1. Digital Storytelling
Tech Workshop – November 19,
2009

2. Examples
Split
Davis Digital Storytelling Challenge 2ndPlace
Matt’s Story

3. What Digital Storytelling Is/Is Not
• Digital Storytelling is the process of creating stories about
events and topics that reflect the author's full intellectual and
personal engagement with the subject.
• It is Not A Topic Report or Reporting of facts and information.

4. What is Digital Storytelling
• Storytellers "envision" information using digital tools to make
sense of, evaluate, and share their deep understanding of
historic, social, scientific and political topics.
--Center for Digital Storytelling, Berkeley, CA

5. 7 Elements of Storytelling
• Point of View
• Dramatic Question
• Emotional Content
• Your Voice
• Sound Track
• Economy
• Pacing
Source: http://atr.k12.hi.us/tutorials/tutorials/digstory/elements.htm

6. Integration

7. Resources
Michelle’s Pictures
http://picasaweb.google.com/Michelle.Torrise/
Brainybetty.com
http://www.brainybetty.com/soundsforpowerpoint.htm
Free Audio Clips
http://www.freeaudioclips.com/
Referenced
http://themes.mididb.com/tv/
http://curriculumplanning.wikispaces.com/English+-+Digital+Storytelling
http://www.motivation-tools.com/youth/what_is_education.htm

8. In three words describe the above picture

9. In three words
describe the
picture to the
left.

10. In three words describe the above picture

11. In three words
describe the
picture to the
left

12. English Integration
• Literary Elements that Can Be taught in
Storytelling
– Symbolism
– Genre
– Themes
– Storylines
– Voice
– Metaphor
– Pacing

13. Storytelling Assets
• You will be collecting a variety of files for your
project including:
– Images
– Audio
– Slides
– Video
– Soundtracks

14. Themes of growing up
• DEATH & REINCARNATION
– what happens when we die?
• FAMILY
– relationships
– culture, tradition
• HAPINESS
– special memories
– special people
• RELATIONSHIPS
– friends, teachers, & mentors
• RESILIENCY
– struggles
– setbacks
– circumstances