling
http://www.inms.umn.edu/elements/
A Questioning Toolkit
http://www.fno.org/nov97/toolkit.html
Digital Storytelling: Who, What, Where
http://www.annapolishigh.org/~media/DStories/dstories.html
Another Look at the 7 Elements
http://t3.k12.hi.us/t302-03/tutorials/digstory/elements.htm
Digital Storytelling Cookbook
http://www.storycenter.org/memvoice/pages/cookbook.html
Successful Classroom Uses of Digital Storytelling/Examples
Digital Stories by Students and Teachers
http://www.digitalstories.org/
Digital Storytelling Finds Its Place in the Classroom
http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/jan02/banaszewski.htm
Digital Storytelling in the Scott County Schools
http://www.scott.k12.ky.us/technology/digitalstorytelling/ds.html
Raising the Bar on Student Performance and Achievement: Evaluating Digital Products
http://digitales.us/files/RaisingtheBar.pdf
The Case for Digital Storytelling in the Classroom
http://www.wtvi.com/teks/ds/
Creative Narrations
http://www.creativenarrations.net/site/storybook/index.html
Educational Theory in Using Digital Storytelling
Digital Tools Easier to Grasp
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/lasica/1034121182.php
Backpack Journalism Is Here to Stay
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/workplace/1017771575.php

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Media Sources for Developing Digital Storytelling
Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org/
Sound Effects
http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/
UnitedStreaming
http://www.unitedstreaming.com
FreeFoto
http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp
PD Photo
http://pdphoto.org/index.php
FreePlay Music
http://www.freeplaymusic.com/
PodSafe Music
http://music.podshow.com/
Other Digital Storytelling Sites
Center for Digital Storytelling
http://www.storycenter.org/
Digital Storytelling Network
http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/course/view.php?id=107
Helen Barrett's Digital Storytelling Website
http://electronicportfolios.com/digistory/
Digital Storytelling Education
http://story.e2bn.net/
JakesOnline! - Digital Storytelling"
http://www.jakesonline.org/storytelling.htm
Digital Storytelling from Winnipeg School Division
http://www.wsd1.org/digitalstorytelling/
Capture Wales: Digital Storytelling
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/capturewa
Just in Time
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/capturewales/background/tony-jenkins.shtml

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TEMPLATE FOR WEBLIOGRAPHY
Homework 1
Create a webliography of sites that have exemplary digital story telling ideas and lessons.
Describe at least 10 lessons that might be appropriate for your grade and curriculum. Give the
advantages and disadvantages that you see in each of the lessons.(6 hours)
What grade do you subject or grade taught__________________
Digital StoryTelling Curriculum URL where it was found Advantages for Disadvantages for your class
Lesson or idea Area or your class
standard
EXAMPLE
Docudrama Immigration http://www.digitales.us/story_details.php?story_id=109 This would I do not have many computers
resonate with my in my classroom so we would
kids who mostly probably have only 4 or 5
come from stories done bin groups
immigrant
families, and they
could actual do
interviews