digital storytelling across the elementary curriculum
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By Jennifer Williams, Julie Kenter, and Kate Loescher of Isidore Newman School for 2011 LACUE ConferenceTRANSCRIPT
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DIGITAL STORYTELLING ACROSS THE ELEMENTARY
CURRICULUM:MORE WAYS TO REACH THE MILLENNIAL
LEARNER THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA
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DIGITAL STORYTELLING WILL ENHANCE TEACHING
Engage the learner
Create authentic learning situations
Involve students meaningfully with technology
Stimulate critical thinking
Promote shared responsibility for learning Pay Attention Introduction
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DISCLAIMER:
Your students will always know more about technology than you do!
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NATIVE-IMMIGRANT CONTINUUM
• Our Students Us
• Digital Native Digital Immigrant
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CONNECTING TO THE DIGITAL NATIVE
Create the learning environment
Use familiar tools
Use familiar media
Expand their skills and thinking
Use technology in different ways
Make connections to information
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USING GLOGSTER IN THE CLASSROOM
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WHAT IS GLOGSTER?
A WEB 2.0 platform that easily allows users to upload photos, videos, text, audio and other exciting resources to create a unique online, interactive poster.
A new and creative digital outlet for educators to keep students ENGAGED and make learning more fun!
A easy to use interface designed to introduce basic concepts to students.
A series of teamwork mechanisms that allow users anywhere to publish, share their creations, and collaborate with others on joint efforts.
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GLOG AS A TEACHER TOOL
A Glog can contain whole teaching units, including text, linked video, and audio
A Glog can link to resources or assignments stored on the internet
A Glog captures student’s excitement, and engages their learning
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AN EXAMPLE OF A TEACHING GLOG
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GLOG AS A STUDENT TOOL
Glog stimulate creative self-expression
They provide a rich multi-sensory outlet for expression
They are fun and imaginative, and stimulate integrated learning experiences
Allows you to differentiate for each student
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4TH GRADE SCIENCE PROJECT
Select their favorite chemical reaction: Acid/base reaction
Oxidation/reduction reaction
Exothermic/endothermic reaction
Combustion reaction
Explain the reaction
Research and perform an experiment that demonstrates the reaction
Develop a creative way to teach their peers about the reaction
Sample: <iframe src="http://www.glogster.com/glog/6m4oh243s7502c98danvsa0" height="1300" width="960" name="glogster-embed-glog" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" style="overflow: hidden;"></iframe>
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Here is how to use it…
Glogster EDU tutorial on You Tube
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V IS FOR VOICETHREAD
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•www.voicethread.com
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WHAT IS VOICETHREAD?
An online application
Upload images
Comment on them
Simple
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HOW CAN IT BE USED?
For digital story telling
Biographical writing
Poetry – match words to images or images to words
Reinterpretation of an existing story
To examine student thinking in solving a math problem
To set a homework question
To critique a book or piece of art
To revise a topic
To unearth misconceptions in students’ thinking
For procedural writing or recount
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RATIONALE FOR USING A VOICETHREAD
It is engaging
No downloads required
It is easy to monitor what students have done
It promotes critical literacy
It promotes collaboration
It gives a voice to students who are reticent in class
Tasks can be targeted at any level of Bloom’s taxonomy
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SAMPLE VOICETHREADS
Louisiana’s Wetlands
http://voicethread.com/?#u1906404
Hamlet for Children
http://voicethread.com/share/20471/
European art
http://voicethread.com/share/89671/
Mental Maths
http://voicethread.com/share/92987/
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JEN WAGNER’S WOTD
•Wordle
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Newman Science Wordle
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WORDLE
Quick and easy graphic organizer
No registration required Print/copy results (Beware
of the Public Gallery)
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STORYBIRD.COM
A better way to encourage literary exploration, artsy fun and new media skill sets to inspire a creative storytellers
Inspire reluctant young writers to start writing
Students choose their pictures from a variety of stock designs and can begin writing their own books
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TEACHER USE ON STORYBIRD
Teachers create student accounts and can monitor the writing
http://storybird.com/classes/isidore-newman-school/jungle-class/overview/
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EXAMPLES OF STORYBIRD IN THE
CLASSROOM
http://storybird.com/books/bobby-14/?token=mzxzbf
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PHOTO STORY 3
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PHOTO STORY 3
www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=11132
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PHOTO STORY 3
Free software program for Windows users
Mac users have iMovie or Adobe Premier Elements for Mac
Great if you are beginning to create your own digital stories
Only supports still images not digital video
Use Windows Movie Maker or Adobe Premier Elements for video clips
Easy program for students to learn and manipulate
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HOW CAN IT BE USED?
For digital story telling
Biographical writing or family histories
Reinterpretation of an existing story
Examine a historical event from different perspectives
To solve a math problem and view student thinking
To critique or explain a field trip or special event
To explain a scientific phenomenon or fact
View students’ thinking and unearth misconceptions about a concept
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3RD GRADE SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES PROJECT
Interdisciplinary project between science and social studies about life in New Orleans during mid 19th century.
Science focus is archaeology. Social studies focus is Creole culture in New Orleans.
Partnership with the Historic Gallier House Museum in the French Quarter.
Students create a Photo Story about the Gallier family, house, and our mock archaeological dig of Gallier House’s courtyard.
Gallier House Photo Story dig 2011.wmv
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Digital Comics
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•www.makebeliefscomix.com
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COMIC CREATORMAKEBELIEFSCOMI
X
Easy comic strips maker No registration required Email or print results (no
save option)
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What is Make BeliefsComix???•Make Beliefs Comix is used to encourage writing, reading and literacy and the learning of English.
• Encourage students to express themselves through writing and creating their own comic strips through dialogues.
•Google and UNESCO selected MakeBeliefsComix as one of the world’s most innovative web sites in fostering literacy and reading (http://www.google.com/literacy/projects.html).
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RESOURCES ON DIGITAL STORYTELLING
The College of Education at the University of Houston web site: Summarizes the benefits and has links to more information.
The Georgetown University Digital Storytelling Multimedia Archive: Offers a series of articles and includes several mini video interviews with teachers and students about the distinctive benefits of learning by creating digital stories.
Council for Exceptional Children web site: Use digital storytelling to improve your students’ writing skills.
Edutopia article: “How to use digital storytelling in your classroom” - Offers advice about incorporating digital storytelling projects into your classroom experience.
The Center for Digital Storytelling: Find storytelling essentials, Photo Story and storyboarding tutorials, and student examples.
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THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING TODAY…
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact us at
Jennifer Williams [email protected]
Julie Kenter [email protected]
Kate Loescher [email protected]
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