Digital Storytelling

Aim: What is digital storytelling?

Do Now: Watch the video clip and respond:

1. What do you beileve is the definition of digital storytelling?
2. What is the impact of digital storytelling?
3. What are the differences between digital and traditional storytelling?

Procedure:

Activity 1: Read the following two paragraphs and elicit three ideas to tell stories digitally.

Digital Storytelling is the practice of using computer-based tools to tell stories. As with traditional storytelling, most digital stories focus on a specific topic and contain a particular point of view. However, as the name implies, digital stories usually contain some mixture of computer-based images, text, recorded audio narration, video clips and/or music. Digital stories can vary in length, but most of the stories used in education typically last between two and ten minutes. The topics that are used in Digital Storytelling range from personal tales to the recounting of historical events, from exploring life in one's own community to the search for life in other corners of the universe, and literally, everything in between. A great way to begin learning about Digital Storytelling is by watching the following video introduction to Digital Storytelling

British photographer, educator and digital storyteller, Daniel Meadows defines digital stories as "short, personal multimedia tales told from the heart." He maintains that the beauty of this form of digital expression is that these stories can be created by people everywhere, on any subject, and shared electronically all over the world. Meadows goes on to describe digital stories as "multimedia sonnets from the people" in which "photographs discover the talkies, and the stories told assemble in the ether as pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, a gaggle of invisible histories which, when viewed together, tell the bigger story of our time, the story that defines who we are."

Activity 2: Watch the photo story about Willie Mays: The "Say Hey" Kid, one of baseball's most influential players of all time and elicit ideas and techniques that film makers use to tell the story effectively.

1. The Pythagoreans
   A digital story designed to introduce the Pythagorean Theorem.
2. The Ocean Floor
   A look at the colourful plant and sea life along the corel reef.
3. Who Am I?
   Pupils use text and images of themselves to create simple puzzles.

Here are few more short (and very simple) examples for you to browse:

• Fun at the Park
• A Moment in Time
• Summer Holiday
• Thank you Grandma

HW. Explicitly apply at least one technique you have learned today about digital story telling in your film project. Explain what the technique is and how you will apply it to your film.
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