Digital Storytelling
 
Purpose To develop an awareness of the purpose and appropriate use of educational video, to acquire technical skill in video capture and editing, to become familiar with the development of digital stories
Due Date

Tuesday, October 1 at the beginning of class.

Percent 10%
Submittal

Save a compressed (email) version of your group's movie to your key drive. Save an uncompressed (CD) version of your group's movie to your workstation.

Link the compressed version of your group's movie to a new webpage and include your individual reflection (see below).

Details

In groups of 4-5, develop an original 1-2 minute digital story to introduce a topic for a specific content area.

Groups will capture footage/collect still images on their own time or during class time on Tuesday, September 18.  We will not meet as a class - you will be meeting with your groups in locations outside of Aderhold Hall. All group members need to be involved in capturing the footage and collecting still images.

Be creative with your video production! Use humor and originality to capture the essence of your topic.

Your group must be ready to edit your footage by the beginning of class Thursday, September 20. We will edit your digital stories on 9/25 and 9/27. 

Rubric
Criteria
Points Possible
iMovie Portion
All group members are involved in all portions of project (video development, on and off camera, editing)
/5
Video is original, entertaining, creative, and educational

/15

Video addresses the selected topic
/10
Video is appropriate for targeted audience
/10
Various iMovie skills are demonstrated: titles, transitions, audio, etc.
/10
Teaching and Learning with Digital Images Portion
Locate 3 examples of teaching/learning with digital images. Include a mix of video and still examples. List the examples on a new webpage you create for digital images - use screen shots and descriptions to tell about your examples.
/20
Write a reflection on the process of developing digital images for teaching and learning. Talk about what you have learned and how the examples you found can be used in your subject area/grade level. Make sure to discuss examples of teacher and student use of the tools.
/30
Total
/100