Digital Storytelling Made Easy

with

Photo Story and Animoto

What is Digital Storytelling?

• Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Digital stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative and voice together, thereby giving deep dimension and vivid color to characters, situations, experiences, and insights. You can now tell your story digitally.

- Leslie Rule, Center for Digital Storytelling

Let’s look at some examplesPhoto Story 3.0

Animoto Example

What is Photo Story 3?

Photo Story 3 is an easy and fun way to organize your photographs or scanned artwork. In 5 easy steps, you can create a digital masterpiece.

You can find hints and tips at: www.windowsphotostory.com

Create a StoryBoard

1. Sketch the image

2. Write a brief description of the visual

3. Write details of the desired audio/narration that will accompany the visual

4. Include any enhancements you may want to make to the image

PenguinsBy Lucy

PenguinsBy Lucy

Narration

StoryBoarding

Narration

Write scene number here Notes here

Drawing of scene shot

How to use Photo Story

• Open up your Photo Story and begin a new story

• Click on the Next Button

Importing Images

• Click on the Import Button

• Then navigate to the images that you want to import

• Click on the Next Button

Create a title

Adding your own Narration• Click on the

Red Button to begin narration

• Hint! Type in a script of your narration first – then read it after hitting red button

Add script here

Customize Motion

• Click on Custom Motion to specify start and end position of motion.

• Slide transitions can also be applied.

Add in Music

• Either from your computer

• Or create your own from Photo Story

Finish your story

• Choose to save your Story to your computer

http://animoto.com/

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Click on “education”

Joanne Najarian

Winchester Public Schools

K-5

jnjarian@winchester.k12.ma.us

mail.winchester.k12.ma.us/~

Technology

Be patient… it may take a day or two…

http://glastonburyflpd.wikispaces.com/Animoto

http://cliotech.blogspot.com/2008/08/freeing-animoto-for-education.html

Resources:

Setting Up Student Accounts

Instructional Uses

Some Great Exampleshttp://blog.discoveryeducation.com/bsdbsd/educator-showcase/

http://animoto.com/play/HHKsUvEzGB53b01f9YDNbw?autostart=true

Finding Photos to use in your Digital Story

• Library of Congress Learning Page

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Photo Library

• Picture History"Picture History is an on-line archive of images and film footage illuminating more than 200 years of American history.“

• FreeFoto.com"FreeFoto.com is the largest collection of free photographs for private non-commercial use on the Internet.“

• Pics4Learning.com"Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. The Pics4Learning collection consists of thousands of images that have been donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers."

Music and Audio

• American Rhetoric (famous speeches)

• Find SoundsA free site where you can search the Web for sound effects and musical instrument samples.

• Free Kids Music.comA collection of quality children's music. These are complete songs, not edited versions. All music downloads on this site are free.

• FreePlay Music

Digital Storytelling Sites

http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/

http://www.digitales.us/

http://www.storycenter.org/index1.html

http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/

http://www.jakesonline.org/storytelling.htm

Feel free to contact me with questions:

jnajarian@winchester.k12.ma.us

Skype: jo.najarian