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Digital Storytelling FAQ

• Is this only for LA and SS?– NO! Story means “Information

Sharing”

• Do you have to be a “techie”?– NO! Digital Storytelling can be very

simple.

• What do I need?– A computer

Advantages• Visually stimulating• Engages “digital natives”• Cross curricular (with Computer Lit)• Helps students think outside the

traditional• Share work quickly with parents• Helps students work on planning

It’s fun!!!

Disadvantages

• Can be time consuming• Grading must be done on computer• Technical difficulties/lack of

technology • Copyright issues• “Technology” overtakes content• Kids might not like it

PowerPoint• Microsoft Office• Create “Slides” of information

PhotoStory 3• Creates a movie using photos only• Add text, pic effects, transitions,

music• Creates a WMV fileMovieMaker

• Creates movies using pics and movies• Allows for movie editing

•iMovie (High School) - not shown•Web 2.0 Resources/Other Programs

Other Possibilities

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PowerPoint Advantages• Allows you to control speed• Allows you to layer backgrounds,

various images, various texts

PowerPoint Disadvantages

• Creates very large files• PowerPoint 2000 does not create

Quicktime/WMV movies

PhotoStory Advantages• Creates a WMV file (pretty universal)• Easy to add music and narration• Handles many images better than

PowerPointPhotoStory 3 Disadvantages

• Cannot layer multiple images• Limited control over text• Cannot insert movies

MovieMaker Advantages

• Edit any video footage• Wide variety of text options • Manipulate volume and selection of

music MovieMaker Disadvantages• Sometimes more isn’t better

• Doesn’t like certain movie files• Cannot layer multiple textboxes and

images

Fun Image Tools• BeFunky

– Make pics into cartoons, sketches– Man picture transformations– Add accessories

• Dumpr– Morph images– Add images to

unique locations

Web 2.0 and Other

• AniMoto (Web 2.0)– Creates movies with pictures and music

• VoiceThread (Web 2.0)– Create slideshows to share

• Blabberize (Web 2.0)– Make mouths on pictures move!

• Comic Life (Program)– Create comic strips with your own

images

KEYS TO DIGITAL STORYTELLING

Challenge yourself

Don’t overdo it

Don’t abandon other

techniques!

You can check out all the things we cover on

our “Digital Storytelling Wiki”