Digital+Storytelling+FOR+TEACHERS

==Welcome to this TechnoStorytelling Wiki! I hope you find it professionally/personally informative, beneficial to your students/children, and inspiring as we move forward into the 21st Century of education! This page will link the reader to resources for digital storytelling in the classroom... ==

//**RESEARCH: Why digital storytelling?**//
http://courseweb.lis.illinois.edu/~jevogel2/lis506/research.html
 * Research supporting Digital Storytelling**

http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/
 * Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling**

http://digitalliteracyintheclassroom.pbworks.com/f/Educ-Uses-DS.pdf
 * Digital Literacy in the Classroom**

//**HOW TO: How do I begin?**//
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/7elements.html
 * Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling**

http://www.storycenter.org/index1.html http://atr.k12.hi.us/tutorials/tutorials/digstory/elements.htm
 * Center for Digital Storytelling (Chart below comes from this link)**
 * **CDS' Seven Elements of Digital Storytelling** ||
 * **1. Point of View** || What is the main point of the story and what is the perspective of the author? ||  ||
 * **2. A Dramatic Question** || A key question that keeps the viewer's attention and will be answered by the end of the story. ||
 * **3. Emotional Content** || Serious issues that come alive in a personal and powerful way and connects the story to the audience. ||
 * **4. The Gift of Your Voice** || A way to personalize the story to help the audience understand the context. ||
 * **5. The Power of the Soundtrack** || Music or other sounds that support and embellish the storyline. ||
 * **6. Economy** || Using just enough content to tell the story without overloading the viewer. ||
 * **7. Pacing** || The rhythm of the story and how slowly or quickly it progresses. ||  ||
 * 7 Elements of Digital Storytelling**

http://www.storycenter.org/cookbook.pdf
 * Digital Storytelling Cookbook**

http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/getting_started.html
 * A Step-By-Step Approach to Creating a Digital Story**

//**EVALUATION: How do I assess this?**//
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/pdfs/samplerubric.pdf
 * Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling - sample rubric**

http://electronicportfolios.com/digistory/dsrubric.pdf
 * Digital Storytelling Rubric**


 * Story Guides for Digitales - narrative, informative/expository, persuasive, and participatory - YOU DESIGN!**
 * http://digitales.us/evaluating-projects/scoring-guides**

//**EXAMPLES: Where do I go for examples?**//
http://digitales.us/evaluating-projects/scoring-guides
 * Story Guides for Digitales - Check out the SAMPLE STORIES**


 * Digital Storytelling Examples - Select the ones that best fit your class**
 * http://www.techteachers.com/digstory/examples.htm**

**CHECK OUT SAMPLES ON YOU TUBE!**

 * www.youtube.com**

http://www.teachertube.com/
 * CHECK OUT SAMPLES ON TEACHER TUBE!**

==//**COMMON CORE STANDARDS: How do these activities relate to common core standards?**// == = = Social Studies, Literacy Instruction, and Technology: The Common Core Standards and Digital Storytelling http://socialstudiesliteracytechnology.blogspot.com/2011/04/common-core-standards-and-digital.html