#10 (WEEK 5) Digital Storytelling

According to the wikipedia "Digital Storytelling" is an emerging term, one that arises from a grassroots movement that uses new digital tools to help ordinary people tell their own 'true stories' in a compelling and emotionally engaging form. These stories usually take the form of a relatively short story (less than 8 minutes) and can involve interactivity.


Discovery Exercise:

1. Browse the Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling Website
2. Create a story of your own using the StoryBox online tool or Microsoft's free software photostory
   
3. Post the result of your discovery process in your blog. Note: If you use the online tool be sure to include a link to your story, so other participants can see/hear it too. Take some time and have fun with this exercise.

Discovery Resources:

• The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling Website
  
• Hilary McLellan's Story Link - a huge collection of links to more Digital Storytelling resources

Curriculum Connections:

1. Idea #1: Write a workplace scenario for your class.


2. Idea #2: Have your students work individually or in groups to create a digital story of their own.

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