8. …and the company you are
applying to, starts accepting
audiovisual application
letters?
<Video>
Chris Traeger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVY5_YdFa40
11. Communicating Visually in the
21st Century: A Visual
Literacy Framework
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14. Basically, you’ve got a dial-
up connection from the ear
to the brain and broadband
from the eye to the brain
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15. What is your definition of
visual literacy?
What do you think?
16. My definition of visual literacy
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18. Navigate
kids have to be able to find stuff
(Creative Commons Search)
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/chop/4972617478/
19. Evaluate
kids have to seek
meaning in images.
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20. Communicate
kids have to use images to
create meaning, by telling
stories, creating content,
and contributing.
21. Digital Storytelling vs. Digital
Spectacle
True digital storytelling is grounded in the development
of personal stories through narrative, and focuses on
developing fundamental skills such as:
• Writing
• Accessing, evaluating and synthesizing media
• Project management
• Technical and computer use
• Understanding how to use intellectual property in an
ethical and socially acceptable manner
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22. Communicate
Teacher tube –
Youtube --
Second Life --
Film on the fly: Jing
Our stories --
VoiceThread –
23. Elements of Digital Storytelling:
• Point of view
• Dramatic questions
• Emotional content
• The gift of your voice
• Soundtrack
• Economy
• Pacing
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24. Point of view
What is the main point of
the story and what is the
perspective of the
author?
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25. Dramatic question
A key question that keeps
the viewer’s attention and
will be answered by the end
of the story.
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26. Emotional content
Serious issues that come alive in a
personal and powerful way and
connects the story to the audience.
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27. The gift of your voice
A way to personalize the
story to help the audience
understand the context.
28. Soundtrack:
Music or other sounds that
support and embellish the
storyline
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29. Economy
Using enough content to tell
the story without
overloading the viewer
30. Pacing
The rhythm of the story and how
slowly or quickly it progresses.
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31. The end of the lights
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What do you think?
32. 21st Century Literacy
How are our students learning these
skills?
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33. Resources
THANK YOU
All resources for this presentation can be
found at:
http://apapaseit.edublogs.org
