This is a rubric for a Vocabulary Digital Storytelling project

1. Lesson 6: Vocabulary Digital Story
You will be choosing 5 vocabulary words from your content area and creating a Digital Story with them. You
may NOT use Power Point (it will not upload to TeacherTube unless you “dump” the slides into PhotoStory)
You may use one of the two following programs: PhotoStory (the easiest to learn) or iMovie (Apple).
The basic assignment is that you must have 5 “slides” (or 5 page changes) and the words must be defined
with in a story or commercial. You choose the words and the story as they relate to your textbook. Think in
terms of which part of the text you want to complete your Study Guide (the last assignment for this course).
It can be a section or part of the book. The story may be fictional, true, or “borrowed.” (Give credit on the last
image.) You may NOT copy a digital story that is on the web currently.
3 9 13
Story – the most Story has less than 3 Story has between 3-5 Story has at least 5
important element words highlighted; some words highlighted; some vocabulary words
story elements are story elements missing; highlighted by titles or
missing; or is not or is not relevant to text; includes common
relevant to target target student audience. story elements*; is
student audience. relevant to target student
Sounds like it is read audience
from a textbook.
Scene Story has less than 3 Story has between 3-5 Story has 5 scene or slide
changes/slides scene or slide changes. scene or slide changes changes
Time frame Less than 1 minute or Between 1:00 and 1:20 between 1:20 and 2+
more than 5 minutes minutes (not to exceed 5
minutes)
Unifying theme Theme is Theme of story is Theme of story is clear,
vague/unclear; story somewhat clear and engaging, and logical to
may be uninteresting or engaging, story is content area
not connected to somewhat connected to
content area content area
Audio component Audio is non-essential Audio is somewhat Your voice is included.
to story; audio is necessary to story; Audio is essential to story
missing relatively well done and well done, easy to
and/or relatively clear hear.
Graphics and No graphics and/or Graphics are somewhat Graphics and transitions
transitions transitions; not well well-placed and are well placed and
designed; they deter insightful; they do not insightful; they do not
from story detract from story. detract from story
Script Information Script Information page Script Information Page Script Information Page
Page is missing is incomplete includes a list of
vocabulary words;
targeted audience; a
complete record of all
recorded words listed in
order, by slides or scenes;
a list of credits
Mechanics Two or more 1 or 2 grammatical No grammatical errors
grammatical errors or errors
story would not “run”
TOTALS: 100
*Story elements: plot (with clear beginning, middle, end), character(s), setting (place where the story takes place)

2. Featured Resources
• Digital Storytelling in Clark County Schools
http://www.scott.k12.ky.us/technology/digitalstorytelling/ds.html
• Digital Documentaries
http://www.atschool.org/digidocs/
• DigiTales – The Art of Telling Digital Stories
http://www.digitales.us/
• Digital Directors Guild
http://www.ddguild.org
• University of Houston - Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/
• Adobe Digital Kids Club
http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/storytelling/index.html
• David Jake
http://www.jakesonline.org/storytelling.htm
• Scott Firenza
http://www.lubbockisd.org/sfirenza/
• Jason Ohler
http://www.jasonohler.com/storytelling/
• Apple iLife
http://www.apple.com/education/ilife/
• Microsoft
– Using Digital Media
http://www.microsoft.com/Education/EdGuideDigitalMedia.mspx
– Photo Story
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
– Windows Movie Maker
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx
Tutorials
• Apple iLife
– Multimedia Tutorials
http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/
– iLife How-To Guides
http://education.apple.com/education/ilife/howto/
• Windows Movie Maker
– Digital Directors Guild
http://www.ddguild.org/materials/moviemaker_tutorial.doc
– Scott Firenza
http://www.lubbockisd.org/sfirenza/storytelling/MovieMaker2Handout.pdf
– Atomic Learning
http://www.atomiclearning.com/moviemaker2

3. Tutorials
• Microsoft Photo Story
– David Jakes
http://www.jakesonline.org/photostory.htm
– Scott Firenza
http://www.lubbockisd.org/sfirenza/storytelling/PhotoStory3Handout.pdf
– University of Houston – College of Education
http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/PhotoStory3-Tutorials/PhotoStoryTutorial.pdf
– Beginner’s Guide to Photo Story
http://www.windowsphotostory.com/Guides/Beginner/importing-and-arranging-pictures.aspx
Sound
• Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
• Freeplay Music
http://www.freeplaymusic.com/
• Freesound Project
http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/
• ccMixer
http://ccmixter.org/
Images
• Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons
• Pics4Learning
http://www.pics4learning.com/
• FreePhoto
http://www.freefoto.com/
• FreeStockPhotos
http://freestockphotos.com/
• Open Photo
http://openphoto.net/
• Stock Exchange
http://www.sxc.hu/index.phtml

4. Other Resources
• Center for Digital Storytelling
http://www.storycenter.org/
• Digital Stories
http://www.digitalstories.org
• Digital Booktalks
http://www.dm.ucf.edu/~dbooktalk/new_site/
• The Art of Digital Storytelling
http://www.ebookhost.net/tldmc2/ebook.asp
• Tech Head Stories
http://tech-head.com/dstory.htm
• KQED - The Digital Storytelling Initiative
http://dsi.kqed.org/index.php
• MicroSoft Educators & Multimedia Storytelling
http://www.microsoft.com/education/educators.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/Education/Storytelling.mspx
• iLife in the Classroom & Short Story Commercials/Book Ads/Student Gallery
http://www.apple.com/education/ilife/
http://education.apple.com/education/ilife/subject_template.php?subject_id=2
http://edcommunity.apple.com/gallery/student/
• Book Talk using iMovie
http://www.users.ties.k12.mn.us/~wbierden/booktalk.htm
• iLife – Developing the Creative Curriculum
http://www.denbighict.org.uk/dv/ilife.html
http://stella.hflcampus.monroe.edu/staffweb/lromig/imovieclass/ilifeined.pdf
• PowerPoint Poems
http://www.teachersnetwork.org/impactii/profiles00_01/packets/menotti.PDF
http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/techlp/techlp018.shtml
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=93
http://utopia.utexas.edu/lesson_plans/2004/poetry_analysis.php
• Digital Storytelling through PowerPoint
http://www.chabotspace.org/visit/programs/techbridge/download/Digital_Storytelling_PowerPoint.pdf
• Digital Storytelling Finds Its Place in the Classroom
http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/jan02/banaszewski.htm
• Digital Storytelling
http://electronicportfolios.org/digistory/
• Bookfomercials
http://www.ri.net/vidcon/KK/Bookfomercials.htm

5. Other Resources (cont)
• Reading Video Project
http://kwr.co-nect.net/pdfs/readingvideoproject.PDF
• iCan
http://www.sfett.com/
• My Hero Short Film Festival
http://www.myhero.com/myhero/go/filmfestival/index2.asp
Books
• DigiTales : The Art of Telling Digital Stories ─ Bernajean Porter
• Digital Storytelling: A Creator’s Guide to Interactive Entertainment ─ Carolyn Handler Miller
• Digital Storytelling in the Classroom: New Media Pathways to Literacy, Learning, and Creativity ─ Jason Ohler
• Teaching with Digital Images: Acquire, Analyze, Create, Communicate ─ Glen L. Bull & Lynn Bell
• Digital Storytelling: Capturing Lives Creating Community ─ Joe Lambert
• Digital Storytelling: In and Out of the Classroom ─ Kay Teehan
• Digital Storytelling: Creating an eStory ─ Dusti D. Howell & Deanne K. Howell
• Digital Storytelling with iMovie ─ Mark Standley & Skip Via