1. A'
Telling our Digital
Stories
The Influence of
Pecha Kucha
Janet Ilko and
Trish Dentremont

2. Welcome to the Presentation
Please take a marker and a piece of paper
to create your nametag. On the outside
write your name. On the inside quickly
answer these 4 questions:
1. What is your passion?
2. List 3 words that define your life.
3. What skills could you share with others?
4. What are your favorite places?

3. A Pecha What???
ht www.pecha-kucha.org/
tp://ww
What is PechaKucha 20x20?
PechaKucha 20 x20 is a simple
presentation format where you show 20
images each for 20 seconds. The images
advance automatically and you talk along
to the images.

4. Mentor 'text'
Matt's Pecha Kucha
/
http://igniteshow.com/

5. Some Prewriting Activities
6 Word Memoirs
"Once my student, always my student."
Pic Collage for iPod and iPad
Word Self Portraits
an activity from Rethinking Schools

10. Visual Poetry Words Create
Images

11. Creating the Script
• Flexibility given to students
• Storyboards

15. Sample Script

17. Your Turn to Write
• Quick Write
• Look at your sentence starters from the
beginning of this session.
• Choose one prompt to expand upon for the
next few minutes. Be ready to share with a
partner.

18. Selecting an Image
• icons can work
• pictures have mood
• Check out the sites on the handout.

19. Image Sites
Focus on sites that address copyrights.
Pics for Learning
Creative Commons

20. Options for Presentation
• PowerPoint
• iMovie
• Garage Band

21. Samples of Student Work
http://www.writingforchange.net/
This is the site we host our student work.

22. Common Core Standards
Grade 8
8.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey
ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization,
and analysis of relevant content.
a. Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas,
concepts, and information into broader categories; include formatting (e.g.,
headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to
aiding comprehension.
b. Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete
details, quotations, or other information and examples.
c. Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the
relationships among ideas and concepts.
d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or
explain the topic.
e. Establish and maintain a formal style.
f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports
the information or explanation presented.

23. Common Core Standards
Grade 4
W.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey
4.
ideas and information clearly.
a. Introduce a clearly and group related information in paragraphs and
sections; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia
when useful to aiding comprehension.
b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or
other information and examples related to the topic.
c. Link ideas within categories of information using words and phrases (e.g.,
another, for example, also, because).
d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or
explain the topic.
e. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or
explanation presented.

24. Thank You for Coming!