digital storytelling: engage students in collaborative creative writing in class & online

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Digital Storytelling Engage Students in Collaborative Creative Writing in Class & Online Catlin Tucker - English Teacher & Curriculum Design Specialist

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Powerpoint deck for Catlin Tucker's Discovery Education Virtual Conference: Digital Storytelling: Engage Students in Collaborative Creative Writing. http://collaborizeclassroom.com/discoveryedu Image on Pg 3: Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano- Langwitches.org

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Digital Storytelling

Engage Students in Collaborative Creative Writing in Class & Online

Catlin Tucker - English Teacher & Curriculum Design Specialist

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Reflection

Project-Based Learning

Why Teach Digital Storytelling?

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“Creative writing involves playful but rigorous work with language…and requires greater precision in expression.”• Allows the freedom of artistic expression

• Challenges students to understand elements of a story

• Requires them to use language effectively to engage

• Teaches writing and editing

Benefits of Teaching Creative Writing

Image via Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano- Langwitches.org

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If it’s so great, why didn’t I do it?

•Not enough time in class

•Students jump into the story without developing elements

•It is a challenge to edit

•It substantially adds to my grading load

Challenges of Teaching Creative Writing

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Blended Instruction: Funky Fairytales

Discuss elements of writing in class

Write at home &collaborateonline

Using Online Discussions

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Get to know your characters first.Who is your heroine, hero, & supernatural

character?

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UnstableEccentric

Funny

What makes them interesting?

Loveable

Collaborative Character Sketches

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Engage students in focused peer editing online...

And in-class with writing groups!

Replies

Meaningful Peer Editing

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Once Writing is Complete…

It’s time for media!

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It can be scary for students to read their own writing so have fun with it!

How would your story sound coming out of these lips?

www.blabberize.com

Use Blabberize To Add Humor

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Let students create their own digital storybook with original art and photographs using StoryJumper!

www.storyjumper.com

Create a Digital Storybook

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Have students make an iMovie to bring their final stories to life.

Publish Writing with iMovie

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Publish Finished Projects Online

Step 1: Upload multimedia projects to video hosting site.

Step 2: Post to online learning platform with embed code & share!

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Catlin TuckerTwitter - @CTuckerEnglishEducation Blog - www.catlintucker.com

Collaborize Classroomwww.collaborizeclassroom.com/discoveryedu

Blabberizewww.blabberize.com

StoryJumperwww.storyjumper.com

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