Digital Storytelling Engage Students in
Collaborative Creative Writing in Class & Online Catlin Tucker - English Teacher & Curriculum Design Specialist

Why Teach Digital Storytelling? Technology
Integration Reflection Project-Based Learning Student Engagement Digital Storytelling

“ Creative writing involves playful
but rigorous work with language…and requires greater precision in expression.” <ul><li>Allows the freedom of artistic expression </li></ul><ul><li>Challenges students to understand elements of a story </li></ul><ul><li>Requires them to use language effectively to engage </li></ul><ul><li>Teaches writing and editing </li></ul>Benefits of Teaching Creative Writing Image via Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano- Langwitches.org

<ul><li>If it’s so great, why
didn’t I do it? </li></ul><ul><li>Not enough time in class </li></ul><ul><li>Students jump into the story </li></ul><ul><li>without developing elements </li></ul><ul><li>It is a challenge to edit </li></ul><ul><li>It substantially adds to my </li></ul><ul><li>grading load </li></ul>Challenges of Teaching Creative Writing

Blended Instruction: Funky Fairytales Discuss
elements of writing in class Write at home & collaborate online Using Online Discussions

Get to know your characters
first. Who is your heroine, hero, & supernatural character? Quirky Unstable Eccentric Funny What makes them interesting? Loveable Collaborative Character Sketches

Engage students in focused peer
editing online... And in-class with writing groups! Replies Meaningful Peer Editing

Once Writing is Complete… It’s
time for media!

It can be scary for
students to read their own writing so have fun with it! How would your story sound coming out of these lips? www.blabberize.com Use Blabberize To Add Humor

Let students create their own
digital storybook with original art and photographs using StoryJumper! www.storyjumper.com Create a Digital Storybook

Have students make an iMovie
to bring their final stories to life. Publish Writing with iMovie

Publish Finished Projects Online Step
1: Upload multimedia projects to video hosting site. Step 2: Post to online learning platform with embed code & share!

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