2. Digital Storytelling for
Language Arts
Discovering Literary Themes Through Transformation
Michael Kiefer
Wilkes University EDIM 510
3. What is digital storytelling?
Digital storytelling is presenting a narrative with
a variety of digital media including...
4. What is digital storytelling?
Digital storytelling is presenting a narrative with
a variety of digital media including...
• Text
• Still images
• Video
• Recorded voice
• Recorded music
6. Types of Digital Stories
• Personal narrative
• PSA’s
• Movie trailer
• Oral history
• Documentary
• News broadcasts (current or historical)
• Reenactment (scene from a book)
9. Discovering Themes
in Literature
• Themes often involve a
character’s transformation.
10. Discovering Themes
in Literature
• Themes often involve a
character’s transformation.
• Pick a scene in which a
character changes internally.
11. Discovering Themes
in Literature
• Themes often involve a
character’s transformation.
• Pick a scene in which a
character changes internally.
• Illuminate a central theme by...
12. Discovering Themes
in Literature
• Themes often involve a
character’s transformation.
• Pick a scene in which a
character changes internally.
• Illuminate a central theme by...
✴ reenacting
13. Discovering Themes
in Literature
• Themes often involve a
character’s transformation.
• Pick a scene in which a
character changes internally.
• Illuminate a central theme by...
✴ reenacting
✴ documenting
14. Discovering Themes
in Literature
• Themes often involve a
character’s transformation.
• Pick a scene in which a
character changes internally.
• Illuminate a central theme by...
✴ reenacting
✴ documenting
✴ making a movie trailer
15. Discovering Themes
in Literature
• Themes often involve a
character’s transformation.
• Pick a scene in which a
character changes internally.
• Illuminate a central theme by...
✴ reenacting
✴ documenting
✴ making a movie trailer
for a specific scene.
16. Discovering Themes
in Literature
• Themes often involve a
character’s transformation.
• Pick a scene in which a
character changes internally.
• Illuminate a central theme by...
✴ reenacting
✴ documenting
✴ making a movie trailer
for a specific scene.
18. The Benefits of Digital
Storytelling:
Promotes 21st Century Skills
19. The Benefits of Digital
Storytelling:
Promotes 21st Century Skills
• Creativity & Innovation
20. The Benefits of Digital
Storytelling:
Promotes 21st Century Skills
• Creativity & Innovation
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
21. The Benefits of Digital
Storytelling:
Promotes 21st Century Skills
• Creativity & Innovation
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Communication & Collaboration
22. The Benefits of Digital
Storytelling:
Promotes 21st Century Skills
• Creativity & Innovation • Information Literacy
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Communication & Collaboration
23. The Benefits of Digital
Storytelling:
Promotes 21st Century Skills
• Creativity & Innovation • Information Literacy
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving • Media Literacy
• Communication & Collaboration
24. The Benefits of Digital
Storytelling:
Promotes 21st Century Skills
• Creativity & Innovation • Information Literacy
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving • Media Literacy
• Communication & Collaboration • ICT Literacy
26. Image Credits
Stefan Erschwendner. (2010) Flip cam. Retrieved April 12, 2011 from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanerschwendner/4835468998/
Jill Mott. (2009) 20090928_CDS_WORKSHOPS. Retrieved April 12,
2011 from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jillpmott/3992610089/
TheeErin. (1972) The Outsiders. Retrieved April 12, 2011 from http://
www.flickr.com/photos/theeerin/3319626950/
Smannion. (2008) Students working in groups. Retrieved April 12, 2011
from http://www.flickr.com/photos/smannion/2949490218/
Smannion. (2008) Students working in groups. Retrieved April 12, 2011
from http://www.flickr.com/photos/smannion/2948636127/