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Digital Storytelling

During an in-service this coming Wednesday afternoon, I will present the idea and how-tos of digital storytelling to a group of middle school teachers. Photo Story3 will be the software of choice for the session. It makes it very easy to create a self-narrated slide show set to music, allowing students to make projects in a matter of a day or two. If you use Apple computers in your district, iMovie is comparable software, although iMovie can also incorporate video into projects.

For those who like simpler step-by-step video production, Photo Story3 is an excellent choice. Photo Story 3 does have some limitations: it is only available for Windows XP and Vista, the stories created with the program can only be played back with Windows Media Player on PCs running Windows and not on Macs, and it only supports the used of still images, not full-motion video clips. (Thank you to the University of Houston for pointing out these limitations.)

But for the price (Free!), you can’t beat Photo Story’s easy-of-use.

I would like to thank (I think her name is) Millie from Furman University for creating a most wonderful tutorial, complete with image resources! We will be using the images and step-by-step directions on this Website during the workshop: Digital Storytelling: Photostory 3 Tutorial
http://millie.furman.edu/mll/tutorials/photostory3/index.htm

Check out some other links below that offer more instruction and a ton of ideas. Enjoy!

The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
From the University of Houston
Wow! Available on this Website are a myriad of resources. Explore, learn, and use! There are examples of digital stories for every discipline including math, health, pop culture and music.

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

Photobus – Digital Storytelling
by Daniel Meadows
Meadows creates some beautiful stories that you can watch right at the top of each tabbed page and has experience teaching digital storytelling to others. There are some nice tutorials here, too.

http://www.photobus.co.uk/index.php?id=2&movie=painted_skies.flv

Ideas for Photo Story3 Projects
This wiki is full of excellent ideas for incorporating Photo Story3 into the classroom and school.

http://21stcenturyteaching.pbworks.com/Ideas-for-Photostory-3-Projects

Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3
From Microsoft, a step-by-step tutorial.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/tips/create.mspx

Video Storytelling Projects Made with PhotoStory
This page is a nice series of clear screen shots to take you through the Photo Story process.

http://drscavanaugh.org/digitalcamera/photostorytelling/storytelling_PhotoStory.htm

Talk About Books
Digital storytelling, book talk style.

http://blog.woodward.edu/widener/?p=683

Past and Present – Social Studies

http://blog.woodward.edu/widener/?p=693

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