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Building Language Learners’ Writing and Speaking Skills
with Digital Stories
Lina Lee University of New Hampshire NHAWLT, November 2, 2012
Meredith, NH
Stories
Writing Speaking
http://stories.umbc.edu/projects.php?movie=SPAN305_Relato_digtal_Elver.mp4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m8yEU4FDuk
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Video
Voice
Photo
Music
Digital Storytelling
Text
Why Digital Storytelling?
Storytelling – We love to HEAR stories
Digital media – We love to SEE stories
Social media – We love to TELL stories
Web publishing – We love to SHARE stories
Power of Digital Media
Digital Stories for L2 Learners
• Put students at the centre of learning process
• Allow self-expression and creativity
• Enhance language skills; writing and speaking
• Build multi-literacy skills
• Use 21st century skills: digital literacy; self-direction; problem solving
TechnologyIntegration Reflection
Project-Based
Learning
Diagram by Barrett (2006)
Student Engagemen
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Digital Storytellin
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About Digital Stories
•From personal tales to historical events
•From individual to collective narratives
•For novice to advanced learners
•From text, audio to video files
•From 2-3 to 10-20 minute long
•From CD to web publishing
How to make digital stories?Five Steps
(1) Write your story after choosing the topic
Drafting, revising and proofreading
(2) Find images, sound, audio/video clips Use of “Creative Commons” site; copyright issues
(3) Create a storyboard
Planning a visual story
http://www.printablepaper.net/category/storyboard
(4) Select a digital tool to record your storyQuality control – ‘art’ of storytelling thought ‘voice’
(5) Share your story
Storyboard
Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3
NarrationSoundMusic
NarrationSoundMusic
NarrationSoundMusic
Sound Music
Storyboard
http://teach.fcps.net/trt18/Digital%20Writing/digitalstorysamples.htm
Visit this site
How to Create Simple Digital Stories:
http://electronicportfolios.com/digistory/howto.html
Software
•PC •Photo Story 3•Movie Maker
•Mac • iMovie
•Other tools: Slideshare, Animoto
•Audacity for audio recordings
•Publishing in YouTube /GoogleVideo /Vimeo
Digital Tools
voicethread.com
1. Upload 2. Comment 3. Share
Three Easy Steps:
Free account: Up to 3 threads
http://voicethread.com/?#q+el+perro+Frederico.b3205219.i16999401
•Elementary Spanish (Spanish 402/2nd semester)
•Final cultural project • Theme-based topics • PowerPoint presentation (10-12 slides)• PDF file to VoiceThread •Cultural knowledge; research, organization and
speaking skills•Comments on each other’s threads •Writing a blog entry for reflection
http://spanish402people.wikispaces.com/VoiceThread+presentations
•Readings in Current Periodicals (Spanish 648)
•Advanced level •Current events online •Weekly news reports in VoiceThread •Teacher vs. student chosen topics •Sharing and commenting threads in blogs.
http://seiscientoscuarentayocho.blogspot.com/
https://voicethread.com/share/181358/
storybird.com
1. Select already-made artwork 2. Drag illustrations to canvas3. Write your story in text boxes 4. Publish your story
Four Easy Steps:
•Digital Media in SLA (Graduate Seminar)
•Writing stories with digital tools •Use of already-made art pieces •Free topics with selective grammar points •Use of the preterit and the imperfect •Stories for reading exercises
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http://storybird.com/classes/unh/span997/overview/
French Storybird
http://storybird.com/books/mon-zoo-extraordinaire/?token=pdgg99
Spanish Storybird
http://storybird.com/books/gregorio-el-gato/?token=qz6jxn
littlebirdtales.com
1. Upload your artwork 2. Record your voice/add text 3. Share your story
Three Easy Steps:
http://littlebirdtales.com/tales/view/story_id/47704/
http://littlebirdtales.com/tales/view/story_id/49455/
audioboo.fm
1. Record your voice (3 mins)2. Preview before publishing 3. Publish and share
Three Easy Steps:
http://audioboo.fm/boos/270466-bloody-circle-lineboo
•Elementary Spanish (Spanish 402- 2nd semester)
•Practice the pronunciation and speaking •Topic-based with specific grammar point•PowerPoint presentations•Teacher recording as model •One-two minute story; twice a week
•Audio feedback from the teacher
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http://audioboo.fm/Milana
storyjumper.com
1. Choose a template 2. Write a story 3. Publish and share
Three Easy Steps:
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http://www.storyjumper.com/book/index/109902/-Tengo-mucha-hambre-
http://www.storyjumper.com/book/index/112252/Noé-et-les-animaux
zooburst.com
1. Upload your pictures 2. Write a 3D pop-up story3. Publish and share
Three Easy Steps:
http://www.zooburst.com/zb_books-viewer.php?book=zb02_4fdad90781ce0
http://www.zooburst.com/zb_books-viewer.php?book=zb04_4f2d2a55b7a6a
Challenges
•Time consuming
•Story before technology
•Technology skills
•Accessibility
•Assessment
•Copyright
Rubric: Elements • Story (engaging –beginning, problem, solution and ending)
• Detail (enough information, coherent)
• Narration (clear voice –matching story line)
• Pacing (Keep audience engaged)
• Grammar/Language use (appropriate/correct)
• Images/music (high quality)
• Professionalism (title, credits page)
(Stanley and Dillingham, 2009, p. 109)
Rubric for VoiceThread(Tufts University – Intermediate Italian)
•Storyboard
•Script
•Pronunciation
•Grammar
•Vocabulary
• Images
•Voice consistency
•Feedback to other stories
•Overall originality
9-10 = exceeds expectations 7-8 = meets expectations5-6 = needs improvement 0-4 = does not meet expecations
Resouces
My Scoop.it
•http://www.scoop.it/t/digital-storytelling-in-the-world-language-classroom
Today’s PowerPoint
“Building Learners’ Writing and Speaking Skills through Digital Stories”
•http://lleeunh.wordpress.com/my-blogs/