Digital Storytellingwith

Photo Story

“Everyone has a story to tell, but not everyone knows how to communicate it”

-Author Unknown

Digital Storytelling

Combining the art of telling stories with a mixture of digital graphics, text, recorded narration, video, and music to present information on a specific topic.

Examples• Historical Documentary

– 9/11

• Informative Presentations– Media Center Orientation

• Educational– Fiction Genres

• eBook– Art Teacher from the Black Lagoo

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• Student Project– Who am I?

Student Created Projects . . .• Develop technology-based

communication and media literacy skills

• Address different learning styles• Develop higher order thinking and

problem solving skills• Motivate and encourage

participation• Encourage participation and

collaboration

Teacher Created Projects Can Be Used . . .

•As a lesson hook to introduce a unit or topic

•To facilitate classroom discussion

•As a way to make content more understandable

•As a way to integrate technology into your curriculum

Supports ISTE’s National Educational Technology Standards for Students and AASL Standards for

the 21st-Century Learner

• Point of View• Dramatic Question• Emotional Content• Voice and Images• Sound Track• Economy• Pacing

Seven Elements ofDigital Storytelling

The goal of digital storytelling is to allow the writer to experience the power of personal expression. Students construct stories from their own experiences and understanding. The story is often told in first-person.

Point of View

A digital story holds the attention of the audience by having a dramatic question that is resolved at the end of the story. This leads the reader to be invested until the very end. The payoff is at the end of the story.

Dramatic Question

The most effective digital story evokes an emotion from the audience. These emotions from the audience can be tremendously rewarding to student writers…it validates their efforts and creativity.

Emotional Content

Digital storytelling allows students to be heard. Students record themselves narrating their owns scripts. This is one of the most essential elements that contribute to the effectiveness of digital storytelling.

Voice & Images

Properly used, music can enhance and underscore the accompanying story.

Sound Track

Digital stories are powerful, but short. This is the most difficult part for the creators. The author must express their ideas in two to three minutes. This sharpens the focus of the story while at the same time creating a manageable process for a school project.

Economy

This is the art of storytelling. Rhythm and voice punctuation cause the audience to “get into” the story. For the narrator, it is not merely speeding up or slowing down, but adding emotion to the content where appropriate.

Pacing

Photo Story 3• Photo Story is a free Microsoft

program used to create slide show movies from digital pictures-Download

• Can record narration, insert Power Point slides, create transitions, and use music

• Once finalized, the movie is played using Windows Media Player

Using Photo Story 3

• Open icon for Photo Story and begin a new story

• Click on the Next Button

Importing Images• Click on the

Import Button• Then navigate

to the images that you want to import

• Click on the Next Button

Create a title

Adding Narration• Click on red

button to begin narration

• Hint! Type in a script of your narration first – then read it after hitting red button

Add script here

Add in Music

• Either from your computer

• Or create your own from Photo Story

Save your story

Choose to save your Story to your computer

Additional Resources

Digital Storytelling Course

Digital Storytelling FilesUsed with permission from Teresa Phillips